Solid Air
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| Solid Air | ||
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| Studio album by John Martyn | ||
| Released | February 1973 | |
| Recorded | November-December 1972 | |
| Genre | Folk/Jazz | |
| Length | 34:31 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | John Wood | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| John Martyn chronology | ||
| Bless the Weather (1971) |
Solid Air (1973) |
Inside Out (John Martyn album) (1973) |
Solid Air is a folk/jazz album released in 1973 by John Martyn on Island Records.
In 2000 Q magazine placed Solid Air at number 67 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks by John Martyn unless noted otherwise.
- 'Solid Air' 5:46
- 'Over The Hill' 2:51
- 'Don't Want To Know' 3:01
- 'I'd Rather Be The Devil' (Skip James) 6:19
- 'Go Down Easy' 3:36
- 'Dreams By The Sea' 3:18
- 'May You Never' 3:43
- 'The Man In The Station' 2:54
- 'The Easy Blues' 3:22
[edit] Notes
- 'Solid Air', the title track. Dedicated to a friend of Martyn's, Nick Drake, who was suffering from depression and died of an antidepressant overdose 18 months after the album was released.
- 'Over The Hill', which sparked controversy on its release as it contains the phrase 'sweet cocaine'. This was then changed to 'dry champagne' in an effort to sell more copies.[citation needed]
[edit] Personnel
- John Martyn (vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, synthesizer)
- Richard Thompson (guitar, mandolin, violin, autoharp)
- Simon Nicol (mandolin, violin, autoharp)
- Sue Dranheim (violin)
- Tony Coe (saxophone)
- John "Rabbit" Bundrick (acoustic & electric piano, organ, clavinet)
- Tristan Fry (vibraphone)
- Danny Thompson (acoustic bass)
- Dave Pegg (bass)
- Dave Mattacks (drums)
- Neemoi "Speedy" Acquaye (congas).
A reissue of the album, with the additional track 'I'd Rather Be The Devil (Live)', was rated as the 67th best album of all time by Q magazine]], and also included in their list of Best Chill-Out Albums Of All Time.
