The Ghost of Lithium Joe Past...

Remember Lithium Joe? Maybe it's time to meet Joe Solo ( read Nick Quantrill 's review here) If you'd like to get hold of some Lithium Joe and Joe Solo recordings (Resolve Records), CDLP's are available for free if you email your address to: . www.paulresolve@tiscali.co.uk

Paul Thompson (Lithium Joe/Joe Solo) says; There is no charge for the music but you are requested to make a donation, at your own discretion, to one of the charities listed below. My website: www.joesolo.co.uk is currently being updated and should soon include lyrics and info on Lithium Joe releases as well as details of the new Joe Solo CDLP, The Man Who Dreamed Of Fairyland. Charities Paul's raising a few bob for: Greenpeace, Save The Children, International Red Cross, Shelter.

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