''Time Honoured Ghosts'' is the sixth studio album released by the

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rock group, Barclay James Harvest in October 1975. The title was suggested by the wife of

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, 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

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. It was produced by

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and released in October on the

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label.

Track listing

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". The song "Jonathan" is inspired by Richard Bach's 1972 novel, ''

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''.

Personnel

;Barclay James Harvest * John Lees – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals *

Les Holroyd Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Oldham, in September 1966 by bassist/vocalist Les Holroyd (b. 1948), guitarist/vocalist John Lees (b. 1947), drummer/percussionist Mel Pritchard (1948–2004), a ...

– bass, acoustic guitars, vocals * Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme – keyboards, vocals *

Mel Pritchard Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Oldham, in September 1966 by bassist/vocalist Les Holroyd (b. 1948), guitarist/vocalist John Lees (b. 1947), drummer/percussionist Mel Pritchard (1948–2004), a ...

– drums, percussion

References

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