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The Geese and The Ghost

Track listing

All songs Phillips (Virgin Music Ltd.) except * Phillips / Rutherford (Virgin Music Ltd./Michael Rutherford Ltd./Hit And Run Music Publishing Ltd.)

Original vinyl album & CD releases / Disc One of double CD re-issue**

Vinyl side one

Wind-Tales – 1:02
Which Way The Wind Blows – 5:51/5:15** (Phil Collins vocal)
Henry: Portraits From Tudor Times* – 14:02
Fanfare – 0:26/1:03**
Lute’s Chorus – 2:00/1:37**
Misty Battlements – 1:15/2:22**
Lute’s Chorus Reprise – 0:52**
Henry Goes To War – 3:35/4:02**
Death of A Knight – 2:33/2:10**
Triumphant Return – 1:46/1:52**
God If I Saw Her Now – 4:09 (Phil Collins vocal)

Vinyl side two

Chinese Mushroom Cloud* – 0:46
The Geese And The Ghost* – 15:40
Part I – 8:01
Part II – 7:39
Collections – 3:07
Sleepfall: The Geese Fly West – 4:33
denotes times published in liner notes of 2CD Reissue, where different from original release.

Disc Two of double CD re-issue

Master of Time (demo) – 7:37
Title Inspiration – 0:31
The Geese & The Ghost – Part One* (basic track) (7:46)
Collections link (0:39)
Which Way The Wind Blows (basic track) (6:25)
Silver Song (Geese sessions) (4:22)
Henry: Portraits From Tudor Times* (basic track) (5:37)
Fanfare
Lute’s Chorus
Lute’s Chorus Reprise
Misty Battlements
Collections (demo) (4:14)
The Geese & The Ghost – Part Two* (basic track) (7:30)
God If I Saw Her Now (basic track) (4:15)
Sleepfall (basic track) (4:22)
Silver Song (unreleased single version, 1973) (4:14)
The Lutes Chorus Reprise section of Henry (which was edited from the original release of the album) is only included on the 2 CD re-mastered edition.

The 1990 Virgin CD re-issue included the demo version of “Master of Time” (recorded in August 1973) as an extra track.

Personnel

Anthony Phillips; Guitars, Bass, Dulcimer, Bouzouki, Synthesizer, Mellotron, Keyboards, Piano, Celesta, Drums, Percussion
Mike Rutherford; Guitars (Electric, Acoustic, Classical & 12-String), Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drums, Percussion
Phil Collins; vocals (2, 4)
Rob Phillips; Oboes (11, 12, 14)
Lazo Momulovich; Oboes, Cor Anglais (3, 11), Organ
John Hackett; Flutes (9, 13, 14)
Wil Sleath; Flute, Baroque flute, recorder, piccolo (3)
Jack Lancaster; Flutes, Lyricon (14)
Charlie Martin; Cello (10-12)
Kirk Trevor; Cello (10-12)
Nick Hayley; Violins (11, 12)
Martin Westlake; Timpani (3, 10-12)
Tom Newman; Hecklephone and bulk eraser
Viv McCauliffe; Vocals (4)
Send Barns Orchestra and Barge Rabble conducted by Jeremy Gilbert
Ralph Bernascone; Soloist
David Thomas: Classical guitar (15)
Ronnie Gunn: Harmonium (15)

Production

Produced By Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford & Simon Heyworth
Engineers: Simon Heyworth, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford
Mixing: Anton Matthews
Mastering: Greg Calbi

Cover Design Peter Cross

Catalogue Numbers: 

Hit & Run Records – HIT 001 (UK) Vinyl 1977,

Passport Records – PP 98020, PP-98020 (USA) Vinyl 1977,

Virgin Records – CDOVD 315, 261 062 (UK) CD 1990,

Voiceprint Records – VP432CD (UK) 2CD Remaster 2008

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