The Hidden Years
Artful Records ArtfulCD2 (1996)

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(Artful Records ARTFULCD2)

The Hidden Years compiles the highlights of John Martyn's uneven early-'90s recordings for Permanent Records, including the majority of both 1990's The Apprentice and 1991's Cool Tide. It's the best way to sample a largely forgettable era of Martyn's career, even though there are still a number of ringers among these selected tracks.

- Thom Owens (AMG)

Released in 1996, a superfluous compilation of The Apprentice and Cooltide from Artful Records. A dogs breakfast of a compilation. The records labels should just leave the original albums as they are. Does not make any sense.

- John Hillarby (The John Martyn Website)

Track Listing:

1. Live On Love (Martyn) - 4:06
2. Hole In The Rain (Martyn) - 4:40
3. The River (Martyn) - 4:26
4. Jack The Lad (Martyn) - 6:42
5. Look At The Girl (Martyn) - 4:35
6. Same Difference (Martyn) - 4:24
7. Send Me One Line (Martyn) - 5:36
8. The Cure (Martyn) - 4:13
9. Income Town (Martyn) - 4:26
10. The Apprentice (Martyn) - 4:28
11. Call Me (Martyn) - 5:40
12. Deny This Love (Martyn) - 4:15
13. Hold Me (Martyn) - 4:51
14. Cooltide (Martyn) - 12:22
15. Patterns In The Rain (Paterson) - 3:44

John Martyn - Guitar, Vocals