Camel Discography
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Version 0.2.1
30/10/95
This discography is not complete - some albums don't have song lists, and
a bootleg list is missing. I allowed myself to give some description of
each album, in order to help you find what you're looking for. The opinions
expressed here are mine, so if you find them unrelevant please ignore them, or
write me about it.
Your questions, information, ideas, and flames are welcome.
Ofir Zwebner 26/11/93
e-mail: ofirz1@ccsg.tau.ac.il
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Albums by Camel:
Appendix A: Getting in touch with Camel Production
Appendix B: Techincal Info
1973 - Camel
Slow yourself down ***
Mystic queen *
Six ate
Separation ***
Never let go **
Curiosity *
Arubaluba
Andy Ward: Drums and percussion
Doug Ferguson: Bass and vocals*
Peter Bardens: Organ, mellotron, piano, VCS3 synthesizer and vocals**
Andy Latimer: Guitar and vocals ***
Camel's debut album is probably one of their best. Very similar in sound and
production to their second release, Mirage. Never got the success it should
have had.
The cover has a picture of a camel mixed with a train (?), with tears coming
from the camel's eyes and turning to stars. Back cover has a black & yellow
picture of the band.
It was available on LP by MCA records, now available by Camel Production on
CD. The CD has a lyrics sheet.
1974 - Mirage
Freefall
Supertwister
Nimrodel / The Procession / The white rider
Earthrise
Lady Fantasy:
Encounter
Smiles for you
Lady Fantasy
Doug Ferguson: Bass
Andy Ward: Drums, cans, bottles & body mist
Peter Bardens: Organ, piano, celeste, mini Moog, mellotron & vocals
Andy Latimer: Guitar, flute & vocals
A superb album, featuring lots of rythem changes and organ/guitar solos.
Third track is based on Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings". Mirage reached number
149 on the US Billboard charts, and was followed with a massive tour over the
US.
The cover features a distorted version of the CAMEL cigarettes pack, with
the same CAMEL logo. The US version has the picture of the camel from the
first album only now it has a dragon's body, and it's eating strange crystal
pieces on a desert surface on some distant planet.
Available on CD and LP. CD version has inner notes by John Tracy.
1975 - The Snow Goose
The great marsh
Rhayader
Rhayader goes to town
Sanctuary
Fritha
The snow goose
Friendship
Migration
Rhayader alone
Flight of the snow goose
Preparation
Dunkirk
Epitaph
Fritha alone
La princesse Perdue
The great marsh
Andy Ward: Drums, vibes, varispeed percussion
Doug Ferguson: Bass and duffle coat
Peter Bardens: Organ, mini Moog, electric piano, pipe organ, acoustic piano,
ARP Odyssey
Andy Latimer: Electric, acoustic and slide guitars, flute, vocals
Camel's most accessive album. Recommended for starters, and for everybody...
Based on the novella "The Snow Goose" by Paul Gallico. It took Latimer and
Bardens two weeks of intense work in a solitude cottage away from the world,
in order to write this masterpiece. The Snow Goose reached 22 in the UK charts
following a major success worldwide. The Snow Goose features an orchestra on
some parts. There are Two vocal parts, but without any lyrics - This album is
completely instrumental.
Cover has the CAMEL cigarette logo with picture of a snow goose in white,
blue and gold. Few versions has a short description of the story on the back
cover, in reference to each song. It is said there is a double-fold version
of the LP but I've never seen one.
Available on LP, Cassette and CD. The CD release has some more inner notes by
John Tracy.
1976 - Moonmadness
Aristillus
Song within a song
Chord change
Spirit of the water
Another night
Air born
Lunar sea
Doug Ferguson: Bass, lead vocal Song Within A Song
Andy Ward: Drums, Percussion, voice on Aristillus
Peter Bardens: Keyboards, vocal on Spirit of the Water
Andy Latimer: Guitars, flute, vocal on Song Within A Song, Another Night,
Air Born
This album is very bombastic, most of it has a "Spacy" kind of music. Very
strong rythem parts, Spacy guitars and lots of synthesisers. The sound of this
one is completely different than the first two, a classic progressive album.
It even tends, somewhat, to fusion.
Cover has a bright picture of a woman (man?) sitting by a rock looking at the
moon above. No more cigarette logos. It is said there's another double-fold
version of the cover where the picture is in the inside while there's
something else (what?) on the outside.
Available on both CD and LP.
