Live at Leeds (John Martyn album)

This article is about the live album by John Martyn. For other uses, see Live at Leeds (disambiguation).

Live at Leeds
Live album by
John Martyn
Released1976
Recorded13 February 1975,[1] Leeds University
GenreFolk rock, blues
Length49:17
LabelIsland
ProducerJohn Martyn
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Mojo[2]
Record Collector[3]

Live at Leeds is a live album by John Martyn. He independently released this album himself in an initial run of 10,000 that were numbered and signed,[1] after a disagreement with Island about its commercial viability.[4] The working title was "Ringside Seat"; photos of Martyn and bassist Danny Thompson in a boxing ring were taken for a prospective cover, though never used.[1] It was recorded on 13 February 1975 (the sleeve incorrectly states October),[1] at Leeds University, at the same venue that The Who recorded their Live at Leeds in 1970.[4]

The 1998 re-released version on Voiceprint/One World includes five bonus tracks ("My Baby Girl", "You Can Discover", "So Much in Love With You", "Clutches" and "Mailman") from the show, including the three Paul Kossoff of Free guested on.[4]

In 2006 Recall released a 2CD set, Live At Leeds And More, comprising all the tracks from the 1998 version plus a 2nd CD of live material not from 1975 at all, recorded between 1979 and 1996, culled from his various One World releases.[4][5]

A 2CD Deluxe Edition compiled and researched by John Hillarby was released in 2010 by Universal Music. It contains the 1975 concert in its entirety, complete with hold ups, chatter and profane drunken insults between Martyn and Thompson, with Disc 2 including 35 minutes of the afternoon rehearsal as bonus material. The versions of "Outside In" and "Solid Air" on the original (which were not recorded at the Leeds concert) are replaced.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e Live at Leeds at AllMusic
  2. ^ Irvin, Jim (November 2010). "John Martin Live at Leeds". Mojo. p. 120.
  3. ^ Rossi, Marco (November 2010). "John Martyn – Live at Leeds: Deluxe Edition". Record Collector. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e Cavanagh, David (1 October 2010). "Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition) - review". The Official John Martyn Website / Uncut No.161. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. ^ "John Martyn – Live at Leeds". Discogs. Retrieved 14 October 2022.