John Martyn - Solid Air

Danny Thompson, who played bass on this album—as well as lots of others—died last week.

I saw Martyn live in 1985, at one of those free festivals put on by the GLC, when they were using up all the money before being disbanded by Thatcher. I think he was a bit lost on me at the time. I was waiting for Gil Scott-Heron to come on. I wish I'd appreciated it more, but there you go. Looking at the setlist, it would've been great.

I probably don’t need to say what a fine album this is.

There's a rather good docco about Martyn made by the BBC, Johnny Too Bad, which is well worth a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0DVynJD4jE&t=4s(it's on YouTube) It might be time to give it another go.

#NowPlaying
#Vinyl
#JohnMartyn
#SolidAir
#DannyThompson
#Folk
#Music