Soldier on the Wall
1982 studio album by Alex Harvey
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The Soldier on the Wall is the final album recorded by Alex Harvey.[4] The album was recorded in September/October 1981 and released shortly after Harvey's death. [5]
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | September/October 1981 | |||
| Studios | Kingsway Recorders, Holborn, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:14 | |||
| Label | Powerstation Records | |||
| Producer | Kevin D. Nixon | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mitzi" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Billy Bolero" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Snowshoes Thompson" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Roman Wall Blues" | 5:24 |
| 5. | "The Poet and I" | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Nervous" | 4:51 |
| 7. | "Carry the Water" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Flowers Mr. Florist" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "The Poet and I (Reprise)" | 1:28 |
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 Sellar - 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
- Paul "Chas" Watkins - engineer
- Roy Neave - mix engineer
- Viv Ratcliffe - front cover
- Charles Daykin - artwork
2003 reissue
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".
The CD version has a different cover from the original and liner notes by Harvey's widow, Trudy.