The Apprentice (album) explained

The Apprentice
Type:	studio
Artist:	John Martyn
Cover:	File:JMartyn_Apprentice.jpg
Released:	1990
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Permanent Records
Producer:	Brian Young, John Martyn
Prev Title:	Piece by Piece
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Cooltide
Next Year:	1991

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.^[1]

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.

1. "Live On Love" - 4:05
2. "The River" - 4:01
3. "Look At The Girl" - 4:28
4. "Income Town" - 4:23
5. "Send Me One Line" - 5:31
6. "Deny this Love" - 4:07
7. "Hold Me" - 4:47
8. "Upo" - 3:43
9. "The Apprentice" - 4:10
10. "The Moment"¹ - 3:40
11. "Patterns In The Rain" (Foster Patterson) - 3:42

¹Not included in LP release

Additional tracks included on 2007 remastered release via One World

12. "Deny This Love" (remix) - 3:53
13. "The Apprentice" (live) - 4:50
14. "The River" (live) - 4:49
15. "Send Me One Line" (live) - 5:47
16. "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

External links

• The Official John Martyn Website

Notes and References

1. Some People Are Crazy - the John Martyn Story - John Neil Munro (Polygon 2007)