SOLID AIR
JOHN MARTYN – Island SW 9325 (Capitol)
Most ambitious effort yet as Martyn expands his horizons from folk to blues to tunes sparked with electricity, all sustained by his strong vocals and expert guitar playing. Tuneful Over The Rainbow is tops, featuring Richard Thompson's terrific mandolin. Current tour with Traffic¹ will help propel lp.

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¹ This Island tour through the US with Traffic and Free took place January and February 1973 and consisted of 35 dates in 39 days.
This three sentence review was published in Record World of 3 February 1973.