THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around AUGUST 7th, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items.

UK Import.

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 Philippe Wynne. Edwards’ first Aware hits, such as ‘Stop This Merry-Go-Round’ and ‘Careful Man’, led to his eponymous debut LP and the recording of a second album, but Aware collapsed, 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 List:
1 How Can I Go on Without You
2 Ain’t That Good Enough
3 It’s Got to Be the Real Thing
4 Come Back Strong
5 Tin Man
6 Walls That Separate Our Love
7 Time
8 Cold Hearted Woman
9 Everybody Don’t Get a Second Chance
10 I Had a Love
11 The Way We Were

street date 8/7/2026