Time Honoured Ghosts

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.

Time Honoured Ghosts
Studio album by Barclay James Harvest
Released	October 1975
Recorded	May – July 1975
Studio	"His Masters Wheels" Studio, San Francisco
Genre	Progressive rock, Soft rock
Length	39:52
Label	Polydor
Producer	Elliot Mazer
Barclay James Harvest chronology
Everyone Is Everybody Else (1974) Time Honoured Ghosts (1975) Octoberon (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In My Life"	John Lees	4:39
2.	"Sweet Jesus"	Les Holroyd	3:30
3.	"Titles"	traditional, arr. by Lees	3:49
4.	"Jonathan"	Holroyd	4:45
5.	"Beyond The Grave"	Woolly Wolstenholme	4:08

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Song For You"	Holroyd	5:20
2.	"Hymn For The Children"	Lees	3:39
3.	"Moongirl"	Holroyd	4:51
4.	"One Night"	Lees	5:21

In 2003 a remastered version of the album was released which included the bonus track "Child Of The Universe" (John Lees). The song "Jonathan" is inspired by Richard Bach's 1972 novel, Jonathan Livingston Seagull.[2]

Personnel

• John Lees – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Les Holroyd – bass, acoustic guitars, vocals
• Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme – keyboards, vocals
• Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Time Honoured Ghosts". Barclay James Harvest Album Portfolio. Retrieved 2008-09-03.