The Apprentice is a rock album by John Martyn. Recorded at CaVa Studios, Glasgow, Scotland. Originally released on CD by Permanent Records, catalogue number PERM CD 1.
The demo recordings for The Apprentice were the trigger for Martyn's being dropped by Island Records in 1988. Despite this, when the album (recorded in its final form at Martyn's own expense) appeared in 1990, it was well reviewed and regarded as something of a return to form by Martyn enthusiasts.Some People Are Crazy – the John Martyn Story – John Neil Munro (Polygon 2007)
In 2013, the original Island mix of the album was issued on the Island Years box-set featuring 16 tracks.
Track listing All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.
"Live On Love" – 4:05 "The River" – 4:01 "Look At The Girl" – 4:28 "Income Town" – 4:23 "Send Me One Line" – 5:31 "Deny this Love" – 4:07 "Hold Me" – 4:47 "Upo" – 3:43 "The Apprentice" – 4:10 "The Moment"1 – 3:40 "Patterns In The Rain" (Foster Patterson) – 3:42 1Not included in LP release
Additional tracks included on 2007 remastered release via One World
"Deny This Love" (remix) – 3:53 "The Apprentice" (live) – 4:50 "The River" (live) – 4:49 "Send Me One Line" (live) – 5:47 "Look At The Girl" (live) – 5:29
Personnel (as listed on original CD release) John Martyn – vocals, guitars Foster Patterson – keyboards Taj Wyzgowski – rhythm guitar (1, 9) Dave Ball – bass (1, 2) Arran Ahmun – drums Danny Cummings – percussion, backing vocals Colin Tully – saxophone (2, 8) Andy Shepherd – saxophone (3, 5, 6) Danusia Cummings – backing vocals
Live tracks John Martyn – vocals, guitars Spencer Cozens – keyboards Alan Thomson – bass Arran Ahmun – drums Dave Lewis – saxophone
Production John Martyn – producer, mixing Brian Young – producer, mixing, engineer Gavin McComb – assistant engineer Andy Larwood – art design Ken Sharp – photography John Leonard – management Lisa Sharpe – management
2007 Reissue credits Dallas Simpson – remastering at Dallas Masters (UK) Jon Price – booklet design, layout Bob Edge – photography John Hillarby – liner notes
References
External links The Official John Martyn Website