13 Nov 1982
"SO SOUNDS think I'm an old hippy do they?" muses John Martyn as we stand in the hotel lobby waiting for the limo (the manager's estate car actually) to whisk us nearly 100 yards to the gig at Durham University 1. Well, it's raining and he'll get his track suit wet otherwise. "Nooo, that was all too wishy washy. I always wanted to be a beatnik. That seemed to have much more sparkle about it."
13 Nov 1982
War hero Thomas McGeachy lived with danger long after he hung up his rifle. But the 64-year-old ex-commando was blissfully unaware of the potentially-explosive situation for 40 years.
When he first emerged on to the folk club scene back in the late Sixties, John Martyn seemed destined to be a minority cult hero, winning favourable reviews for his album but only a small and dedicated audience for his boldly emotional songs.
23 Oct 1982
IT WAS Sandy Roberton, John's manager, producer, adviser and umbilical chord to the trends of the Eighties, who finally put my suspicions in focus.
OF all the sacrifices an 'artist' must make to become and remain a successful 'performer', John Martyn has always found compromise the hardest.
Three songs from Well Kept Secret finalised a long standing collaboration.
09 Oct 1982
PRESENTS
John Martyn and His Band
Saturday 9th October 7.30p.m
Tickets £3.50
Quite what John Martyn was doing opening the show at 2pm is anybody's guess. Apparently he was very good, and I'm sorry I missed 'yer John.
02 Oct 1982
The concert was a benefit for Womad (World of Music, Arts and Dance) and mainly a Genesis affair. This is reflected by the full color program. The cover is Genesis. After the bill we get an extensive Genesis band history of the eight incarnations they had. Two pages of Genesis snapshots. Two pages of covers of Genesis albums (and some Peter Gabriel). Four pages and a spread of concert pictures and comments by individual band members - of Genesis! Two subsequent pages with black and white publicity shots - of Genesis.
Commercial single that did not sell.
