Name: Mirage - Camel
Brand: Camel
SKU: 0042288292920
Price: 9.92 EUR
Availability: InStock

Description

incl. 4 bonus tracks

Artist

English progressive rock group formed in 1971 with an original lineup of Andrew Latimer (guitar, flute, vocals), Peter Bardens (keyboards, synths, vocals), Doug Ferguson (bass, vocals) and Andy Ward (2) (drums. percussion). This lineup recorded the first four studio albums including their most commercially successful album, The Snow Goose, an entirely instrumental record released in 1975. It peaked at number 22 on the UK charts and is certified silver.

For the tour following the release of the band's fourth album, Moonmadness (1976), they were joined by former King Crimson sax player and flautist Mel Collins. In early 1977 Ferguson left and was replaced by Richard Sinclair (from Caravan) as the band moved to a jazzier sound. By the end of 1978 a series of personnel changes included the departures of Bardens, Sinclair and Collins and the additions of Colin Bass, Kit Watkins and Jan Schelhaas. Their seventh studio album, I Can See Your House From Here was problematic for advertisers due to the cover art: a crucified astronaut looking at Earth. It also marked Camel's return to the UK charts at number 45. The band had three further studio albums, a live album and numerous personnel changes before disbanding in 1984.

Latimer, the last original member, revived the Camel name in 1991. With various lineups four more studio albums were recorded by 2002. The band played a farewell tour in 2003. It was later disclosed that Latimer was ill and underwent chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant in 2007. He had recovered sufficiently to revive the band in 2013, recording a new version of The Snow Goose as a tribute to the late Peter Bardens. The band has toured regularly since 2013 and remains active.

Tracks

1 Freefall 05:52

2 Supertwister 03:18

3 Nimrodel / The Procession / The White Rider 09:16

4 Earthrise 06:40

6 Supertwister 03:14

7 Mystic Queen 06:09

8 Arubaluba 07:44

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, 8-Track Cartridge, CD, CDr, File

Labels

Universal, Elbo, London Records, Epic, 747, Agat Company Ltd., Decca, PAX, Nova , Universal International, Passport Records, Deram, Deram , Janus Records, North American Records

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, UK & Europe

years

1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019

Members

~~Mel Collins~~,~~Anthony Phillips~~,~~Kit Watkins~~,~~Peter Bardens~~,~~David Paton~~,~~Richard Sinclair~~,~~Jan Schelhaas~~,~~Doug Ferguson~~,~~Andy Ward (2)~~,~~David Sinclair~~,Jason Hart,~~Ton Scherpenzeel~~,~~Stuart Tosh~~,~~Mickey Simmonds~~,~~Paul Burgess~~,Colin Bass,~~Chris Harley~~,~~Foss Patterson~~,Andrew Latimer,~~Dave Stewart (6)~~,~~Tom Brislin~~,Denis Clement,~~Guy LeBlanc~~,Peter Jones (27)