Roman Wall Blues
Roman Wall Blues is the first solo album by Alex Harvey made after the Soul Band, and his time in the Hair pit band. This album was released in 1969 and contains one song from Hair ("Donna"), plus some Harvey originals, ("Midnight Moses", "Roman Wall Blues" and "Hammer Song"); that he would later re-record with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. The title track was a couplet sonnet by W.H. Auden about the life of a Roman soldier.
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| Released | October 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | Philips (Phonogram) Studio, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 39:41 | |||
| Label | Fontana | |||
| Producer | Brian Shepherd, Alex Harvey | |||
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The album was recorded at Philips (Phonogram) Studio, London.
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Track listings
All tracks composed by Alex Harvey; except where indicated
- "Midnight Moses" – 3:30
- "Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham" (Delaney Bramlett, Mac Davis) – 2:29
- "Broken Hearted Fairytale" (Harvey, Andy McMaster) – 3:41
- "Donna" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) – 2:21
- "Roman Wall Blues" (W. H. Auden, Alex Harvey) – 2:50
- "Jumping Jack Flash" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:14
- "Hammer Song" – 3:12
- "Let My Bluebird Sing" – 3:40
- "Maxine" (A. Foray) – 4:40
- "(Down at) Bart's Place" – 4:21
- "Candy" – 2:57
Personnel
Musicians
- Alex Harvey – guitar, vocals
- Leslie Harvey – guitar
- Mickey Keene – guitar
- Bud Parkes – trumpet
- Derek Watkins – trumpet
- Derek Wadsworth – trombone, brass arrangements
- Frank Ricotti – alto saxophone, percussion, brass arrangements
- Ashton Tootell – baritone saxophone, flute
- Laurie Baker – bass guitar, electronics/effects
- Maurice Cockerill – keyboard
- Pete Woolf – drums[3]
Technical
- Brian Shepherd – producer
- David Voyde – engineer
- Robin Nicol – sleeve design
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References
- "Roman Wall Blues". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- "Alex Harvey Roman Wall Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- "Alex Harvey Roman Wall Blues". Discogs. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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