This recording is of a solo set John Martyn did at the Medway Folk Centre in Kent, England. The proprietor of the folk club recorded the show on a reel to reel tape machine.
Being this was the source of this recording the quality is acceptable although a bit echoy with rather too much audience ... Read review
A review by paulwilliamscouk on Battle Of Medway, The (July 17 1973/Live) [Digipak] - John Martyn December 8th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Originality
Average
Lyrics
Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks
A couple of weak links
How does it rate alongside the competition
Average
Value for Money
Satisfactory
Advantages:
Intermate performance by John Martyn
Disadvantages:
Too much audience 'murmur' in the background
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
This recording is of a solo set John Martyn did at the Medway Folk Centre in Kent, England. The proprietor of the folk club recorded the show on a reel to reel tape machine.
Being this was the source of this recording the quality is acceptable although a bit echoy with rather too much audience murmur in the background. What you do get is the feel of an intimate folk club.
The interpretation of the songs is also intimate, with several gentle love songs, as well as a touch of jazz and blues with full use of the echoplex unit.
PLEASE NOTE. The original publicity about the album from HUX records said that the album would contain 9 tracks from the Medway Recodings, and 4 other tracks from radio recordings. This is what most sellers are advertising. The album however is in fact only 9 tracks long and DOES NOT contain the tracks Flying On Home, Different From The Book, Dusty & Hello Train, which is a shame as they are rarer tracks which would have been good to hear live.
Battle Of Medway, The (July 17 1973/Live) [Digipak] - John Martyn
Product details
Title: Battle Of Medway, The (July 17 1973/Live) [Digipak]
Performer: John Martyn
Genre: Folk
Sub Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Release Date: 19/11/2007
Original Release Year: 2007
Label / Distributor: Hux / Proper
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Mixed
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 682970000909
Additional notes
Album Notes: Recording information: Medway Folk Centre, Kent, England (07/17/1973).
Album Reviews: Uncut (p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[P]roof Martyn was a talent apart....Hearing his feverish deliver...is still enough to send a shiver down the spine." The Wire (p.47) - "[The album] is edge of the seat reporting from the early 70s Brit-folk war zone where the forces of progress and reaction faced off against one another."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Outside In
2.: Mr. Jelly Roll Baker
3.: Don't Wanna Know
4.: May You Never
5.: Singing In The Rain
6.: Head And Heart
7.: Seven Black Roses
8.: Sugar Cube
9.: I'd Rather Be The Devil
10.: Flying On Home (1968 Dutch radio session/bonus track)
11.: Different From The Book (1968 Dutch radio session/bonus track)
12.: Dusty (1968 Dutch radio session/bonus track)
13.: Hello Train (1968 Dutch radio session/bonus track)
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