Soldier on the Wall explained

Soldier on the Wall
Type:Album
Artist:Alex Harvey
Cover:Soldieronthewall_AlexHarveyalbum.gif
Released:1982
Recorded:September/October 1981
Studio:Kingsway Recorders, Holborn, London
Genre:Rock
Length:35:14
Label:Powerstation Records
Producer:Kevin D. Nixon
Prev Title:The Mafia Stole My Guitar
Prev Year:1979

The Soldier on the Wall is the final album recorded by Alex Harvey.[1] The album was recorded in September/October 1981 and released shortly after Harvey's death.[2]

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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 to the original and liner notes by Harvey's widow, Trudy.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keeping The The Faith - Record Collector Magazine. recordcollectormag.com.
  2. Web site: The quieter side of rock's flamboyant singer, Alex Harvey. Glasgow Times. 12 March 2016 .