Germany
Solid Air Deluxe Edition - Universal Island 531 793-3
Remembering John (Martyn)
31 Jan 2009
I first met John one sunny afternoon in 1977. I was watching tv in the living room at Hamish Imlachs place in Motherwell Scotland. The door crashed open and in walked this tall hyper young guy in his late 20's,
Send Me One Line | Patterns In The Rain
The Bottom Line:
Very rare single from Permanent Records trying to do John a favour.
Aktuelle Stunde
5 minute solo appearance on German TV; recorded one or two days earlier than October 12, probably at the WDR Funkhaus Düsseldorf.
As late as 2024, this clip -Look At The Girl- was included as a bonus track in the Live At Rockpalast 1978 DVD/ CD from MIG records.
Which is a rather strange choice; the most remarkable thing about this clip being that John is lip-syncing to the Apprentice track, with a series of stock model faces projected in the background.
Hamburg, Fabrik (1986)
Gig without further details, broadcasted on several FM stations.
RIAS Berlin
22 Apr 1986
A radio interview with Uwe Golz for RIAS Berlin, probably conducted in the context of the Quartier Latin concert of 22 April 1986 during the Piece By Piece tour.
It is to be found on YouTube but I intend to transcribe it.
Ohne Filter (3)
10 minutes
Band appearance not identical with the 45 minute special (the Laserdisk), but taken from same concert. I also found an 'Ohne Filter extra' broadcast by WDR on Sunday 22 June 1986 that apparently lasted more than two hours.
Ohne Filter (2)
44 minutes
Special in German Ohne Filter-series ('Musik Pur'). Performance broadcasted by Südwestfunk, also converted to laserdisk called Purely Music and to Empty Ceiling DVD.
Ohne Filter (1)
10 minutes
German tv show with John Martyn and Foster Paterson.