PHILIP LYNOTT – SOLO IN SOHO LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1980 THIN LIZZY

Philip Lynott – Solo In Soho
(Vertigo Records  1980  9102038)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from a few light crackles)

Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist. He was known for his distinctive plectrum-based style on the bass, and for his imaginative lyrical contributions including numerous characters drawn from personal influences and Celtic culture.

Solo in Soho is the first solo album by Philip Lynott, released while he was still in Thin Lizzy. Current and former Lizzy members guested on the album including Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Snowy White, and Gary Moore. Brian Robertson also contributed to the writing of Girls.

Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler plays on “King’s Call”, a lament to Elvis Presley. Huey Lewis plays harmonica on “Tattoo (Giving It All Up For Love)” and “Ode To A Black Man”. Lewis later covered the former on his 1982 album, Picture This.

Track listing

All songs by Philip Lynott, except where noted.

Original LP

Side One

1. “Dear Miss Lonely Hearts” (Jimmy Bain, Lynott) – 4:11
2. “King’s Call” – 3:40
3. “A Child’s Lullaby” – 2:43
4. “Tattoo (Giving It All Up for Love)” – 3:21
5. “Solo in Soho” – 4:15

Side Two

1. “Girls” (Bain, Lynott, Brian Robertson) – 4:00
2. “Yellow Pearl” (Lynott, Midge Ure) – 4:06
3. “Ode to a Black Man” – 4:06
4. “Jamaican Rum” – 2:43
5. “Talk in 79” – 3:00

Personnel

• Philip Lynott – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, Minimoog, vocoder, string machine, percussion, vocals
• Scott Gorham – guitars (tracks 1, 4, 8)
• Snowy White – guitars (tracks 1, 5)
• Mark Knopfler – electric guitar (track 2)
• Gary Moore – guitar (track 9)
• Jerome Rimson – bass guitar (track 5)
• Huey Lewis – harmonica (tracks 4, 8)
• Fiachra Trench – strings (tracks 3, 4)
• Jimmy Bain – piano, Minimoog, string machine (track 6)
• Billy Currie – ARP synthesizer (track 6)
• Midge Ure – ARP synthesizer, Minimoog, string machine (track 7)
• Brian Downey – drums, percussion
• Bob Benberg – drums, percussion (track 6)
• Tony Charles – steel drums (track 9)
• Andy Duncan – percussion (tracks 3 and 5)
• Julia – backing vocals (track 5)
• Lena – backing vocals (track 6, 7)
• Sophie – backing vocals (track 6)
• Margi – backing vocals (track 6)
• Silver – backing vocals (track 6)
• Christine – backing vocals (track 6)

Production

• Produced by Philip Lynott and Kit Woolven
• Engineered by Kit Woolven, Tony Visconti, Flash Gordon Fordyce, Will Reid Dick and Ian Cooper