John Martyn | Outside In | Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test | 16 October 1973

There were no new John Martyn albums in 1972 and 1974. But in 1973, there were two. Solid Air, released in February '73, was quite a big commercial and critical success, an album of great songs combining elements of folk, jazz, blues and space rock. After Solid air's release, Martyn quickly recorded the material for Inside Out, over a few days in March, in the early hours of the morning. The material was much more experimental in nature, with John delving deeper into his Echoplex experimentations. Inside Out was released in October '73. It was an album with emphasis placed on feel and improvisation rather than song structure. The Echoplex tape delay effect is very much to the fore on Outside In. Martyn's live versions in the mid-'70's could run to around 20 minutes, moving into deep and experimental sound universes. Here on "this nice family show" version, we get a mere 5 minutes, but it's enough to appreciate Martyn's mastery of the Echoplex, and of the incredible musical connection between him and Danny Thompson. Going from the sublime to the ridiculous, the performance ends with with a little raucous comedy moment from Marytn in folk-hooligan mode. But as 'Whistle Test presenter, Bob Harris put's it, "Well, that was John Martyn". Hope you dig it! • Musicians: John Martyn - guitar, vocals Danny Thompson - double bass Sources: Audio & Video: John Martyn “Outside In”, recorded live on BBC TV’s The Old Grey Whistle Test. Broadcast 16 October 1973. •   Always more videos to follow, so please keep your electric eye on me babe!   I don't own the rights, and I'm not making any money out of this etc. Just a fan making videos for other fans.   Please Share, Like, Comment, Subscribe   NachosVideos.com Facebook.com/TheNachoVideos   http://YouTube.com/NachoVideo DailyMotion.com/NachosVideos Instagram.com/NachoVideo Twitter.com/NachosVideos Patreon.com/nachosvideos   TheNachoVideos@gmail.com   I edit, therefore I am #JohnMartyn #InsideOut #DannyThompson

Added 8 May 2026