title: Ghosts on Magnetic Tape
text: # Ghosts on Magnetic Tape
  
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  Ghosts on Magnetic Tape is the name of the fourth studio album released by British musician, songwriter, and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion. It was created primarily from processing 78rpm records and piano sources. There was a limited edition of 300 copies available as a double CD including Andrew Liles' reconstruction disc.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  ### Limited edition
  
  **CD 2 – Andrew Liles Reconstruction**
  
  * Part I – 9:17
  * Part II – 11:04
  * Part III – 9:56
  * Part IV – 10:18
  * Part V – 16:33
  
  **2LP**
  
  Side A
  
  * Ghosts on Magnetic Tape I – 12:45
  * Ghosts on Magnetic Tape II – 7:02
  
  Side B
  
  * Ghosts on Magnetic Tape III – 10:15
  * Ghosts on Magnetic Tape IV – 8:17
  
  Side C
  
  * Ghosts on Magnetic Tape V – 18:48
  
  Side D
  
  * Ghosts on Magnetic Tape out-take – 16:04
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Steven Wilson – All Instruments
  * Theo Travis – Flute on 5
  * Jonathan Coleclough – Additional sample material
  
  ### Other
  
  * Carl Glover (for Aleph) – Graphic Design and photography
  
  ## Release history
  
  | Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United Kingdom | February 2004 | Headphone Dust | CD | HDBCCD9 |
  | United Kingdom | February 2006 | ToneFloat | Double LP | TF23 |
  