London Conversation

London Conversation is the first album by John Martyn, released on Island Records in 1967. Largely self-penned, the album is much more folk oriented than his blues/jazz tinged later releases. Recording was completed by 9 August and the album was released when Martyn was 19 in October 1967. The album reputedly cost £158 to record.^[2] The cover photo was taken by Barry Wentzel on the roof of Island Records boss Chris Blackwell's flat in Cromwell Road, London.^[3]

London Conversation
Studio album by John Martyn
Released	October 1967
Recorded	Tony Pike's studio, Putney, London
Genre	Folk, folk rock
Label	Island
Producer	Theo Johnson Supervised by Chris Blackwell
John Martyn chronology
London Conversation (1967) The Tumbler (1968)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Mojo	[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.

Side one

1. "Fairy Tale Lullaby" – 2:50
2. "Sandy Grey" (Robin Frederick) – 2:25
3. "London Conversation" (Martyn, Jon Sundell) – 2:42
4. "Ballad of an Elder Woman" – 2:43
5. "Cocain" (Traditional; arranged by Martyn) – 2:59
6. "Run Honey Run" – 2:37

Side two

1. "Back to Stay" – 3:28
2. "Rolling Home" – 5:43
3. "Who's Grown Up Now" – 4:01
4. "Golden Girl" – 2:34
5. "This Time" – 3:07
6. "Don't Think Twice" (Bob Dylan) – 4:11

Bonus track on 2005 CD reissue

1. "She Moved Through the Fair" (Traditional) – 2:33

Personnel

• John Martyn - vocals, guitar, sitar, harmonica

References

1. Wirth, Jim (October 2023). "Lucifer rising". Mojo. p. 94.
2. Penney, Stuart; Savage, Chris (September 1996). "Frog to Prog: Pink Label LPs". Record Collector (205): 84.
3. John Neil Munro (1 May 2011). Some People Are Crazy: The John Martyn Story. Birlinn. p. 52. ISBN 9780857900067.

External links

• The Official John Martyn Website
• Rolling Home on YouTube