1977 - Rain Dances
First Light
Metrognome
Highways of the sun
Unevensong
One these days I'll get an early night
Elke
Skylines
Rain dances
Andrew Latimer: 6/12 string guitars, pan pipes, fretless bass, flute,
acoustic guitar, electric & acoustic pianos, mini moog,
"string synthesiser", glockenspiel, treated guitars
Peter Bardens: Mini moog, string synth, electric piano, organ, acoustic
piano, car horns
Andy Ward: Drums, Nocarina, Teeth, Cheek, Turkish Ring, Money,
Percussion, Finger cymbals, glockenspiel, liquid boo bams,
rototoms, talking drum, smurd, swanee whistle, tunisian
clay drums
Richard Sinclair: Bass, vocals
Mel Collins: Saxophones, bass & concert flutes, clarinet, bass clarinet
Eno: Mini moog, electric & acoustic pianos, bells, random notes
Fiona Hibbert: Harp
Martin Drover: Flugel horn
Malcolm Griffiths: Trombone
Ferguson left, Sinclair joined, bringing a much Jazzy attitude to the music
of Camel. Still very progressive. Mel Collins in not a member of the group
yet. A good album for those who tend toward fusion / jazz rock.
Cover features a boy standing behind a window with rain dropping and two
women jumping to the sides. Back cover has a picture of the band (no
Collins). Available on CD and LP.
1978 - A Live Record
Never let go
Song within a song
Lunar sea
Skylines
Ligging at louis'
Lady fantasy
The Snow Goose:
The great marsh
Rhayader
Rhayader goes to town
Sanctuary
Fritha
The snow goose
Friendship
Migration
Rhayader alone
Flight of the snow goose
Preparation
Dunkirk
Epitaph
Fritha alone
La princesse Perdue
The great marsh
Peter Bardens: Keyboards
Andrew Latimer: Guitars, flutes, vocal
Andy Ward: Drums and Percussion
Mel Collins: Saxophones and flute
Richard Sinclair: Bass on first 4 track, vocals on 2 first tracks
Doug Ferguson: Bass on the rest of the tracks.
A double live album, with very good sound and playing, although one may
prefer the studio version of "The Snow Goose" which has a nice live
performance (with an orchestra!) but not as accurate and impressive as the
original album. Camel usualy play good live shows and this album is very
recommended for all those who liked their first albums. "Liggin at Louis'" is a jazzy
track from 1974. Collins is now a formal member of the band.
Cover is black with a robot's finger shooting a lightning into a red record
floating in the air. Available on LP and CD.
1978 - Breathless
Breathless
Echoes
Wing and a prayer
Down on the farm
Starlight ride
Summer Lightning
You make me smile
The sleeper
Rainbow's end
Andrew Latimer: Guitar, CS80/50, Vocals
Peter Bardens: Keyboards
Andy Ward: Drums, Percussion
Richard Sinclair: Bass, Vocals
Mel Collins: Flute, Saxes
Camel becoming poppier - this tendency will become stronger with the years.
Sinclair wrote Down on the farm, featuring blechs and other stupid voices.
During the sessions it was clear that Bardens was leaving the band when the
recording was done.
Cover has picture of a camel, on a mountain skyline background. There's also
an inner sleve with pictures of the members. Available on LP.
1979 - I Can See Your House From Here
Wait
Your love is stranger than mine
Eye of the storm
Who we are
Survival
Hymn to her
Neon magic
Remote romance
Ice
Andy Latimer: Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals
Andy Ward: Drums, Percussion
Colin Bass: Bass, Vocals
Kit Watkins: Keyboards, Flute, Clavinet
Jan Schelhaas: Keyboards
J McBurnie: Lyrics
Viv McAuliffe: Lyrics
Mel Collins: Alto sax on "Your Love is Stranger than Mine"
Peter Bardens left the band. Some songs are good, and Ice is a very strong
piece (11 minutes).
Cover has a picture of the earth viewed from space, with a floating
astronout nailed to a cross. Available on CD and LP.
1981 - Nude
City life
Nude
Drafted
Docks
Beached
Landscapes
Changing places
Pomp & circumstance
Please come home
Reflections
Captured
The homecoming
Lies
The last farewell
The birthday cake
Nude's return
Andrew Latimer: Guitars, vocals, flute, koto & various keyboards
Andy Ward: Drums & percussion
Colin Bass: Bass & vocals
Mel Collins: Flute, piccolo & saxophones
Duncan Mackay: Keyboards
Jan Schelhaas: Piano on "The Last Farewell"
Chris Green: Cello
Gasper Lawal: All percussions on "Changing places"
Herbie Flowers: Tuba
Camel re-forming with lots of players. This is a very good albums, with great
sound, lots of instrumentals (most of them very strong). Doesn't sound like
the early band's concept-progressive albums but still very good. Based on a
concept story by Susan Hoover who will from now on write lyrics for the
band and provide general ideas for concepts.
