Mike Williams " Lonely Soldier "

[Guest]

I would appreciate information regarding Mike Williams - " Lonely Soldier "

Many thanks

Malc Burton

[pikeys dog]

Came out on both U.S and UK.

Should only be a cheapie.

[Glynthornhill]

Came out on both U.S and UK.

Should only be a cheapie.

Depends on your outlook on cheapie.

£10 / £15 not cheap in some quarters .

A well respected vietnam deepie collectors tune Stateside as well.

www.cratesofsoul.com

[Dave Pinch]

heyup malc

it made no 65 on the us pop charts and is pretty common in the states. I bought a half

decent issue for 99cents although i would like to add that a white demo would be nifty

and the uk copy is probably one of the harder red atlantics though not mega money

the flip side ` if this is love ' is actually good underated northern

dave

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

There have been several excellent Jamaican versions of it, too, most notably the 1967 Studio 1 cut by the late Slim Smith, which has the Wailers on backing vocals and which is retitled "Lonely Lover". Gregory Isaacs also did a really good cut of it on Impact in 1973.

The Mike Williams record was recorded in Chicago. It's always sounded to me like it should be on Chess, really. It's also now collected by 'Island Soul' fans, which means it's not quite as cheap as it used to be!!!

[boba]

There have been several excellent Jamaican versions of it, too, most notably the 1967 Studio 1 cut by the late Slim Smith, which has the Wailers on backing vocals and which is retitled "Lonely Lover". Gregory Isaacs also did a really good cut of it on Impact in 1973.

The Mike Williams record was recorded in Chicago. It's always sounded to me like it should be on Chess, really. It's also now collected by 'Island Soul' fans, which means it's not quite as cheap as it used to be!!!

Gene Barge produced it (hence the Chess sound), he told me he did it because he owed a favor to someone at atlantic.