JOHN MARTYN THE TUMBLER LP ISLAND Original 1968 release with pink rim on label

	£		25
	$		33

JOHN MARTYN  THE TUMBLER LP ISLAND Original 1968 release with pink rim on vinyl label.

Cat No:  IIPS-9091

machine-stamped matrix:

I L P S   9 0 9 1   A - 3 U  

I L P S   9 0 9 1   B - 3 U  

engineer-inscribed notations:

PORKY    PECKO

NB// This is not the 1st pressing / 1st issue of the LP with the textured pink labels – see picture of the pink rimed label of this second pressing. LABEL DESIGN: PINK RIM PALM LABELS WITH BLACK LETTERING. 'ISLAND' LOGO AT 6 O'CLOCK.

Tracklisting

1. Sing a Song
2. River, The
3. Goin' Down to Memphis
4. Gardeners, The
5. Day at the Sea, A
6. Fishin' Blues

7. Dusty
8. Hello Train
9. Winding Boy
10. Fly on Home
11. Knuckeldy Crunch / Slippledee-Slee Song
12. Seven Black Roses

John Martyn (guitar); Paul Wheeler (guitar); Harold McNair (flute); Dave Moses (bass guitar)

.Following an inauspicious first release for Island, John Martyn's unique brand of acoustic music began to take some sort of shape with the Al Stewart-produced The Tumbler. Martyn, whose debut was a solo acoustic offering, here employs a second guitar, bass and, most notably, jazz flautist Harold McNair to create his blend of folk, blues and jazz. While his songs show only marginal development from London Conversation, it's his arrangements and, especially, vocals which are the real differences, each becoming increasingly more idiosyncratic. Although nowhere near the caliber of his later recordings, The Tumbler is an important step in Martyn's varied career.

Vinyl: Excellent. The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little degradation in sound quality.

Sleeve: Excellent. Very slight creasing and blister wear to laminated front and back cover.

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Record Grading Categories:

Mint (M) The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet. booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records marked as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

Excellent (EX) The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

Very Good (VG) The record has obviously been played many times, but displayes no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any moajor defects is acceptable.

Good (G) The record has been played so much that the sound quality has notceably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc

Fair (F) The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

Poor (P) The record will not play properly due to scratched, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

Bad (B) The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler