JOHN MARTYN

Martyn’s 1990 album, expanded with live tracks and concert footage.

JAMES MCNAIR

The Apprentice ESOTERIC If 1990’s The Apprentice was a landmark for John Martyn, it was primarily because Island Records’ rejection of it even after he had re-recorded it at his own expense marked the end of his two-decade tenure at the label. With hindsight, it’s hard to fathom why they passed on a record later seen as a return to form after some decidedly uneven 80s output, but John Hillarby’s liner notes for this three-CD plus DVD clamshell box reissues are revealing. Apparently, the label had designs on re-styling Martyn as the next Chris Rea – a fool’s errand, really, given his notorious recalcitrance and reputation as a stylistic moving target. “The album smacks of his new optimism at that point.” Aged almost 40, and entering a period of brief,…

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