Site History 2011

  • December 30 2011 Completed sleevenotes of Johnny Boy Would Love This tribute album. All of them.
  • December 29 2011 New Canadian gigdate reported: 19 May 1983, Larry's Hideaway, Toronto. Also Ottawa Barrymore's date pinpointed to 17 May.
  • December 28 2011 Ticket stub 17 September 1987, Liverpool Empire.
  • December 26 2011 Ticket stub 30 April 2004, Bournemouth Pavilion.
  • December 20 2011 Dennis Moore produces track details of 1976 Capital Radio recording and makes interesting announcement.
  • December 19 2011 Mark Brierley saw John Fall 1978 in his first year at Essex University, Colchester.
  • December 17 2011 New gigdate: Berlin, Quartier Latin, 22 April 1986.
  • December 15 2011 Dennis Moore remembers Marquee Club concert of 1976.
  • December 10 2011 Dennis Moore produces Capital Radio recording transmission date of 15 October 1976. No further track details.
  • December 07 2011 Some more details of Sweetwaters Festival, New Zealand January 1980.
  • December 05 2011 I completely overlooked the release of the Transatlantic Sessions 2 DVD this autumn.
  • December 04 2011 Dug up complete listing of Glastonbury 1979 acts.
  • December 01 2011 Foster Paterson posted 14 July 2008 Liverpool gig poster on Facebook (giglist).
  • November 22 2011 Dave Neale remembers Supersnazz interview 38 years after the fact.
  • November 20 2011 Advance CDR copy of Heaven And Earth in promo section.
  • November 18 2011 Views upgrade 2.16.
  • November 12 2011 New gig report: 15 September 1993, Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth, Texas.
  • November 10 2011 Views upgrade 2.14.
  • October 27 2011 John Farmer remembers new gigdate, 16 June 1989, Stoke on Trent, the New Wheatsheaf.
  • October 25 2011 Gary Lornie reports new gigdate, 5 November 1980, Liverpool Mountford Hall.
  • October 20 2011 Added Reginald Hastings to producers page and gave him production credit on Glasgow Walker.
  • October 15 2011 Steve Westaway points out Phil Shackleton story.
  • September 25 2011 Johnmartynmusic.com added to Links page.
  • September 20 2011 More concert details of London Palladium 3 March 1986 20th Anniversary concert.
  • September 15 2011 Confirmation that 3 june 1990 gig took place in Glasgow European City of Culture.
  • September 12 2011 Bill Carroll produces new gigdate after all these years. Saturday 21st July 1979, Rose Hill Hotel, Kilkenny.
  • September 07 2011 Tribute Festival sold out; all 450 tickets gone!
  • September 03 2011 Tribute Festival poster added, courtesy Reginald Hastings.
  • September 02 2011 Six April 1973 gigs at the Los Angeles Troubadour listed in old Billboard.
  • September 01 2011 Two unknown December 1973 gigs with Foghat, which solves mystery in a July 2000 Scotsman interview.
  • August 26 2011 Birthday celebration concert 10 September at Carroll's Bar, Thomastown.
  • August 20 2011 Several February 1974 gigs at Max's (Kansas City) listed in old Billboard.
  • August 15 2011 Small Updates for Links page.
  • July 31 2011: Dug up unknown Brunel University gig of 17 November 1978 including stub.
  • July 29 2011: Small update for Live at Leeds page (extra autograph).
  • July 28 2011: Colorbox module upgrade, version 1.1.
  • July 27 2011: Bridget St John claims she was present at Toronto concert of 3 June 1977 (giglist).
  • July 26 2011: Two days offline due to server migration of ISP. Not amused.
  • July 24 2011: Chris Nickson biography Solid Air released, as an ebook.
  • July 20 2011: More than 100 followers on Twitter. Nice..
  • July 17 2011: Major upgrade in photo galleries. Goodbye good old Thickbox, hello Colorbox!
  • July 16 2011: RTE Ten website publishes first review of tribute CD. Hats off Paddy Kehoe.
  • July 12 2011: Mollom upgrade version 1.16.
  • July 07 2011: Ian Wallis has three recollections from 1978 and 1979 concerts; added to the giglist.
  • July 05 2011: Added Heaven And Earth review of Graeme Thomson that appeared in Uncut of June. Peculiar preferences imho.
  • June 27 2011: Insightful review of Heaven And Earth by Wayne Bledsoe of the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
  • June 25 2011: Removed three pages at very special request.
  • June 21 2011: Ken Harten produces handbill for 20 February 1986 concert, Cheltenham Townhall.
  • June 19 2011: Mr Michael Eavis, founder of the Glastonbury festival, names John Martyn (1979) as his all-time favourite act.
