JOHN MARTYN Live At Leeds 1975 UK ISLAND SIGNED & HAND NUMBERED #343
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Nov 13, 2014
Sold Date
Nov 3, 2014
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JOHN MARTYN Live At Leeds 1975 UK ISLAND SIGNED & HAND NUMBERED #343
JOHN MARTYNLive At Leeds
1975 UK ISLAND (ILPS 9343) *SIGNED AND NUMBERED* LIMITED EDITION PRESSING
This rare 'official bootleg' LP was available by mail-order only from John Martyn himself and he signed and individually numbered just the first few hundred copies
PRESSED WITH PLAIN WHITE LABELS WITH BLACK TEXT
MATRIX: ILPS 9343 A-1 & ILPS 9343 B-3
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/T and 1/T
HOUSED IN A WHITE CARD COVER "Printed in England by Robor Limited" (CREDITS PRINTED ON THE SPINE) WHICH IS HAND NUMBERED ‘343’ AND SIGNED 'Sorry to Be so long John and Beverley Martyn' IN BLUE BIRO
Because Island Records didn't feel it was the right time for a live album, Martyn independently released this record from his home.
The initial release was a limited edition of 10,000 (which Island did manufacture, though not distribute or promote) with the first few hundred individually numbered and signed.
Though the album shares its title with the famous Who live collection of the same name, the working title was "Ringside Seat" and photos of Martyn and bassist Danny Thompson in a boxing ring were taken for a prospective cover, though never used.
Recorded February 13, 1975, at Leeds University in the U.K., this is John Martyn at a peak in his career.
In Thompson, he'd found a perfect foil for his increasingly jazzy textures and their bass and guitar interaction is a particular highlight. Having mastered the echoplex, which was capable of producing waves of echoed and distorted sound, Martyn was doing things with an acoustic guitar that no one had ever done (or has done since). "Outside In" (all 18:57 of it!) is a tour de force showcasing the otherwordly sounds he could coax from this device, and is worth the price of the album alone
Side 1:
Inside Out
Solid Air
Side 2:
Make No Mistake
Bless The Weather
The Man In The Station
I'd Rather Be The Devil
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked bar moderate spindle trails
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD+/EXCELLENT
Deep glossy sheen - a few marks - nothing of any major audible consequence
VINYL Audio: VERY GOOD/EXCELLENT
Plays extremely well - an occasional light tick noted but only a handful of clicks which rise above background level on Side One
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
There is ring marking to the untreated white card sleeve (not unexpected) but it's good and solid with no structural damage
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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