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Ghosts was the last album by the Strawbs to appear while the band was on its upward curve of commercial success; a more lyrical follow-up to Hero and Heroine, it was the group's last thrust at wide-audience appeal, with a hoped for-hit ("Lemon Pie") that didn't materialize. The group's mix of acoustic guitars, electric lead and bass, and Rod Coombes' heavy drumming was very compelling on this, their smoothest album. The title track introduction, mixing multiple overdubbed harpsichords, acoustic guitars, and church bells was a gorgeous beginning, and the melodies only got better further into the album. The hauntingly beautiful "Starshine/Angel Wine" was a magnificent successor to "Lay Down" off of Bursting at the Seams, with a moment of Led Zeppelin-like flash from Dave Lambert's playing in the break, while "The Life Auction" was a bigger, bolder follow-up to "The Hangman and the Papist." The original finale, "Grace Darling," is probably the prettiest tune Dave Cousins ever wrote. Alas, Ghosts would be the group's last record to be released before the changes in music -- with the introduction of punk rock in the middle of the '70s -- began hemming them in, and they never again put out an album with as much panache as this. Previously available on CD only from Japan, in 1998 Ghosts was reissued by A&M in England with a sharp, clean digital sound that greatly enhanced the rich textures of the playing, and one bonus track, Coombes' unexpectedly lyrical "Changes Arrange Us," which had previously been available only as a single B-side. (British import)
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Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Allom, Producer - Strawbs, MainArtist - Chas Cronk, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Lambert, ComposerLyricist - Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist - John Hawken, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Lambert, ComposerLyricist - Tom Allom, Producer - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Allom, Producer - Strawbs, MainArtist - John Hawken, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Allom, Producer - Dave Cousins, ComposerLyricist - Strawbs, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Allom, Producer - Strawbs, MainArtist - Rodney Coombes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Ghosts was the last album by the Strawbs to appear while the band was on its upward curve of commercial success; a more lyrical follow-up to Hero and Heroine, it was the group's last thrust at wide-audience appeal, with a hoped for-hit ("Lemon Pie") that didn't materialize. The group's mix of acoustic guitars, electric lead and bass, and Rod Coombes' heavy drumming was very compelling on this, their smoothest album. The title track introduction, mixing multiple overdubbed harpsichords, acoustic guitars, and church bells was a gorgeous beginning, and the melodies only got better further into the album. The hauntingly beautiful "Starshine/Angel Wine" was a magnificent successor to "Lay Down" off of Bursting at the Seams, with a moment of Led Zeppelin-like flash from Dave Lambert's playing in the break, while "The Life Auction" was a bigger, bolder follow-up to "The Hangman and the Papist." The original finale, "Grace Darling," is probably the prettiest tune Dave Cousins ever wrote. Alas, Ghosts would be the group's last record to be released before the changes in music -- with the introduction of punk rock in the middle of the '70s -- began hemming them in, and they never again put out an album with as much panache as this. Previously available on CD only from Japan, in 1998 Ghosts was reissued by A&M in England with a sharp, clean digital sound that greatly enhanced the rich textures of the playing, and one bonus track, Coombes' unexpectedly lyrical "Changes Arrange Us," which had previously been available only as a single B-side. (British import)
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:53
- Main artists: Strawbs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1974 A&M Records Limited ℗ 1974 A&M Records Limited
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