Hi Rob, Do you know the sauce of the recording, I'd be interested to know what equipment they used? Cheers Ian

I took a chance on KZbin suggested video not know anything about this guy. KZbin never lets me down.

God, I love him.

I remember being young in the80' s & seeing John Martin play in Liverpool & I built up a spliff& threw it...he just sparked it up and played ...it was magical:)

My favourite artist. Love from Nepal

His guitar and voice are connected unlike any other performer. Bless the weather and bless John Martyn.

The love I have for this song is immeasurable,,,,,,, damn

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34'12" " what's the biggest geezer in the place? I'm gonna hit him!". True story.. a fried of mine who's a veteran lighting designer used to work and drink with John in the 70s and 80s. They once walked into a bar in the US and John said " you take the big fella,.. I'll take all the rest! My friend said he wished that just once during that period they they could go for a drink without it turning into the Wild West ...

His explanation of what drew him to the echoplex. I’ve only just discovered John Martyn in last few days. I’m 52. As a teenager ,I was always drawn to echoed or reverby guitar sounds. Durutti Column and early U2.

You can’t beat a Hootenanny crowd 😄😍

Big up johnny

Superb song writer singer and guitarist! R.I.P John"

He's my favorite artist all time....

'Nobody's fault but mine', an anthem for the ages!

at 50.58 is that b a robertson

Nuff respect bigg up reggae music songs blessed love.

The accent thing makes sense when you realise blues singers from anywhere but USA had to adopt an accent to make it the blues. Love this guy John Martyn

Thanks for uploading, brilliant to see this again.

Great find mate. 😎👍🎸🎶

God bless you Johnny boy.

Just great.Thanks for the upload.

Thank you.

Anyone know what those crazy songs are or where I can find the whole grey whistle test performance? Can only find a few on youtube

I saw him supporting the the verve’s homecoming gig in 98, opened my eyes to a new genre, thanks John.

Soo nice can't stop listening

Still love the John & Beverly Martyn album ..♥

Too bad there's no subtitles, english is not my native language and there's quite a lot that I can't understand.... would love to know the artist playing at 4'18'' (dark hair) ? Listened to that several times but I struggle really thx

Back in the day, I made a 60 minute cassette of "Small Hours" playing over and over on both sides. I played the tape on a deck that would play one side of the tape and then the other continuously. So I basically had the song on continuous loop long before the digital world. One time I took acid with a friend, not a huge dose, but it definitely had our attention, and we had that tape on in the background for about 4 hours. Trippy to say the least. It was the soundtrack of my brain for a while there. Still love it to this day. So simple and so beautiful. So soulful. Whatever his demons may have been up to, I think they took the day off whenever he played this one.

Back in the late 70's, I was playing my songs in a little health food restaurant in my hometown. A girl came up to me when I was done and said, "Have you heard of John Martyn?" I said, "Nope" She said, "Oh, you'd really like him! Wait right here..." She literally ran home to bring me her vinyl copy of "Solid Air" which she informed me I could not keep but could borrow for a week. I went home and listened to it and she was right. I loved it and I've been a fan ever since. I did get to see him "live" in NYC in the early 80's at the Bottom Line which was a treat. I like his acoustic early stuff best, but man, he was a terror on electric later on too. RIP John (if possible) ;~)

Thank you BBC

Beatific. A true artist. No one else like him...

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Does anyone know the name of the musician he mentions after Joan Baez? I can't quite catch it

So good

what footage is 30:11 from? I gotta hear that in full

Great post, thanks. Re. John recording 'Glorious Fool' at the Townhouse starting at around 50:10 - would anyone know where that fab footage comes from? And is there any more anywhere online?

Speaking now as a 71 yr-old myself, 60's much too young to go.

Misty in roots, my favourie

I miss him so much ❤️

Glad I had the chance to see him live - wonderful and so passionate ::)

A true soul man.🌃

RIP you beautiful soul. Your music has made you immortal.

rocks me deep ina mi bones

Bless the Weather Head and Heart Solid Air Over the Hill Small Hours Go Down Easy Glorybox Sunshine's better ....to name but few , some of the best songs of all time.

The Man ☮️

My former mate Chris kept asking for "Head and Heart" .. he'd had a few. Eventually John scowled at him. Thankfully things didn't escalate.

Reminds of my youth, when I fell in love with reggae music. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👊👊👊👊👊

Sonzeira!!