The Island Years

17x CD, DVD

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
2:50
2
Sandy Grey
2:25
3
London Conversation
2:42
4
Ballad of an Elder Woman
2:42
5
Cocaine
2:59
6
Run Honey Run
2:37
7
Back to Stay
3:28
8
Rolling Home
5:43
9
Who's Grown Up Now
4:01
10
Golden Girl
2:30
11
This Time
3:07
12
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
4:11
13
Sing a Song of Summer
2:17
14
The River
2:53
15
Goin' Down to Memphis
3:06
16
The Gardeners
3:10
17
A Day at the Sea
2:29
18
Fishin' Blues
2:34
19
Dusty
3:01
20
Hello Train
2:32
21
Winding Boy
2:18
22
Fly on Home
2:28
23
Knuckledy Crunch and Slippledee-Slee Song
2:51
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
4:19
4
Sweet Honesty
John & Beverley Martyn
8:03
5
Woodstock
John & Beverley Martyn
1:44
6
John the Baptist
John & Beverley Martyn
3:14
7
The Ocean
John & Beverley Martyn
3:43
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
5:15
11
John the Baptist (alternate take)
John & Beverley Martyn
3:00
12
Go Out and Get It (alternate take)
John & Beverley Martyn
3:00
13
Traffic-Light Lady (BBC radio International)
John & Beverley Martyn
3:15
14
It’s One of Those Days (demo)
John & Beverley Martyn
5:41
15
I Don't Know (demo)
John & Beverley Martyn
3:49
16
John the Baptist (demo)
John & Beverley Martyn
2:51
17
Traffic-Light Lady (demo)
John & Beverley Martyn
3:03
CD 3: The Road to Ruin (1970)
1
Primrose Hill
John & Beverley Martyn
2:53
3.0 ★
2
Parcels
John & Beverley Martyn
3:23
3
Auntie Aviator
John & Beverley Martyn
6:03
4
New Day
John & Beverley Martyn
3:59
5
Give Us a Ring
John & Beverley Martyn
3:55
6
Sorry to Be So Long
John & Beverley Martyn
4:35
7
Tree Green
John & Beverley Martyn
3:12
8
Say What You Can
John & Beverley Martyn
3:05
9
Road to Ruin
John & Beverley Martyn
6:21
10
Say What You Can
John & Beverley Martyn
3:00
11
Road to Ruin
John & Beverley Martyn
6:20
12
Here I Am
John & Beverley Martyn
4:28
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
1:28
11
Glistening Glyndebourne (take 2)
7:46
12
Go Easy (take 2)
4:33
13
Head and Heart
4:59
14
Sugar Lump (take 1)
6:01
15
Just Now
3:37
16
Bless the Weather
4:51
17
Go Easy (take 3)
4:14
18
Singin' in the Rain
3:39
CD 5: Live at the Hanging Lamp (1972)
1
The Easy Blues
4:04
2
Bless the Weather
5:10
3
May You Never
4:15
4
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
1:05
5
Back to Stay
3:13
6
Head and Heart
3:57
7
Singin' in the Rain
2:38
8
Sugar Lump
2:13
9
I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman)
7:45
10
Outside In
11:19
11
The Glory of Love
2:35
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
3:15
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
4:49
3.0 ★
10
Solid Air (take 2)
4:31
11
Over the Hill
2:51
5.0 ★
12
I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman) (take 2)
6:00
13
I'd Rather Be the Devil (Devil Got My Woman) (take 3)
5:43
14
Go Down Easy (take 3)
5:11
15
Go Down Easy (take 4)
3:42
16
Dreams by the Sea (take 2)
3:22
17
May You Never (take 2)
3:46
18
The Man in the Station (take 2)
2:58
CD 7: Inside Out (1973)
1
Fine Lines
3:47
2
Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail
3:06
3
Ain't No Saint
3:37
4
Outside In
8:21
3.5 ★
5
The Glory of Love
1:58
6
Look In
2:54
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
6:45
12
