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Rich Kids - Ghosts Of Princes In Towers

Original Release Date

1978

Release Information

UK LP 1978 (EMI - EMI 3263)

A1 Strange One 4:20
A2 Hung On You 2:55
A3 Ghosts Of Princes In Towers 3:30
A4 Cheap Emotions 4:00
A5 Marching Men 3:50
B1 Put You In The Picture 2:45
B2 Young Girls 2:50
B3 Bullet Proof Lover 3:10
B4 Rich Kids 2:52
B5 Lovers And Fools 2:30
B6 Burning Sounds 3:33

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UK CD 1997 (Cherry Red - CDMRED 157)

1 Strange One 4:20
2 Hung On You 2:55
3 Ghosts Of Princes In Towers 3:30
4 Cheap Emotions 4:00
5 Marching Men 3:50
6 Put You In The Picture 2:45
7 Young Girls 2:50
8 Bullet Proof Lover 3:10
9 Rich Kids 2:52
10 Lovers And Fools 2:30
11 Burning Sounds 3:33
Bonus Tracks
12 Empty Words 3:00
13 Here Comes The Nice (Live) 3:00
14 Only Arsenic 4:50

Track 12: B-Side of Rich Kids 7", released January 1978
Track 13: B-Side of Marching Men 7", released May 1978
Track 14: B-Side of Ghosts Of Princes In Towers 7", released August 1978

Chart Placings

None

Credits

Rusty Egan - drums
Glen Matlock - bass and vocals
Midge Ure - guitars and vocals
Steve New - guitars and vocals

Ian McGlagan - piano on 'Cheap Emotions'
Backing vocal, hand claps, feet: Steve, Glen, Midge, Mick
Armourline, claves: Glen, Midge
Steve - keyboards on 'Strange One'
Midge - keyboards on 'Hung On You', 'Marching Men' and 'Lovers And Fools'
Mick - keyboards on 'Strange One', 'Ghosts Of Princes In Towers', 'Put You In The Picture' and 'Lovers And Fools'

Mastered by Kevin Abrahams
Produced by Mick Ronson
Design: Rocking Russian
Cover photos: Peter Lavery
Back cover: Pete Vernon, Steve Johnston + Jenie O'Regan, Francis Newman, Dave Flex

Reviews & Opinions

IRA ROBBINS, TROUSER PRESS: After being squeezed out of the Sex Pistols, bassist/singer Glen Matlock formed the Rich Kids with guitarist Midge Ure and drummer Rusty Egan (both of whom later collaborated on Visage, with Ure eventually going on to join Ultravox), plus one Steve New. During their tempestuous year-long alliance, the Rich Kids managed only one album, ludicrously misproduced into a muffled mess by Mick Ronson. Despite abysmal sound, the band's talent emerges, and Ghosts is an extraordinary album of daring experimental rock/pop that has two utterly brilliant pieces (the title track and "Marching Men") plus a few others nearly as good. While the predominant guitar work is occasionally mundane, there are enough novel ideas and convincing songs to make this uniquely flavored project survive the audio bloodbath and emerge victorious.