Home / Music / John Martyn's Echoplex delay defined 'I'd Rather Be the Devil'Music linernotes album music john-martynJohn Martyn's Echoplex delay defined 'I'd Rather Be the Devil'John Martyn leaned heavily on the Echoplex tape delay throughout Solid Air, most notably on ‘I’d Rather Be the Devil.’ Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesEric Clapton covered John Martyn's 'May You Never' on SlowhandJohn Martyn cut Solid Air at two London studios in late 1972Solid Air came out in February 1973 on Island RecordsJohn Martyn's 'Solid Air' was a tribute to Nick DrakeDanny Thompson played bass on John Martyn's Solid Air.ExploreSun Ra founded his own label, El Saturn Records, in 1957Alva Noto co-founded Raster-Noton, an experimental label that won a Golden NicaBig Thief is on 4AD, but Adrianne Lenker's solo work goes through BandcampTabula Rasa was the first release on ECM's New Series imprintMagic Bullet Records gave Young Mountain its official releasePrevious John Renbourn and Paul Simon both covered 'Anji'Next John Martyn's 'Solid Air' was a tribute to Nick Drake