| London Conversation | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1967 | |||
| Recorded | Tony Pike's studio, Putney, London | |||
| Genre | Folk, folk rock | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Theo Johnson Supervised by Chris Blackwell | |||
| John Martyn chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Mojo | [1] |
London Conversation is the first album by John Martyn, released on Island Records in 1967. Largely self-penned, the album is much more folk oriented than his blues/jazz tinged later releases. Recording was completed by 9 August and the album was released when Martyn was 19 in October 1967. The album reputedly cost £158 to record.[2] The cover photo was taken by Barry Wentzel on the roof of Island Records boss Chris Blackwell's flat in Cromwell Road, London.[3]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.
- Side one
- "Fairy Tale Lullaby" – 2:50
- "Sandy Grey" (Robin Frederick) – 2:25
- "London Conversation" (Martyn, Jon Sundell) – 2:42
- "Ballad of an Elder Woman" – 2:43
- "Cocain" (Traditional; arranged by Martyn) – 2:59
- "Run Honey Run" – 2:37
- Side two
- "Back to Stay" – 3:28
- "Rolling Home" – 5:43
- "Who's Grown Up Now" – 4:01
- "Golden Girl" – 2:34
- "This Time" – 3:07
- "Don't Think Twice" (Bob Dylan) – 4:11
- Bonus track on 2005 CD reissue
- "She Moved Through the Fair" (Traditional) – 2:33
Personnel[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Wirth, Jim (October 2023). "Lucifer rising". Mojo. p. 94.
- ^ Penney, Stuart; Savage, Chris (September 1996). "Frog to Prog: Pink Label LPs". Record Collector (205): 84.
- ^ John Neil Munro (1 May 2011). Some People Are Crazy: The John Martyn Story. Birlinn. p. 52. ISBN 9780857900067.
