Time Honoured Ghosts is an album released by English rockgroup Barclay James Harvest

Barclay James Harvest

Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Lancashire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme , and Mel Pritchard .-History:...

 in 1975. The title was suggested by the wife of Harvey Lisburg, the band's manager at the time, though it is believe 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

Elliot Mazer

Elliot Mazer is a producer, executive, technologist, and project leader. Elliot produced multi-platinum albums for artists including Neil Young, Janis Joplin, and Linda Ronstadt. He was the recording engineer of the live Last Waltz Concert. Meanwhile he has also built, designed, owned and operated...

 and released in October on the Polydor Records

Polydor Records

Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...

 label.

Side 1

1. "In My Life" (John Lees) – 4:39
2. "Sweet Jesus" (Les Holroyd
   Les Holroyd
   This derivative of the band featured Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard after the schism in the original band. Pritchard remained with the group until his death in February 2004...
   
   ) – 3:30
3. "Titles" (Lees) – 3:49
4. "Jonathan" (Holroyd) – 4:45
5. "Beyond The Grave" (Woolly Wolstenholme
   Woolly Wolstenholme
   Stuart John Wolstenholme, usually known as Woolly Wolstenholme was vocalist and keyboard player with the British progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 4:08

Side 2

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

Richard Bach

Richard David Bach is an American writer. He is widely known as the author of the hugely popular 1970s best-sellers Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, and others. His books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely...

's 1972 novel, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Jonathan Livingston Seagull, written by Richard Bach, is a fable in novella form about a seagull learning about life and flight, and a homily about self-perfection...

.

Personnel

• John Lees
  John Lees
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   – vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Les Holroyd
  Les Holroyd
  This derivative of the band featured Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard after the schism in the original band. Pritchard remained with the group until his death in February 2004...
  
   – vocals, bass
  Bass guitar
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  , guitars, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme
  Woolly Wolstenholme
  Stuart John Wolstenholme, usually known as Woolly Wolstenholme was vocalist and keyboard player with the British progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest.-Biography:...
  
   – vocals, mellotron
  Mellotron
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  , keyboards
• Mel Pritchard
  Mel Pritchard
  Mel Pritchard was the former drummer with the British progressive rock band, Barclay James Harvest.-Biography:Melvyn Paul Pritchard was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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