London Conversation

London Conversation
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1967
RecordedTony Pike's studio, Putney, London
GenreFolk, folk rock
LabelIsland
ProducerTheo Johnson
Supervised by Chris Blackwell
John Martyn chronology
London Conversation
(1967)
The Tumbler
(1968)
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Mojo[1]

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]

  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.