Label: Island Records (UK), IMCD 274, 548 147-2
Style: Folk Rock, Folk Jazz
Country: Surrey, England (11 September 1948)
Time: 41:13
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 222 Mb
The album was recorded over eight days and features instrumental contributions by bassist Danny Thompson and members of Fairport Convention.
"Solid Air", the title track, was dedicated to a friend of Martyn's, Nick Drake, who would die of an antidepressant overdose 18 months after the album was released. Martyn said of the track "It was done for a friend of mine, and it was done right with very clear motives, and I'm very pleased with it, for varying reasons. It has got a very simple message, but you'll have to work that one out for yourself."
The album features an avant-garde cover of Skip James' "Devil Got My Woman", here retitled "I'd Rather Be the Devil" and performed with heavy use of Martyn's Echoplex tape delay effect.
"May You Never" became something of a signature song for Martyn, becoming a staple of his live performances. Released in November 1971 as a single in an early form, the song was re-recorded during the Solid Air sessions. Eric Clapton covered "May You Never" on his 1977 album Slowhand.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_Air)
01. Solid Air (05:46)
02. Over The Hill (02:54)
03. Don't Want To Know (03:04)
04. I'd Rather Be The Devil (06:19)
05. Go Down Easy (03:37)
06. Dreams By The Sea (03:19)
07. May You Never (03:42)
08. The Man In The Station (02:53)
09. The Easy Blues (03:23)
10. I'd Rather Be The Devil (Live) (06:11)
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