Here’s 18 discs of Martyn’s slurred genius, from late ’60s folk whimsy, to the artful songwriting and edifying Echoplex experimentation of the ’70s, to a pointless final four discs of plasticised ’80s guff.
All the canonical albums, including a coherent representation of 1975’s often bastardised free-jazz ambient-blues masterpiece Live At Leeds, are supplemented with superb finds. 1977’s One World, vastly expanded, terraforms trip-hop.
A ’72 live set sees the lone guitarist, augmented by effects pedals, transform from pothead troubadour to swamp delta Stockhausen, belching stardust gumbo, audibly tormented by untrammelled talent.
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Idrie, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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