The Glory of Love (take 1)
2:39
13
Fine Lines (take 2)
3:55
14
Outside In
9:34
3.6 ★
15
Beverley
2:13
16
Make No Mistake
3:12
CD 8: In Concert
1
Outside In
18:57
2
Solid Air
7:13
3
Make No Mistake
5:05
4
Bless the Weather
4:34
5
The Man in the Station
2:40
6
I'd Rather Be the Devil
8:47
7
Solid Air
5:42
8
Bless the Weather
4:11
9
Love of Mine
4:07
10
Fisherman's Dream
4:52
11
John Wayne
8:05
CD 9: Sunday's Child (1975)
1
One Day without You
2:54
2
Lay It All Down
1:47
3
Root Love
4:32
4
My Baby Girl
2:27
5
Sunday's Child
3:14
6
Spencer the Rover
4:05
7
Clutches
1:51
8
The Message
2:31
9
Satisfied Mind
3:26
10
You Can Discover
3:40
11
Call Me Crazy
7:24
12
Eight More Miles
2:44
13
Sunday's Child
6:31
14
Root Love (instrumental)
5:17
15
Ellie Rhee
3:54
16
Spencer the Rover
3:53
17
Anni (parts 1 & 2)
John Stevens' Away feat. John Martyn
7:36
CD 10: Live at the Town Hall Sydney Australia (1977)
1
Outside In
14:29
2
Spencer The Rover
4:17
3
One Day Without You
3:57
4
The Easy Blues
3:14
5
My Baby Girl
3:08
6
Make No Mistake
4:25
7
Bless The Weather
4:45
8
I'd Rather Be The Devil (Devil Got My Woman)
9:47
9
May You Never
4:32
10
Over The Hill
3:57
CD 11: One World [1st Disc] (1977)
1
Dealer
4:55
2
One World
4:03
3
Smiling Stranger
3:26
4
Big Muff
6:25
5
Couldn't Love You More
3:01
6
Certain Surprise
3:48
7
Dancing
3:41
8
Small Hours
8:40
9
Dealer
5:15
10
One World (Take 2)
4:20
11
Smiling Stranger (Take 2)
3:35
12
Couldn't Love You More
3:13
13
Small Hours
9:50
14
Black Man At Your Shoulder
8:31
CD 12: One World [2nd Disc] (1977)
1
One World (Take 3)
4:27
2
Smiling Stranger (Take 3)
3:28
3
Big Muff (Take 1)
7:10
4
Couldn't Love You More (Take 2)
3:00
5
Certain Surprise (Take 2)
4:00
6
Dancing (Take 2)
3:54
7
Small Hours (Take 2)
8:45
8
Dancing (Take 1)
3:51
9
Black Man At Your Shoulder (Take 2)
17:32
10
Big Muff (Extended Remix)
6:11
11
Anna
4:11
CD 13: Grace and Danger [1st disc] (1980)
1
Some People Are Crazy
4:19
2
Grace And Danger
4:03
3
Lookin' On
5:12
4
Johnny Too Bad
3:56
5
Sweet Little Mystery
5:20
6
Hurt In Your Heart
4:59
7
Baby, Please Come Home
3:50
8
Save Some (For Me)
3:34
9
Our Love
3:57
10
Hi-Heel Sneakers
3:16
11
Grace And Danger
7:37
12
Small Hat
7:15
13
Johnny Too Bad (Take 2)
7:18
14
After Tomorrow Night (Take 1)
4:36
15
Dead On Arrival
6:00
CD 14: Grace and Danger [2nd disc] (1980)
1
Running Up The Harbour
4:38
2
Some People Are Crazy (Take 1)
4:12
3
Untitled (Instrumental)
6:16
4
Our Love
5:53
5
Johnny Too Bad (Take 3)
6:13
6
Grace And Danger (Instrumental)
5:13
7
Johnny Too Bad (Version)
3:44
8
Sweet Little Mystery
5:00
9
Some People Are Crazy
4:17
10
Grace And Danger
4:24
11
Save Some (For Me)
3:29
12
Johnny Too Bad
7:10
13
Hurt In Your Heart
6:48
14
Sweet Little Mystery
6:53
CD 15: Sapphire (1984)
1
Sapphire
5:15
2
Over The Rainbow
3:25
3
You Know
3:14
4
Watching Her Eyes
3:53
5
Fisherman's Dream
4:16
6
Acid Rain
4:11
7
Mad Dog Days
4:58
8
Climb The Walls
4:14
9
Coming In On Time
3:34
10
Rope-Soul'd
4:46
11
Love In Your Life
3:27
12
Sapphire
4:48
13
Over The Rainbow
3:47
14
Fisherman's Dream
4:34
15
Acid Rain
4:06
16
Mad Dog Days
5:21
17
Rope-Soul'd
4:50
CD 16: Piece by Piece (1896)
1
Nightline
5:01
2
Lonely Love
3:22
3
Angeline
4:45
4
One Step Too Far
3:18
5
Piece By Piece
3:56
6
Serendipity
4:08
7
Who Believes In Angels?
