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Time Honoured Ghosts

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Time Honoured Ghosts
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1975
RecordedMay – July 1975
StudioHis Masters Wheels (San Francisco)
GenreProgressive rock, Soft rock
Length39:52
LabelPolydor
ProducerElliot Mazer
Barclay James Harvest chronology
Everyone Is Everybody Else
(1974)
Time Honoured Ghosts
(1975)
Octoberon
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Time Honoured Ghosts is the sixth studio album released by the English rock group, Barclay James Harvest in October 1975. The title was suggested by the wife of Harvey Lisberg, the band's manager at the time, though it is believed that she was quoting from another unknown source. It was recorded between May and July 1975 at the "His Masters Wheels" studio in San Francisco. It was produced by Elliot Mazer and released in October on the Polydor Records label.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In My Life"John Lees4:39
2."Sweet Jesus"Les Holroyd3:30
3."Titles"Traditional, arranged by John Lees3:49
4."Jonathan"Holroyd4:45
5."Beyond the Grave"Woolly Wolstenholme4:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Song for You"Holroyd5:20
2."Hymn for the Children"Lees3:39
3."Moongirl"Holroyd4:51
4."One Night"Lees5:21
Bonus track on the 2003 remastered CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Child Of The Universe" (1975 remake for planned U.S. single)Lees2:49

In 2021, the album was again remastered with a DVD which had a 5.1 surround sound version of the original tapes of this album. Also included on the DVD are promotional films for "Jonathan", "Titles", "Moongirl", "One Night", and "Beyond The Grave".[2] The song "Jonathan" is inspired by Richard Bach's 1972 novel, Jonathan Livingston Seagull.[3]

Personnel

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Barclay James Harvest

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Time Honoured Ghosts". Time Honored Ghosts - Barclay James Harvest Release Info. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Time Honoured Ghosts". Barclay James Harvest Album Portfolio. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  4. ^ "British album certifications – Barclay James Harvest – Time Honoured Ghosts". British Phonographic Industry.