Autographs of John Martyn

Iain David McGeachy OBE (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums and received frequent critical acclaim. The Times described him as "an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurred the boundaries between folk, jazz, rock and blues".
Martyn began his career at age 17 as a key member of the Scottish folk music scene, drawing inspiration from American blues and English traditional music, and signed with Island Records. By the 1970s he had begun incorporating jazz and rock into his sound on albums such as Solid Air (1973) and One World (1977), as well as experimenting with guitar effects and tape delay machines like the Echoplex. Domestic and substance abuse problems marked his personal life throughout the 1970s and 1980s, though he continued to release albums while collaborating with figures such as Phil Collins and Lee "Scratch" Perry. He remained active until his death in 2009.
Martyn was born in Beechcroft Avenue, New Malden, Surrey, to Belgian Jewish mother Beatrice "Betty" Ethel (née Jewitt) and Greenock-born Scottish father Thomas Paterson "Tommy" McGeachy. His parents, both opera singers, divorced when he was five and he spent his childhood alternating between Scotland and England. Most of this time was spent in the care of his father and grandmother, Janet, in Shawlands, Glasgow, part of his holidays each year spent on his mother's houseboat. He adapted his accent depending on context or company, changing between broad or refined Glaswegian and southern English accents, and continued to do so throughout his life. He attended Shawlands Academy in Glasgow. At school, he was a keen rugby player. On leaving school he attended Glasgow School of Art, but left to pursue his musical aspirations.
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Current items with a signature of John Martyn

These are the most current items with a signature of John Martyn that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Rare Signed John Martyn vinyl LP SAPPHIRE original genuine signature 1984 Island	£198.39
	Signed Sarah Jane Morris & Tony Remy : Sweet Little Mystery Songs of John Martyn	£13.52

Traded items with a signature of John Martyn

The most expensive item with a signature of John Martyn (JOHN MARTYN ~ LONDON CONVERSATION ~ SIGNED UK 1ST PRESS LP 1967 UACC RACC DEALER) was sold in July 2024 for £650.00 while the cheapest item (JOHN MARTYN 1981 album Glorious Fool, perfect condition & signed by Alan Thomson) found a new owner for £5.99 in November 2018. The month with the most items sold (28) was April 2024 with an average selling price of £30.00 for an autographed item of John Martyn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with £578.67 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £10.00 was January 2019. In average, an autographed item from John Martyn is worth £30.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of John Martyn were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	John Martyn - Live (London 1990) One World SIGNED BY ARTIST	£11.50
	John Martyn - Live At Leeds - Signed - Limited Edition Number 9	£126.34
	JOHN MARTYN - THE NEW YORK SESSION - 2000 ONE WORLD - CD SIGNED	£14.99
	John Martyn Ain't No Saint 4 CD Box Set Signed Rare N/M	£100.00
	John Martyn Live At Leeds LP Record Limited Edition Signed Signature	£578.67
	JOHN MARTYN ~ LONDON CONVERSATION ~ SIGNED UK 1ST PRESS LP 1967 UACC RACC DEALER	£650.00
	John Martyn- Live 1990 in London 2-CD (2007) Hand Signed ?? **READ**	£12.50
	Signed John Martyn Live From London DVD an Glasgow Walker CD	£31.00
	SIGNED John Martyn: ‘Inside Out’ VG+ Original 1973 Vinyl LP	£56.00
	Signed Sarah Jane Morris & Tony Remy : Sweet Little Mystery Songs of John Martyn	£16.72
	Signed Sarah Jane Morris & Tony Remy : Sweet Little Mystery Songs of John Martyn	£18.87
	Signed Sarah Jane Morris & Tony Remy : Sweet Little Mystery Songs of John Martyn	£18.87
	Signed Sarah Jane Morris & Tony Remy : Sweet Little Mystery Songs of John Martyn	£24.22
	SISTER BLISS - FEATURING JOHN MARTYN - DELIVER ME - CD SIGNED	£19.99
	Ultra rare signed John Martyn demo in conversation with , piece by piece box set	£200.00