JOHN EDWARDS - TIN MAN (LP)
2026 Ace Release
£25.00

John Edwards’ early releases, mainly at Aware Records under the tutelage of Floyd Smith, thrilled soul lovers with his consummate vocals and impressed the multi-million selling Spinners enough to hire him to replace their revered vocalist Philippe Wynne.

Edwards’ first Aware hits, such as ‘Stop This Merry-Go-Round’ and ‘Careful Man’, led to his eponymous debut LP. As the label’s major male artist, the company followed up by recording a second album and were probably anticipating a further hit. But Aware collapsed thanks to the label owner’s criminal activities, putting paid to that proposed disc. When the master tapes were uncovered in the ’90s, the tracks were issued on the 1996 Kent CD ‘Careful Man’ and handful of singles were issued to great acclaim.

At last, we have collected the tracks on vinyl and the beauty of ‘Tin Man’, ‘How Can I Go On Without You’ and ‘Cold Hearted Woman’ can be enjoyed as they were originally intended. Modern soul fans will be able to sleep easily again.

Track listing

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Side 1

01 How Can I Go On Without You
02 Ain't That Good Enough
03 It's Got To Be The Real Thing
04 Come Back Strong
05 Tin Man
06 Walls That Separate Our Love

Side 2

01 Time
02 Cold Hearted Woman
03 Everybody Don't Get A Second Chance
04 I Had A Love
05 The Way We Were

JOHN EDWARDS - TIN MAN (LP)