Small Hours: The Long Night of John Martyn

By Graeme Thomson

''Martyn, the difficult musical visionary, thoroughly deserves this painstaking and eloquent biography [which] balances the fan's assiduousness with a critic's seiving action.'' - Observer 

''It's [the] adherence to home-truths which gives Small Hours its power... just as good as Thomson’s acclaimed studies of Kate Bush and Phil Lynott.'' - 4/5, MOJO

''Insightful and beautifully written... unflinchingly critical of Martyn’s failings and his substance-fuelled excesses [yet] equally glowing in its praise of his finest achievements as a genre-blurring performer.'' - 4/5, Shindig!

''Tethers the sometimes golden music to the often savage man, retaining sympathy for his subject and the casualties he caused.'' - 9/10, Classic Rock

''Attention to biographical detail is pleasingly matched by astute critical appraisals [and] forensic flair.... [a] compelling portrait.'' - 4/5, Record Collector

Publication Date: 09.07.20
ISBN: 9781787600195
Extent: 256 pages
Format: Hardback