Sapphire - Island 90248-1
26 Mar 1985
Lincoln Journal Star
Atmospheric synthesizer and folk-guitar improvisations with a Caribbean feel.
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USA
Sapphire - Island 90248-1
30 Jan 1985
Arizona Republic
British singer/ songwriter John Martyn has been making terrific albums for more than a decade, and this is one of his best.
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Chicago, Tuts (1983)
WXRT
21 May 1983
Duration: 61 min 55sec
01 Sundays Child
02 Amsterdam
03 Call Me Crazy
04 Couldn't Love You More
05 Make No Mistake
06 Sweet Little Mystery
07 Bless The Weather
08 Dealer (leads straight into Outside In)
09 Outside In
10 Easy Blues (Jelly Roll Baker)
11 Johnny Too Bad
John Martyn - guitar, vocals
Alan Thomson - bass, synthesiser
Jeff Allen - drums
Philentropy-like atmosphere
Well Kept Secret - Duke 90021-1
21 Apr 1983
Boston Globe
Is John Martyn referring to himself with his latest album title? The once-greatly-respected guitarist has been drifting further into obscurity lately.
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Well Kept Secret - Duke 90021-1
13 Feb 1983
Daily Record
Over the course of 12 albums, John Martyn evolved from a Dylanesque British folksinger to a jazz-influenced electric guitarist and semi-mystical writer and singer.
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Well Kept Secret
Well Kept Secret - Duke 90021-1
13 Feb 1983
Logansport Pharos-Tribune
John Martyn continues to flex his muscles in his Well Kept Secret (Duke 90021-1), a new collection of tunes from this excellent songsmith.
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Well Kept Secret - Duke 90021-1
23 Jan 1983
Hartford Courant
New pop/ rock releases
I hadn't really divined the evolution of John Martyn into the Celtic version of Michael McDonald until now
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Well Kept Secret
Well Kept Secret - Duke 90021-1
18 Dec 1982
Cash Box
Martyn masterfully leads a new band through a series of urgent songs about love and revenge, including Back With A Vengeance, Gun Money and Changes Her Mind.
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Well Kept Secret
Well Kept Secret - Duke 90021-1
12 Dec 1982
Philadelphia Inquirer
From his early days as a folk strummer to the jazz-inspired, synthesized ramblings in which he has been dabbling of late, commercial success has eluded this British guitar whiz/ vocalist.
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Well Kept Secret
Glorious Fool - Duke DU 19345
12 Aug 1982
Boston Globe
The performances on and production of Glorious Fool are superior, but John Martyn's songwriting this time around leaves something to be desired.
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Glorious Fool
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