The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion
 
         
        | Tracklist | |||
| A1 | Chinese White | 3:35 | |
| A2 | No Sleep Blues | 3:50 | |
| A3 | Painting Box | 4:00 | |
| A4 | The Mad Hatter's Song | 5:35 | |
| A5 | Little Cloud | 4:02 | |
| A6 | The Eyes Of Fate | 4:57 | |
| B1 | Blues For The Muse | 2:43 | |
| B2 | The Hedgehog's Song | 3:25 | |
| B3 | First Girl I Loved | 4:50 | |
| B4 | You Know What You Could Be | 2:45 | |
| B5 | My Name Is Death | 2:42 | |
| B6 | Gently Tender | 4:42 | |
| B7 | Way Back In The 1960s | 3:07 | |
Seemon & Marijke - Artwork
Danny Thompson - Bass
Robin Williamson - Drums
John Wood - Engineer
Licorice - Finger Cymbals
Robin Williamson - Flute
Robin Williamson - Guitar
Mike Heron  - Harmonica
Mike Heron  - Lead Guitar
Robin Williamson - Lead Guitar
Robin Williamson - Lead Vocals
Mike Heron  - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Robin Williamson - Lute [Bass Gimbri]
Robin Williamson - Lute [Bowed Gimbri]
Robin Williamson - Oud
Ian Skinner - Photography By
John Hopkins - Piano
Joe Boyd - Producer
Robin Williamson - Rattle
Soma (23) - Sitar, Tambura
Licorice - Vocals
Mike Heron  - Vocals
Robin Williamson - Vocals
Mike Heron  - Written-By
Robin Williamson - Written-By
Includes a printed inner sleeve with the lyrics.
The first pressing was on the light brown Elektra label with a large stylized "E".

 