  • June 18 2011: Found Italian article from 11 January 1981: Ai Confini Del Folk. Ciao Italia!
  • June 17 2011: jQuery trouble and upgrade UI to 1.5 (enter libraries).
  • June 15 2011: Richard Royston has both Fond Memories Of Battersea and a ticket stub.
  • June 14 2011: Praise for Richard Royston as he finally pinpoints the Fond Memories Of Battersea concert at 30 July 1977.
  • June 13 2011: London 1998 Fleadh show was not included yet. 6 June.
  • June 12 2011: Apparently there was an unknown Old Grey Whistle Test show on 18 January 1972.
  • June 11 2011: Lahri Bond remembers new gigdate from July 1992.
  • June 10 2011: Easier navigation through Giglist pages; the years have become top of page links.
  • June 09 2011: Lahri Bond is OK with rebuilding of his Driftwood Heaven And Earth review on this site. Nice to see him back.
  • June 08 2011: Markus Liening sends German concert ticket of 14 April 1986, Bad Salzuflen.
  • June 07 2011: Q magazine of July gives three stars to Heaven And Earth.
  • June 05 2011: Radio and TV recordings can be filtered through List menu.
  • June 04 2011: Giglist better accessible through menu.
  • June 03 2011: James McNair gives Heaven And Earth three stars in Mojo.
  • June 02 2011: Tracklisting for tribute album and contents of package.
  • June 01 2011: John Powell writes nice Heaven and Earth review on Angelica-music website and gives permission to use it here.
  • May 31 2011: Revised release date for tribute album: 16 August.
  • May 30 2011: Markus Liening reports unknown gigdate: 12 Feb 1985, Luxor, Köln, Germany.
  • May 28 2011: All About Jazz review of Heaven And Earth needed some straightening out.
  • May 26 2011: Engine upgrade Drupal 6.22. Scary..
  • May 25 2011: Isola del Liri, Liri Blues Festival performance in Italy: this was not July 2000 but July 1990.
  • May 23 2011: Marco Rossi review of Heaven and Earth in Record Collector.
  • May 22 2011: Heaven and Earth review Sunday Times; CD of the week with four stars.
  • May 21 2011: Short Heaven and Earth review by Nick Coleman from The Independent On Sunday.
  • May 20 2011: ImageAPI upgrade 1.10; Imagecache 2.0-beta12.
  • May 19 2011: David Hepworth rather dismissive in The Word about Heaven and Earth.
  • May 18 2011: Sample track for Tribute Album changed to Swell Season's Don't Want To Know.
  • May 17 2011: The Scotsman also gives three stars.
  • May 16 2011: Official release of Heaven And Earth!
  • May 15 2011: Neil Jung commented on Bracknell festival set of 2 June 1995.
  • May 14 2011: Martin Foyle was also present at 19 Apr 1997 Dublin Olympia concert.
  • May 13 2011: Andy Gill rates Heaven And Earth three stars in The Independent.
  • May 12 2011: Martin Foyle vividly remembers 4 Aug 1996 Irish gigdate (Millstreet, The Green Glens Arena).
  • May 11 2011: The Arts Desk gives Heaven And Earth review by Thomas H. Green.
  • May 09 2011: The Mail On Sunday gives three stars to Heaven And Earth.
  • May 07 2011: Heaven And Earth review by Keith Bruce from the Herald Scotland added.
  • May 05 2011: Daily Telegraph review about John Martyn's Final Musical Testament by Martin Chilton.
  • May 03 2011: Nice comment by 'Spifclown' on 1974 Roanoke performance.
  • May 01 2011: Fleadh 1995 concert program added.
  • April 30 2011: Details and biography of Open Window songbook.
  • April 28 2011: Filefield and Imagefield upgrade 3.10.
  • April 25 2011: Ian Burgess reports unlisted Swansea gig of 6 August 1995 with a big top in the park.
  • April 24 2011: Handwritten lyrics added to Dealer.
  • April 22 2011: Audio samples of Heaven And Earth on Amazon.
  • April 20 2011: Four pictures of Cardiff, St David's Hall concert of 21 Nov 2008 kindly provided by Ian Burgess.
  • April 19 2011: Pinpointed 4 July 1969 Woodstock Playhouse gigdate as result of reading Beverley Martyn biography.
  • April 17 2011: Peculiar Island advertisement announcing Bless The Weather as a solo project. Footnote for three magazine stories.
  • April 15 2011: Two tracks of Heaven And Earth available for listening on rockpaperscissors.biz.
  • April 13 2011: Free advance track of the tribute album Johnny Boy Would Love This.
  • April 12 2011: Ian Burgess produces ticket stub Newport, Kings Hotel, 12 May 1994.
