- Band Name: John Martyn
- Record Label: Universal
- Release Date: Sep 30, 2013
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- Summary: The 18-disc box set includes all the studio albums on the Island label from 1967-1987, plus live recordings, alternative takes, and a DVD with video performances from the British folk singer-songwriter.
- Record Label: Universal
- Genre(s): Folk
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Score distribution:
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Oct 14, 2013100These 17 discs comprise every Island studio album, each with generous extras, plus standalone discs of genuine historical worth.
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Oct 4, 201390All told, The Island Years contains an embarrassment of riches and must rank as amongst the most exhaustive and impressive undertakings of its kind; it’s the kind of towering tribute Martyn’s talents richly deserve. However, it’s hard to figure out who it’s intended for exactly.
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Oct 4, 201380It's expensive but for Martyn fans it will offer hours and hours of fresh enjoyment of one of British folk's true greats.
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Oct 4, 201380Devotees will not be disappointed.
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Oct 14, 201380If you can bear the canonical duplicates, the seldom played discs, and, above all, the cost, this is a box no John Martyn fan can do without. [Nov 2013, p.96]
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Oct 4, 201380You may well own these already, but the value of this collection is as a portrait of the artist through time, and a compilation of the irresistible outpourings of a man who never really knew who he was. [Nov 2013, p.83]