The Island Years

9x CD

The Island Years

Compilation by John Martyn

Released 1 January 2013

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Tracklist

CD 1: London Conversation (1967) / The Tumbler (1968)
1
Fairy Tale Lullaby
2:52
2
Sandy Grey
2:25
3
London Conversation
2:42
4
Ballad of an Elder Woman
2:42
5
Cocain
2:57
6
Run Honey Run
2:37
7
Back to Stay
3:28
8
Rolling Home
5:44
9
Who's Grown Up Now
4:03
10
Golden Girl
2:33
11
This Time
3:08
12
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
4:16
13
Sing a Song of Summer
2:22
14
The River
2:59
15
Goin' Down to Memphis
3:12
16
The Gardeners
3:15
17
A Day at the Sea
2:35
18
Fishin' Blues
2:37
19
Dusty
3:07
20
Hello Train
2:36
21
Winding Boy
2:22
22
Fly on Home
2:33
23
Knuckledy Crunch and Slippledee-Slee Song
2:55
24
Seven Black Roses
4:02
CD 2: Stormbringer (1970)
1
Go Out and Get It
John & Beverley Martyn
3:09
2
Can't Get the One I Want
John & Beverley Martyn
2:55
3
Stormbringer!
John & Beverley Martyn
4:18
4
Sweet Honesty
John & Beverley Martyn
8:03
5
Woodstock
John & Beverley Martyn
1:44
6
John the Baptist
John & Beverley Martyn
3:13
7
The Ocean
John & Beverley Martyn
3:41
8
Traffic-Light Lady
John & Beverley Martyn
3:19
9
Tomorrow Time
John & Beverley Martyn
3:50
10
Would You Believe Me?
John & Beverley Martyn
5:22
11
John the Baptist (alternate take)
John & Beverley Martyn
12
Go Out and Get It (alternate take)
John & Beverley Martyn
13
Traffic-Light Lady (BBC radio International)
John & Beverley Martyn
14
It’s One of Those Days (demo)
John & Beverley Martyn
5:43
15
I Don't Know (demo)
John & Beverley Martyn
3:53
16
Traffic-Light Lady (demo)
John & Beverley Martyn
3:01
CD 3: The Road to Ruin (1970)
1
Primrose Hill
John & Beverley Martyn
2:58
3.0 ★
2
Parcels
John & Beverley Martyn
3:28
3
Auntie Aviator
John & Beverley Martyn
6:03
4
New Day
John & Beverley Martyn
3:59
5
Give Us a Ring
John & Beverley Martyn
3:53
6
Sorry to Be So Long
John & Beverley Martyn
4:43
7
Tree Green
John & Beverley Martyn
3:12
8
Say What You Can
John & Beverley Martyn
3:06
9
Road to Ruin
John & Beverley Martyn
6:27
10
Say What You Can
John & Beverley Martyn
11
Road to Ruin
John & Beverley Martyn
12
Here I Am
John & Beverley Martyn
4:24
CD 4: Bless the Weather (1971)
1
Go Easy
4:16
2
Bless the Weather
4:29
3
Sugar Lump
3:42
4
Walk to the Water
2:48
5
Just Now
3:39
6
Head and Heart
4:54
7
Let the Good Things Come
3:05
8
Back Down the River
2:40
9
Glistening Glyndebourne
6:31
10
Singin' in the Rain
1:32
11
Glistening Glyndebourne (take 2)
7:51
12
Go Easy (take 2)
13
Head and Heart
10:20
14
Sugar Lump (take 1)
15
Just Now
16
Bless the Weather
5:37
17
Go Easy (take 3)
4:41
18
Singin' in the Rain
CD 5: Live at the Hanging Lamp (1972)
1
The Easy Blues
5:22
2
Bless the Weather
5:23
3
May You Never
6:11
4
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
1:02
5
Back to Stay
4:29
6
Head and Heart
5:30
7
Singin' in the Rain
4:06
8
Sugar Lump
2:13
9
I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman)
8:28
10
Outside In
10:46
11
The Glory of Love
1:57
CD 6: Solid Air (1973)
1
Solid Air
5:46
4.5 ★
2
Over the Hill
2:52
4.0 ★
3
Don't Want to Know
3:01
4.0 ★
4
I'd Rather Be the Devil
6:19
4.0 ★
5
Go Down Easy
3:36
3.0 ★
6
Dreams by the Sea
3:18
4.0 ★
7
May You Never
3:43
4.2 ★
8
The Man in the Station
2:54
4.0 ★
9
The Easy Blues / Gentle Blues
3:22
3.0 ★
10
Solid Air (take 2)
11
Over the Hill
2:51
5.0 ★
12
I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman) (take 2)
13
I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman) (take 3)
14
Go Down Easy (take 3)
15
Go Down Easy (take 4)
16
Dreams by the Sea (take 2)
17
May You Never (take 2)
18
The Man in the Station (take 2)
CD 7: Inside Out (1973)
1
Fine Lines
3:50
2
Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail
3:06
3
Ain't No Saint
3:39
4
Outside In
8:24
3.5 ★
5
The Glory of Love
1:58
6
Look In
2:57
7
Beverley
3:54
8
Make No Mistake
5:57
9
Ways to Cry
3:02
10
So Much in Love With You
2:54
11
Make No Mistake
5:24
12
The Glory of Love (take 1)
13
Fine Lines (take 2)
3:14
14
Outside In
7:49
3.6 ★
15
Beverley
16
Make No Mistake
CD 8: In Concert
1
Outside In
2
Solid Air
3
Make No Mistake
4
Bless the Weather
5
The Man in the Station
6
I'd Rather Be the Devil
7
Solid Air
8
Bless the Weather
9
Love of Mine
10
Fisherman's Dream
11
John Wayne
CD 9: Sunday's Child (1975)
1
One Day without You
2:59
2
Lay It All Down
1:51
3
Root Love
4:34
4
My Baby Girl
2:30
5
Sunday's Child
3:17
6
Spencer the Rover
4:11
7
Clutches
1:53
8
The Message
2:30
9
Satisfied Mind
3:31
10
You Can Discover
3:43
11
Call Me Crazy
7:32
12
Eight More Miles
13
Sunday's Child
14
Root Love (instrumental)
15
Ellie Rhee
3:56
16
Spencer the Rover
3:57
17
Anni (parts 1 & 2)
John Stevens' Away feat. John Martyn

