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John's debut album, London Conversation, was recorded in mono at Pye Studios in Marble Arch for the princely some of £158 and released in October 1967. An album of innocent songs that won praise from the music press and launched a career that has spanned five decades! 
Music is a constantly evolving language, a shifting landscape of creativity where artists emerge, gain recognition and often subside into obscurity. Few artists successfully transverse this creative landscape and receive the recognition for innovation that they deserve.  

Remarkably talented, compassionate and often forthright, John Martyn is one such artist who has influenced and inspired whole generations of new musicians. Just when you feel that you've heard all he has to offer, when you've finally pinned down and categorised his music, he undergoes yet another metamorphosis. Folk? Blues? Reggae? Jazz? Rock? Trip Hop? Funk? John refuses to conform to any particular music genre whilst simultaneously embracing them all. His guitar playing has evolved over the years - acoustic guitar in the 60s, to electro-acoustic in the 70s with a wah wah pedal, fuzz box and echoplex, to the 80s which saw him playing electric guitar almost exclusively in a full band setting and the 90s which saw trip hop and funk enter his music.

1.Fairy Tale Lullaby (J. Martyn)
2.Sandy Grey (R. Fredericks)
3.London Conversation (J. Martyn, J. Sundell)
4.Ballad Of An Elder Woman (J. Martyn)
5.Cocain (Traditional arranged by J. Martyn)
6.Run Honey Run (J. Martyn)
7.Back To Stay (J. Martyn)
8.Rolling Home (J. Martyn)
9.Who's Grown Up Now (J. Martyn)
10.Golden Girl (J. Martyn)
11.This Time (J. Martyn)
12.Don't Think Twice (B. Dylan)

Met dank aan de originele poster, Sybian