ILPS 9167 JOHN MARTYN "BLESS THE WEATHER" PINK RIM

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ISLAND ILPS 9167  (1971):

JOHN MARTYN:

"Bless The Weather"

TRACKS:

1. Go Easy

2. Bless The Weather

3. Sugar Lump

4. Walk On The Water

5. Just Now

6. Head And Heart

7. Let The Good Things Come

8. Back Down The River

9. Glistening Glyndebourne

10. Singin' In The Rain

2 Amazon Reviews:

1)             “Bless the Weather”, the first release following two records with his wife Beverley, is a transitional effort for John Martyn. The Glasgow-born singer-songwriter's third solo album emphasizes a darker, smokier sound built around his increasingly jazzy vocals, plus sometimes aggressive, sometimes gentle acoustic guitar work.

Danny Thompson's double bass skirts in and out around Martyn's voice and guitar. It also contains the extended instrumental "Glistening Glyndebourne", which highlights his early experimentation with the Echoplex, a sound that would become a major part of his work in the coming years. “Bless the Weather”, with songs such as the title cut and "Head and Heart" stands as a fine representation of Martyn's early work.

2)            Idiosyncratic, difficult, loveable genius. Many other plaudits have been laid at the feet of this enigmatic giant. “BLESS THE WEATHER” was a gorgeous transitional record from folk to jazzier material, and features, among others, Richard Thompson and the mercurial Danny Thompson, arguably Martyn's greatest sparring partner. In addition to the hopelessly romantic title track and "Head And Heart", there is a wonderful interpretation of "Singin' In The Rain". The experimental "Glistening Glyndebourne" showed our John's developing interest in the echoplex sound in which he was to immerse himself over the next few years. Other words that spring to mind are wayward, boozer, cheeky, passionate and, once more, genius.

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English EMI cut (-1U/-1U) and pressed.

(Pink Rim/Palm Tree label)

UK First edition.

CONDITION:

Disc:

ASTONISHING: Looks UNPLAYED

NO indication that it has ever been played or handled.

Bright clean surfaces.

No hairlines or other imperfections even in bright sunlight.

You will never see another copy this good!

Even in bright sunshine it looks brand new, immaculate, unplayed.

Sleeve:

Slight sun-fading to spine as well as light wear to two spine areas

Slight wear to lower corners

Hint of wear to lower edge

Open edges fine

Top edge fine

Outer matt finish perfect with no marks or creases

No spine creases.

POSTAGE

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I pack the disc in a poly liner and then insert two stiff cardboard squares to stiffen the package to avoid damage in the post.
The package now costs £2.51p to post within the UK.
Add in the 40p for the mailing envelope and you will see that 9 pence is left over for my time and a certain amount of parcel tape!

UK: £3

EU: £5

US:  £6

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