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Glasgow Walker 2000

Live

Live at Leeds

Live at Leeds 1992

Piece by Piece

Piece by Piece 1986

Sapphire

Glorious Fool

Glorious Fool 1981

Release credits

Al Stewart
producer [13, 15, 17, 19-20, 22-24]
Beverley Martyn
background vocals [6], lead vocals [3]
Danny Thompson
double bass [1-9]
Dave Mattacks
drums (drum set) [1-9]
Dave Pegg
bass [1-9]
Harvey Brooks
electric bass guitar [3, 6]
Herb Lovelle
drums (drum set) [3]
Joe Boyd
producer [3.1-9, 2.1-9]
John Martyn
acoustic guitar [3.3, 2.3, 2.6, 6.1-9], arranger [2.1-9, 3.1-7, 3.9, 7.2], electric guitar [3.3, 6.1-9], lead vocals [3, 6], producer [1-9], synthesizer [9], vocal [1-9]
John Wood
engineer [1-9], producer [1-9]
John Wood
recording [3.1-9, 2.1-9]
John “Rabbit” Bundrick
clavinet [1-9], organ [1-9], piano [1-9]
Levon Helm
drums (drum set) [6]
Mike Kowalski
drums (drum set) [3]
Neemoi Acquaye
congas [1-9]
Paul Harris
arranger [2.1-9, 3.1-7, 3.9], piano [2.3, 2.6, 3.3]
Richard Thompson
electric guitar [3, 9], guest [3, 9], mandolin [2]
Simon Nicol
autoharp [2]
Sue Draheim
violin [2]
Tony Coe
saxophone [1, 6]
Tony Cox
arranger [8]
Tristan Fry
vibraphone [1]
Wells Kelly
electric bass guitar [3]

Issues

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The Island Years
17x Digital Media
1 January 2013
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The Island Years
9x CD
27 September 2013
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The Island Years
17x CD, DVD
27 September 2013