John Martyn tribute LP to feature Beck, Bombay Bicycle Club and more

Artists including Beck, Phil Collins, Snow Patrol, Vashti Bunyan and Paolo Nutini have contributed covers to a new John Martyn tribute album entitled ‘Johnny Boy Would Love This’. The double-LP is out this week on Hole In The Rain Music/Absolute. All proceeds from sales will go to John’s family.

Phil Collins, who worked with John throughout his career, said this of his late friend and long-time collaborator: “[He] was unique. Completely unique. He had such power, such emotion, in his music that he could overwhelm the listener even when it was just him and an acoustic guitar. I loved him very much as there were no half measures, literally and musically. I hope people remember him and his music always”.

The full tracklist is as follows.

CD 1:
David Gray – Let The Good Things Come
Clarence Fountain and Sam Butler – Glorious Fool
Robert Smith – Small Hours
Beck – Stormbringer
Ted Barnes (feat Gavin Clark) – Over The Hill
The Swell Season – I Don’t Wanna Know
The Emperors Of Wyoming – Bless The Weather
Lis Hannigan – Couldn’t Love You More
Vetiver – Go Easy
Skye Edwards – Solid Air
Cheryl Wilson – You Can Discover
Joe Bonamassa – The Easy Blues
Sonia Dada – Dancing
Sabrina Dinan – Certain Surprise
Paolo Nutini – One World

CD 2:
Snow Patrol – May You Never
Beth Orton – Go Down Easy
Bombay Bicycle Club – Fairytale Lullaby
Syd Kitchen – Fine Lines
Vashti Bunyan – Head And Heart
Morcheeba – Run Honey Run
Nicholas Barron – Angeline
John Smith – Walk To The Water
Judy Tzuke – Hurt In Your Heart
Jim Tullio – Road To Ruin
Oh My God – John Wayne
The Blackships – Rope Soul’d
Ultan Conlon – Back To Stay
Brendan Campbell – Anna
Phil Collins – Tearing And Breaking