The Road To Ruin: Vinyl LP Fela Kuti and ‘24 Hour Party People’

and ‘24 Hour Party People’ (1987)

natural storytelling and evocative imagery has inspired legions of fans and a new generation of rappers

Both were smitten by the phrase’s filmic qualities

culminating in Raymond’s peach of a guitar solo

working with a cast of gifted friends and collaborators

The Road To Ruin: Vinyl LP Fela Kuti and ‘24 Hour Party People’A complex and sometimes belligerent character in real life, on record, John Martyn was the epitome of the folk dreamer, embodying the spirit of the bourgeoning London acoustic scene of the late 60s. Well known and respected for his 70s albums Solid Air and One World, this is where it began. The second and fnal John and Beverley album, The Road To Ruin came out in late 1970; it is a mature, fully realised work, and a glimpse of what would have happened