Soldier on the Wall
Soldier on the Wall is the third and final album that was recorded by Alex Harvey after The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. This album was released shortly after Alex Harvey's death. In 2003, the album was given a compact disc release, with only the first four tracks being remastered from their original master tapes. The project was almost abandoned because the second master tape for the other five tracks (the B side of the vinyl album) couldn't be traced. Production staff managed to obtain a good quality copy of the original 1982 vinyl on loan. They digitised and "cleaned up" (as best they could with the technology available at the time) the remaining five tracks, and released them. Consequently, this led to slight surface noise appearing on those tracks; it is most noticeable with some light crackle on the quiet piano introduction to track 5, "The Poet and I".
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:32 | |||
| Label | Powerstation Records | |||
| Producer | Kevin D. Nixon | |||
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Track listing
- "Mitzi"
- "Billy Bolero"
- "Snowshoes Thompson"
- "Roman Wall Blues"
- "The Poet and I"
- "Nervous"
- "Carry The Water"
- "Flowers Mr. Florist"
- "The Poet and I (Reprise)"
Personnel
- Alex Harvey - Lead vocals & producer
- Tony Lambert - Keyboards
- George Hall - Keyboards
- Ian "Toose" Taylor - Guitar
- Jack Dawe - Bass guitar
- Colin Griffin - Drums
- Andy Nolan - Percussion
- Gordon Sellers - Bass on "The Poet and I"
- Tommy Eyre - Keyboards on "The Poet and I"
- Ray Conn - Harmony - Writer - Producer - on "The Poet and I"
Additional Personnel
- Kevin D. Nixon - Producer
- Chas Watkins - Engineer
- Roy Neave - Mix engineer
- Viv Ratcliffe - Front cover
- Charles Daykin - Artwork