Pepper's Ghost is the seventh studio album

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 by the English progressive rock

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 band Arena

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. It was released in 2005 by Inside Out Music.

The album tells the story of five hero

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es in 19th century London, who fight crime

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 and, ultimately, defeat a demon

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. They are an exorcist

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, a ninja

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, a scientist

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 who travels through time, a count

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 and a cowboy

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 with Indian ways. The story is told in the booklet that accompanies it, through a small comic

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.

Tracks

All songs written by C. Nolan, J. Mitchell, M. Pointer, except where noted. All lyrics written by C. Nolan.

1. "Bedlam Fayre" - 6:08
2. "Smoke and Mirrors" - 4:42
3. "The Shattered Room" - 9:48
4. "The Eyes of Lara Moon" - 4:30
5. "Tantalus" - 6:31
6. "Purgatory Road" - 7:25
7. "Opera Fanatica" (C. Nolan) - 13:06

Personnel

• Rob Sowden - vocals
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• John Mitchell
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  John Mitchell is guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the UK band It Bites. He also plays guitar for a number of other progressive rock bands including Arena, The Urbane, Kino, Frost*, and John Wetton.In 2008, Mitchell joined A, playing bass in place of original bass player Daniel P...
  
   - guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Clive Nolan
  Clive Nolan
  Clive Nolan is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the recent development of progressive rock...
  
   - keyboards
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  , backing vocals
• Ian Salmon - bass
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  , acoustic guitar
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• Mick Pointer
  Mick Pointer
  Mick Pointer , originally from Brill in Buckinghamshire, England, was the original drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band, Marillion...
  
   - drums
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External links

• Verglas' site
• Arena's site |title=allmusic ((( Pepper's Ghost > Overview ))) |publisher=allmusic.com |accessdate=2010-04-03 }}