Herbie Flowers was a member of Sky at that time (... read further...)
Cover has a picture of a man's suit with no person in them standing on a rock
in the middle of a sea, with a mountain in the background.
Available on CD and LP. CD release feature the story of nude, I think the LP
has only the lyrics.
1982 - Chameleon (Best of Camel)
Echoes
Rhayader
Rhayader goes to town
Song within a song
Remote romance
Nude
Drafted
Lies
Supertwister
Uneven song
Rainbow's end
A collection. Cover is completely white with a shade of a chameleon shape.
Available on LP but deleted from the catalog.
1982 - The Single Factor
No easy answer
You are the one
Heroes
Selva
Lullabye
Sasquatch
Manic
Camelogue
Today's goodbye
A heart's desire
End peace
Andy Latimer: Guitars, piano, vocals, keyboards, organ, mellotron, bass
David Paton: Bass, fretless bass, vocals
Graham Jarvis: Drums
Duncan Mackay: Prophet synth
Chris Rainbow: Backing vocals, lead on "A heart's desire" and "End piece"
Francis Monkman: Harpsichord-synclavier
Anthony Phillips: Grand Piano, organ, classical and 12 strings guitar, poly
moog, ARP 2600, Marimba
Pete Bardens: Organ, mini moog on Sasquatch
Hydne Bendall: Yamaha CS-80
Tristian Fry: Glockenspeil
Jack Emblow: Accordion
A popish record with much resemblence to Alan Parsons Project. (No wonder:
same people on both groups: Chris Rainbow, David Paton). Lots of guest
appearances: Peter Bardens on one track, Fry and Monkman were members of Sky
at that time and both bands shared the same producer and engineer (Tony Clark
and Haydn Bendall)
Cover is grey/blue "computerized" picture of a face (andy?). The back cover is
slightly different, but same idea. Available on LP and CD. Some LP pressing
are not fold out and have no inner notes/lyrics.
1984 - Stationary Traveller
Pressure points
Refugee
Vopos
Cloak and dagger man
Stationary traveller
West Berlin
Fingertips
Missing
After words
Long goodbyes
Andy Latimer: 12 strings, acoustic, classic and electric Guitars, flute,
bass, piano, PPG, Juno 60, Yamaha CS-60, Drumulator,
pan pipes, vocals
Paul Burgess: Drums
Ton Scherpenzeel: Yamaha CS-80, Grand piano, PPG, prophet, accordion, Juno 60
Hyden Bendall: PPG voices, Fairlight
David Paton: Bass, fretless bass
Chris Rainbow: vocals
Mel Collins: Saxophone
This one is even more Alan Parsons than Alan Parsons... Obscure concept by
Susan Hoover about both sides of the Berlin Wall (now X - Wall).
The cover has a b/w picture of woman standing on a street (in Berlin?...
there are signs in German). The back cover is the same only the woman now
stand backwards. same idea in the inner sleve where a woman stands on a road
with buildings in the background. Inner sleve has lyrics and information.
Available on CD and LP, maybe on cassette.
1985 - Pressure Points: Live in Concert
Pressure points
Drafted
Captured
Lies
Sasquatch
West Berlin
Fingertips
Wait
Rhayader
Rhayader goes to town
Andy Latimer: Lead guitar and vocals
Colin Bass: Bass guitar and vocals
Ton Scherpenzeel: Lead keyboards
Chris Rainbow: Vocals and keyboards
Richie Close: Keyboards
Paul Burgess: Drums and percussion
guest appearances:
Mel Collins: Sax on Fingertips
Peter Bardens: Organ
Camel's second live record is a very good performance of their (even weaker)
songs on stage. Note Bardens playing with them the two songs from "The Snow
Goose".
The cover is dark, strange face flooded with light with marks all over it
(ie pressure points). All this is in a box on a skyline background. Back
cover has pictures from the show. Available on CD and LP.
1986 - A Compact Compillation
?
The collection is from Mirage, The Snow Goose, Moonmadness and Rain Dances.
No new stuff and no new versions.
The cover is generally blue, with a picture of the band (with Ferguson).
