Alex Harvey – The Soldier on the Wall 

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COVER NM:

LABELS : Very sharp, no marks.

All Pictures are of the actual items listed

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 however, the album was given a compact disc release, with tracks being remastered from their original master tapes. However, the project was almost abandoned when the second half of the album's original master tape couldn't be traced. Only the first four tracks of the album were remastered from the original tapes. The problem was eventually solved the next best way possible; production staff managed to obtain a good quality copy of the original 1982 vinyl on loan, they digitised and "cleaned up" the remaining five tracks and released them. Consequently, this led to slight surface noise appearing on those tracks; it is most noticeable on the quiet piano introduction to track #5, "The Poet and I".

 Track listings

1. "Mitzi"
2. "Billy Bolero"
3. "Snowshoes Thompson"
4. "Roman Wall Blues"
5. "The Poet and I"
6. "Nervous"
7. "Carry The Water"
8. "Flowers Mr. Florist"
9. "The Poet and I (Reprise)"

[edit] 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"

[edit] Additional Personnel

• Kevin D. Nixon - Producer
• Chas Watkins - Engineer
• Roy Neave - Mix engineer
• Viv Ratcliffe - Front cover
• Charles Daykin - Artwork

A SIMPLE VINYL GRADING SYSTEM :

Mint: Sealed/Unplayed/Unopened/The Holy Grail/Not used on an opened item.
NM Near Mint: Like-new, with very little or no visible wear; very scarce & very collectible.
EX Excellent: A step above VG+, very clean, no serious flaws. Appears seldom spun. Very Nice.
VG+ Very Good plus: Above average LP; a few moderate surface marks or paper scuffs; minor surface noise. Not bad.
VG Very Good: An average used LP, several surface marks/maybe light scratches. Noisy but plays through, no skips. OK.
VG- Very Good minus: Reveals lots of wear & noise when viewed or spun but is not defective or warped. A bit rough.

A SIMPLE COVER GRADING SYSTEM :

Mint: Sealed/Unopened/The Holy Grail/Not used on an opened item.
NM Near Mint: Like-new, only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover due to the outer edge of the venyl resting inside.
EX Excellent: Minor outer ring wear but no ink wear. Slight creases to the corners, corners can show white. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs.

VG+ May have small writing. Artwork clean but some signs of aging, some yellowing, no stains or water damage. Some wear to the seams or spine, but not tears or holes

VG Very Good: An average used cover, looks worn, used. Some seam splitting, some ring wear with ink wearing off. May be some writing on cover and some yellowing.

VG- Very Good minus: Well used with lots of wear and defects like writing and ink wear and seam splits 

LP cover grading is very subjective and in the end is simply just one man's opinion.
A difference of opinion on a cover's "proper" or "correct" grade will not be not grounds for a refund.
We attempt to describe every cover's pluses & minuses as best as we can, arrive at a fair grade & show a good picture. All major  flaws will be mentioned.


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