John Martyn - Solid Air RARE 1973 UK Vinyl LP Pink Rim Vinyl EX/Gatefold Slv EX

	£		55
	$		73

Label:

Island Records – ILPS 9226

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold

Country:

UK

Released:

Feb 1973

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Folk

Tracklist

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A1

Solid Air

Saxophone – Tony Coe

Vibraphone – Tristan Fry

Saxophone – Tony Coe

Vibraphone – Tristan Fry

5:43

A2

Over The Hill

Autoharp – Simon Nicol

Mandolin – Richard Thompson

Violin – Sue Draheim

Autoharp – Simon Nicol

Mandolin – Richard Thompson

Violin – Sue Draheim

2:52

A3

Don't Want To Know

3:00

A4

I'd Rather Be The Devil

Written-By – Skip James

Written-By – Skip James

6:17

B1

Go Down Easy

3:34

B2

Dreams By The Sea

3:15

B3

May You Never

3:40

B4

The Man In The Station

3:50

B5

The Easy Blues

Synthesizer – John Martyn

Synthesizer – John Martyn

3:19

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Ltd.
• Produced For – Witchseason Productions Ltd.
• Recorded At – Island Studios
• Recorded At – Sound Techniques, London
• Published By – Warlock Music Ltd.
• Pressed By – A.R.E.A.C.E.M.
• Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
• Made By – MacNeill Press Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – Dave Pegg
• Congas – Speedy (Neemoi Acquaye)*
• Design [Sleeve] – Fabio Nicoli
• Double Bass – Danny Thompson
• Drums – Dave Mattacks
• Engineer, Producer – John Wood
• Photography By [Front Cover] – John Webster (4)
• Photography By [Inside And Back Cover] – Brian Cooke (2)
• Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Organ, Clavinet – Rabbit*
• Producer, Written-By – John Martyn
• Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – John Martyn

Notes

Issued in a matte gatefold sleeve with blue Island polylined inner.
Pink-rim design Island labels.

Sleeve:
Recorded at Island and Sound Techniques Studios November/December 1972.
Speedy (Neemoi Acquaye) appears courtesy of Mercury Records

All songs published by Warlock Music, except - I'd Rather Be The devil, (M.C.P.S.)
℗ 1973 Island Records Ltd.
'Love - Nuff Said' - credited in purple print on the inside left gatefold
Sleeve printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1

Labels:
Witchseason Productions logo on the right.
Warlock Music Ltd. except A4 MCPS.
℗ 1973 Island Records Ltd.

Inner:
Patent Nos. 1.125.555 & 1.072.844
island records ltd
22 st Peters square
london w6 9nw
Made in Great Britain

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-side runout ): ILPS 9226 A " AREACEM
• Matrix / Runout (B-side runout): ILPS 9226 B " AREACEM ♡
• Matrix / Runout (A-side label): ILPS-9226 A
• Matrix / Runout (B-side label): ILPS-9226 B
• Rights Society: M.C.P.S.

The disc has been visually inspected and fully play tested on Linn equipment.  The vinyl has a deep lustre and good clean dynamic sound. There is some low level crackle audible during some of the quieter passages and between some tracks and the odd light pop on the last track on side 2. There is some wear on corners and edges to the outer gatefold sleeve and partial ring wear to the top of the back of the sleeve, otherwise it is in great condition. The inner sleeve has been replaced with a clear antistatic sleeve.

We use the Record Collector's grading system giving separate condition ratings for the Vinyl and Sleeve as follows: 

Near Mint (NM) - A nearly perfect record. Has been played few times or not at all, and the vinyl will show virtually no imperfections during playback. Sleeve will have no more than the most minor defects. The same is true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, etc.  

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

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

Good (GD) - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. Sleeve suffers from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

Fair (FR) - The Record is still 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.

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