JOHN MARTYN - 1986 PROMOTIONAL BOX SET RAREST EVER
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JOHN MARTYN MEGA RARE
"PIECE BY PIECE"
1986 PROMOTIONAL ONLY BOX SET
THIS AUCTION COMES COMPLETE WITH........
1. Customised Promo Box
2. "Piece By Piece" LP
(Cat No. ILPS 9807)
3. "Classic John Martin" 12 Single
(Cat No.12 IS 265)
4. "A Conversation with John Martyn" No. 1
(White Label Promo Cat No. JM 1-1)
5. "A Conversation with John Martyn" No. 2 (White Label Promo Cat No. JM 1-2)
6. Individual customised inner sleeves
Why is this promo box so rare?
My thanks to John Hillarby of "The John Martyn Website" for the following background information.
The album "Piece By Piece" was released in February 1986 with the following tracks:
1. Nightline (Martyn) - 5:04
2. Lonely Love (Martyn) - 3:22
3. Angeline (Martyn) - 4:54
4. One Step Too Far (Martyn) - 3:18
5. Piece By Piece (Paterson) - 3:56
6. Serendipity (Martyn) - 4:08
7. Who Believes In Angels (Martyn) - 4:56
8. Love Of Mine (Martyn) - 4:47
9. John Wayne (Martyn) - 6:55
To celebrate John's 20th Anniversary as a performer and in the hope of securing elusive radio air play time, Island also released "Classic John Martyn" on CD at the same time. This was his first commercially available CD single and featured the tracks Angeline, May You Never, Solid Air, Glistening Glyndebourne and a cover of Dylan's Tight Connection To My Heart.
A 12 inch single of "Classic John Martyn" was also released but with different tracks - Angeline, Tight Connection To My Heart, May You Never, Certain Surprise and One Day Without You. This is part of the Promo Box Set.
More importantly,Island produced a "Piece By Piece" promotional only boxed set which included 2 interview discs and a copy of the 12 inch "Classic John Martyn" single. In the 2 conversation discs, John is in conversation with Trevor Dann and talks about his life, his views and the background to many of his songs. Only a few of these promo box sets were produced for use by a select number of media representatives - mainly radio.
According to John Hillarby (John Martyn Website) "This is a rare item and was only produced in a very small number. In many years as a fan I've only ever seen one copy and that one now resides in my collection!" I also have never seen another of these - this therefore may be the only chance you will get to acquire this rarity.
BOX: EXCELLENT - just has a small tear and some wear at the top.
Records (4) 3 in Box + LP: All Near Mint. The 2 conversation records have white promo labels with "FOR PROMO USE ONLY - NOT FOR RESALE" texts.
Customised sleeves: Near Mint.
£7.50 (UK), £10 (EUROPE), £15 (REST OF THE WORLD) - INCLUDES COMPULSORY INSURANCE
Mint - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
Excellent - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
Very Good - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Good - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches.
Fair - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise, it may even jump.
Poor - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc
Bad - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.
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