  • April 11 2011: Ian Burgess produces ticket stub Swansea, Penyrheol, 31 May 1994.
  • April 09 2011: Ian Burgess produces ticket stub Bristol, Thekla, 29 May 1990.
  • April 07 2011: Ian Burgess produces ticket stub Cardiff, St David's Hall, 05 Jun 1990.
  • April 05 2011: Ian Burgess produces beer mat of Cropredy festival, 14 Aug 1987.
  • April 03 2011: Ian Burgess produces ticket stub Cardiff, St David's Hall, 28 Apr 1989.
  • April 01 2011: Heaven And Earth artwork presented.
  • March 31 2011: Ticket stub and details for Glasgow City Hall concert of 30 Sep 1975.
  • March 29 2011: More details about 18 March 1995 concert at London Astoria.
  • March 27 2011: Article from autumn 1998: Solid Gone, by Chris Barnes, Rock 'n' Reel magazine.
  • March 25 2011: David Ward Maclean shares some nice memories from some 70s and 80s gigs in Scotland.
  • March 23 2011: Upgrade Quotes module 1.42.
  • March 19 2011: Heineken Big Top date, Castle Park, Bristol 4 Aug 1991; Ian Burgess again.
  • March 17 2011: Cardiff St David's Hall 28 April 1989 gigdate added thanks to Ian Burgess.
  • March 15 2011: Ticket prices for Bradford, St George's Hall, 8 Jun 1990.
  • March 13 2011: Swansea 21 July 1991 gig reported by Ian Burgess.
  • March 11 2011: More details for Friars, Aylesbury gig of 23 April 1983.
  • March 09 2011: Quote from magazin ad added to giglist entry for September 1999 Jazz Cafe date.
  • March 07 2011: Sleevenotes Live At Leeds Deluxe Edition added.
  • March 06 2011: Ticket stub Birmingham, 22 May 1975.
  • March 05 2011: Guitar badge added to Piece By Piece Tour program.
  • March 03 2011: Track details and sleevenotes for The Original Transatlantic Sessions DVD.
  • March 01 2011: US version of Lonely Love promo vinyl single.
  • February 28 2011: Two release dates posted in Chicago: 3 May Heaven and Earth, 12 July tribute album.
  • February 26 2011: Judie Tzuke recorded Hurt In Your Heart for tribute album.
  • February 25 2011: Custom Pagers upgrade.
  • February 23 2011: Interesting video animation.
  • February 21 2011: Track details for Solid Air | Live At The Roundhouse double CD.
  • February 20 2011: Quotes module upgrade 1.41.
  • February 19 2011: Australian catalogue number for Sunday's Child.
  • February 17 2011: Amusing footnote for Glorious Fool tour program. "There must be something in here."
  • February 15 2011: Spencer Cozens wedding picture added to gallery.
  • February 13 2011: Solid Air | Live At The Roundhouse interview transcribed.
  • February 11 2011: Taxonomy Access Control upgrade 1.3.
  • February 10 2011: Twitter account @bigmuffsite started and inserted as a block.
  • February 08 2011: Additional tickets for Glasgow Pavilion gig of 27 sep 1982.
  • February 06 2011: Changed location of custom pagers to more comfortable place in right sidebar.
  • February 04 2011: May You Never compilation updated including sleevenotes.
  • February 02 2011: Reference to 1972 Bless The Weather review from Australia.
  • January 31 2011: Details and lots of credits added of Solid Air | Live At The Roundhouse DVD.
  • January 29 2011: Tim L. has memories of November 1984 Brighton Dome concert - and a surviving tape.
  • January 27 2011: Track details for Empty Ceiling DVD.
  • January 25 2011: Ultan Conlon recycled Really Gone on The Universe Tune CD single.
  • January 24 2011: Another guitar badge added to Piece By Piece tour program.
  • January 22 2011: Details added from Permanent I'd Rather Be The Devil box.
  • January 20 2011: August 2004 Guitar Magazine interview discovered and added to worklist.
  • January 19 2011: Italian catalogue number for The Tumbler.
  • January 18 2011: Australian catalogue number for One World.
  • January 17 2011: Italian mold number for The Tumbler.
  • January 15 2011: Peter Cutler provides details on 2008 rerelease of Well Kept Secret in Rhino Encore series.
  • January 14 2011: Ticket stub for Hattingen gig of 15 October 1989.
  • January 12 2011: Update and extra sleevenotes for Anthology compilation.
  • January 10 2011: Stuart Massey remembers nice anecdote of Warrington, Parr Hall concert from September 1990.
  • January 07 2011: CCK upgrade 2.9, Date module now 2.7.
  • January 05 2011: More sophisticated spam protection. Thank you Mollom.
  • January 01 2011: Determined to make this a Happy New Year!
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