4:55
8
Love Of Mine
4:47
9
John Wayne
6:55
10
Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)
3:46
11
Advertisement #1
1:02
12
John Wayne (Take 1)
5:51
13
Lonely Love (Take 1)
3:22
14
Angeline (Take 1)
5:03
15
Advertisement #2
0:54
16
Piece By Piece (Take 1)
3:58
17
Who Believes In Angels? (Take 2)
4:56
18
Love Of Mine (Take 1)
4:27
CD 17: The Apprentice (1988 Island Mix)
1
Live On Love
4:32
2
The River
4:17
3
Income Town
4:38
4
Send Me One Line
5:13
5
Deny This Love
4:07
6
Hold Me
3:39
7
Upo
3:42
8
No.9
4:15
9
The Apprentice
4:17
10
Lifeline
3:52
11
The Moment
4:55
12
Patterns In The Rain
3:27
13
Patterns In The Rain
3:18
14
The Apprentice
4:40
15
Send Me One Line
4:56
16
The Moment
4:28
DVD 18: Live at the BBC and Foundations Live at the Town and Country Club 1986
1
Make No Mistake
3:07
2
Outside In
4:31
3
You Can Discover
4:53
4
Outside In
14:30
5
Spencer The Rover
3:55
6
Dealer
5:05
7
Sweet Little Mystery
5:00
8
Lookin' On
5:00
9
One World
3:53
10
Johnny Too Bad
3:52
11
May You Never
3:30
12
Outside In
10:40
13
Hurt In Your Heart
6:47
14
Mad Dog Days
5:26
15
Angeline
4:30
16
The Apprentice
4:33
17
May You Never
4:12
18
Solid Air
6:12
19
Deny This Love
4:30
20
Send Me One Line
4:49
21
John Wayne
7:42
22
Dealer
4:24
23
Johnny Too Bad
6:33
24
Over The Rainbow
5:00
25
Sweet Little Mystery
6:20
26
Fisherman's Dream
5:11
27
Lookin' On
7:30
28
Outside In
7:13
29
One World
8:52
30
The Moment
4:29
31
Bless The Weather
5:24
32
Inside Out
13:11
33
Spencer The Rover
4:03

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Release credits

Al Stewart
producer [13, 15, 17, 19-20, 22-24]
Beverley Martyn
background vocals [6], lead vocals [3]
Chris Blackwell
producer [8]
Danny Thompson
double bass [1-9]
Dave Lawson
additional [1, 5, 7], synthesizer [1, 5, 7]
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 [2.1-9, 3.1-9]
John Giblin
bass [1-2, 4-5, 7-9]
John Martyn
acoustic guitar [3.3, 6.1-9, 2.3, 2.6], arranger [7.2, 2.1-9, 3.1-7, 3.9], electric guitar [3.3, 6.1-9], guitar [1-2, 4-5, 7-9], lead vocals [3, 6], producer [1-9], synthesizer [9], vocal [6.1-9, 13.1-2, 13.4-5, 13.7-9]
John Wood
engineer [1-9], producer [1-9]
John Wood
recording [2.1-9, 3.1-9]
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 [3.3, 2.3, 2.6]
Phil Collins
background vocals [1-2, 4-5, 7-9], drums (drum set) [1-2, 4-5, 7-9]
Richard Thompson
electric guitar [3, 9], guest [3, 9], mandolin [2]
Simon Nicol
autoharp [2]
Sue Draheim
violin [2]
Tommy Eyre
keyboard [1-2, 4-5, 7-9], synthesizer [1-2, 4-5, 7-9]
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