Available on CD and LP.
1991 - Landscapes
?
Another compilation?
1992 - Dust and Dreams
Dust bowl
Go west
Dusted out
Mother road
Needles
Rose of Sharon
Milk n' honey
End of the line
Storm clouds
Cotton camp
Broken banks
Sheet rain
Whispers
Little rivers and little rose
Hopeless anger
Whispers in the rain
Andrew Latimer: Guitars, flute, keyboards, vocals
Colin Bass: Bass
Ton Scherpenzeel: Keyboards
Paul Burgess: Drums
David Paton: Vocals
Mae McKenna: Vocals
Christopher Bock: Drums
Don Harriss: Keyboards
Neil Panton: Oboe
Kim Venaas: Timps, harmonica
John Burton: French horn
Camel's comeback is an intense and moving concept album, very close to Nude
in the global sound but much more touching. Highly recommended for those of
you who got used to the 80s Camel, but it is very different from the first
five Progressive albums. Concept by Hoover about moving further along the
road, based on a story. The last 8 songs are instumental, standing together
as one piece (a la Nude and The Snow Goose). The record was inspired by John
Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"
Cover has a b/w photo of a boy standing on a road. CD and Cassette available
from Camel Production
1993 - Camel on the Road 1972
Lady fantasy
Six ate
White rider
God of light
Andy Latimer: (Guitar?)
Peter Bardens: (Keyboards?)
Andy Ward: (Drums?)
David Ferguson: (Bass?)
The first "official" bootleg by Camel Production. It features material by the
first Camel lineup.
1993 - Echoes
?
An Anthology of Camel from PolyGram Record, (a box set?) including material
from Camel to Dust and Dreams.
1993 - Never Let Go
Never Let Go
Earthrise
Rhayader
Rhayader goes to town
Spirit of the water
Unevensong
Echoes
Ice
City life
Drafted
Dust and Dreams
Dust bowl
Go west
Dusted out
Mother road
Needles
Rose of Sharon
Milk n' honey
End of the line
Storm clouds
Cotton camp
Broken banks
Sheet rain
Whispers
Little rivers and little rose
Hopeless anger
Whispers in the rain
Sasquatch
Lady Fantasy
Andy Latimer - Guitars, flute, keyboards, vocals
Colin Bass - Bass, bass pedals, keyboards, vocals
Mickey Simmonds - Keyboards
Paul Burgess - Drums, octopad, bells, tambourine
A live performance - the second "official" bootleg by Camel Production.
This is a two-disks set containing a complete live performance that took
place in Enschede, Holland, September 5th, 1992. Great sound quality and a
good performance. Availalble on CD.
19?? - Greasy Truckers
?
A compilation of 2 record set, with one side by camel.
Appendix A - Getting in touch with Camel Production
This is very easy: Simply write something to Camel Production, P.O. Box 4876,
Mt. View, CA 94040, USA. You can buy Dust and Dreams, Camel, Camel on the
Road, and Never Let Go from them. You will also recieve their newsletter
entitled "The Nature of the Beast...". CP tells that most of their other
CDs are available from PROGTRON, P.O. Box 10151, San Jose, CA 95157-1151 USA
Appendix B - Technical Info
This is the best I could find: (not much really)
Camel
LP: MCA 250 634-1, MCA MUPS 473. Released in February 1973
CD: CP-002CD
Mirage
LP: Passport PB 9855, Janus JXS 7009, SML 1107. Released in March 1st 1974, UK
CD: Deram 820 613-2
The Snow Goose
LP: Passport PB 9856, Janus 7016, Decca SKL-R 5207. Released in April 1975
CD: Deram 800 080-2
Moonmadness
LP: Passport PB 9857
CD: London 810 879-2
Rain Dances
LP: Passport PB 9858
A Live Record
LP: London 820 727-1
Nude
LP: Passport PB 6008
CD: London 810 880-2
The Single Factor
LP: Passport PB 8013
Stationary Traveller
LP: Polydor/Metronome 821 504-1
MC: Polydor/Metronome 821 504-4
Pressure Points
LP: Decca SKL 5338 (820 166-1)
MC: Decca KSKC 5338
Dust and Dreams
CD: CP-001CD
Camel on the Road
CD: CP-003CD (?)
Never Let Go
CD: CP-004CD
Appendix C - Singles
John Tracy claims that Camel released only 4 singles.
Flight of the Snow Goose/Rhayader - F-R 13581 Released May 16th, 1975
....?