Description
John Martyn – Solid Air (CD)
Label: Island Remasters – 531 793-3
Series: Deluxe Edition
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered CD
All Media, Deluxe Edition
Country: Europe
Released: 2009
Barcode: 0600753179338
Label Code: LC 00407
Rights Society: BIEM | SABAM
1-1 Solid Air 5:43
1-2 Over The Hill 2:51
1-3 Don’t Want To Know 3:00
1-4 I’d Rather Be The Devil 6:16
1-5 Go Down Easy 3:34
1-6 Dreams By The Sea 3:15
1-7 May You Never 3:39
1-8 The Man In The Station 3:51
1-9 The Easy Blues / Gentle Blues 3:20
2-1 Solid Air (Alternative Take) 5:48
2-2 Over The Hill (Alternative Take) 3:28
2-3 Don’t Want To Know (Alternative Take) 3:26
2-4 I’d Rather Be The Devil (Alternative Take) 7:39
2-5 Go Down Easy (Alternative Take) 4:55
2-6 Dreams By The Sea (Alternative Take) 3:22
2-7 May You Never (Instrumental Alternative Take) 3:33
2-8 The Man In The Station (Instrumental Alternative Take) 5:32
2-9 The Easy Blues / Gentle Blues (Alternative Take) 4:49
2-10 Keep On (Demo Version) 4:57
2-11 Never Say Never (Demo Version) 8:36
2-12 In The Evening (Demo Version) 4:04
2-13 May You Never (Single Version) 2:43
2-14 The Easy Blues (Live Version) 3:24
2-15 May You Never (Live Version) 3:39
2-16 I’d Rather Be The Devil (Live Version) 8:33
Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars], Electric Guitar, Vocals – John Martyn
Autoharp – Simon Nicol (tracks: 1-2, 2-2)
Bass – Dave Pegg
Congas – Speedy (Neemoi Acquaye)
Double Bass – Danny Thompson
Drums – Dave Mattacks
Mandolin – Richard Thompson (tracks: 1-2, 2-2)
Piano [Acoustic Piano], Electric Piano, Organ, Clavinet – Rabbit (John Bundrick)
Saxophone – Tony Coe (tracks: 1-1, 1-6, 2-1, 2-6)
Sleeve [Original LP Sleeve] – Fabio Nicoli
Synthesizer – John Martyn (tracks: 1-9, 2-9)
Vibraphone – Tristan Fry (tracks: 1-1, 2-1)
Violin – Sue Draheim (tracks: 1-2, 2-2)
Note about tracklist:
– tracks 2-10 to 2-12 not listed as Demo Versions, however on the back of the packaging, there is a **Demo Version listing at the bottom
of the track listing.. and there are no tracks marked as **, but in the notes John Martyn calls them “unfinished” so it seems those were supposed to be the (Demo Version)s.
– track 2-11 listed as “When It’s Dark”, but notes suggest the actual title is “Never Say Never”.
– track 2-13 is the single version recorded with the band, whereas the original album version was just John on guitar (according to the notes in the booklet).
Tracks 1-1 to 1-9: Originally released as ILPS 9226 on Island Records in 1973
Track 2-14: released as Island WIP 6116 in November 1971
CD and Digipak in fine condition (Factory sealed). With label sticker on seal.
