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 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.
The album was recorded at Philips Studio, London.
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
Technical Brian Shepherd – producer David Voyde – engineer Robin Nicol – sleeve design
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