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John Martyn: I've Had a Wonderful Time

Graeme Thomson, The Herald, November 2005

IT IS FAR from unusual to discover whole fathoms of deep blue sea between the artist and their art. Nothing, however, quite prepares you for John Martyn. One of the few musicians actually deserving of oft-used terms like "one-off" and "unique", Martyn is a treasure.

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