Spectral Mornings is the third release and the second post-Genesis

Genesis (band)

Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...

 album by guitarist

Guitarist

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 Steve Hackett

Steve Hackett

Stephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...

. This is also the first recording to feature Hackett's first true touring band consisting of his brother John Hackett

John Hackett (musician)

John Hackett is a British flautist, the younger brother of guitarist Steve Hackett. Although his primary instrument is the flute, he also plays guitar, bass and keyboards...

 on flute, guitar and bass pedals

Moog Taurus

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, long-time collaborator keyboardist Nick Magnus

Nick Magnus

Nick Magnus is a British keyboard player, songwriter, composer, arranger, engineer and producer.He is from the progressive school of keyboard players, mostly associated with instrumental and rock music...

, bassist/vocalist Dik Cadbury

Dik Cadbury

Dik Cadbury is an English multi-instrumentalist and singer, principally known as a bass guitarist and as former member of Decameron and the backing band of former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.-Career:...

, drummer John Shearer and vocalist Peter Hicks. Lead vocals are provided by Hicks with harmonies by Hackett & Cadbury. Hackett himself sings lead on "The Ballad of the Decomposing Man".

This is the second album that Hackett used a Roland GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer, and can be heard on two tracks, "The Virgin and the Gypsy" and "Tigermoth".

In 2005, Spectral Mornings was remaster

Remaster

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ed and re-released on Virgin Records. The new edition features updated liner notes

Liner notes

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 and seven bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Every Day" – 6:14
2. "The Virgin and the Gypsy" – 4:27
3. "The Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere" – 2:05
4. "Clocks - The Angel of Mons" – 4:17
5. "The Ballad of the Decomposing Man" (featuring "The Office Party") – 3:49
6. "Lost Time in Córdoba" – 4:03
7. "Tigermoth" – 7:35
8. "Spectral Mornings" – 6:33

• 2005 Remaster Bonus Tracks

1. "Everyday" (Alternate Mix) – 7:08
2. "The Virgin and the Gypsy" (Alternate Mix) – 4:29
3. "Tigermoth" (Alternate Mix) – 3:19
4. "The Ballad of the Decomposing Man" (Alternate Mix) – 4:23
5. "Clocks" (12" Single Version) – 3:37
6. "Live Acoustic Set" – 5:40
7. "Tigermoth" (Live Version) – 3:58
8. "The Janitor" – 1:41 (unlisted)(featuring Peter Hicks)

Note: "The Janitor" was a hidden joke track that had appeared on some early CD copies of the album. It features the vocalist Peter Hicks, here as a studio cleaner,who is angry with the musicians about the mess that they made while working in the studio.

Personnel

• Dik Cadbury
  Dik Cadbury
  Dik Cadbury is an English multi-instrumentalist and singer, principally known as a bass guitarist and as former member of Decameron and the backing band of former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.-Career:...
  
   – bass
• John Hackett
  John Hackett (musician)
  John Hackett is a British flautist, the younger brother of guitarist Steve Hackett. Although his primary instrument is the flute, he also plays guitar, bass and keyboards...
  
   – flute, keyboards
• Steve Hackett
  Steve Hackett
  Stephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...
  
  – guitar, keyboards, vocals, koto, harmonica
• Peter Hicks – vocals
• Nick Magnus – synthesizer, keyboards
• John Shearer – drums