01 Mar 1975
Even though John Martyn has been around for some time now, there's still a boyishness in his laughter and a distinct lack of Rock-Star-Cool in his behaviour. His new album -his eighth- has an appropriate title, Sunday's Child.
01 Mar 1975
The MM series in which musicians talk about the artists they love and why. This week: JOHN MARTYN
01 Feb 1975
His newly released album Sunday's Child follows a familiar formula - it's an album of mood music that only comes to life after dark so that one immediately recalls his penchant for booking studio time at Island between the hours of midnight and dawn.
JOHN MARTYN: SUNDAY'S CHILD (ISLAND)
THE sound of running water in a pitch black hall. The lights go up and John Martyn in a grubby raincoat with his back to the audience, looks round in surprise, pretending he has been caught in the middle of answering nature's call.
This ad supported the Sunday's Child release and tour for February. It was published in Melody Maker of 25 January 1975, on page 15. Thirteen tourdates were included, with 'Special guests Lucas & McCulloch'.
Later on the NME ran an update:
2nd February
Victora Palace Theatre London
SOLD OUT
Some standing room available on the night
Not quite perhaps, The Album That Will Rock 1975 – but a very important and undeniably masterful work nonetheless.
Two solo acoustic tracks recorded in the BBC London studio.
Solo acoustic performance, recorded Maida Vale 4 studio 7 January 1975.
These tracks were released as bonus material on the expanded and remastered Sunday's Child (2005).
08 Dec 1974
Being a vegetarian myself, which leads to many difficulties on tours of America, I'd choose John Martyn's Bless The Weather.
