Mirage (Camel album)
Mirage | ||||
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Studio album by Camel | ||||
Released | 1 March 1974 | |||
Recorded | November 1973 | |||
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Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 38:22 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | David Hitchcock | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
SputnikMusic | [2] |
Mirage is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band Camel, released on March 1, 1974. It features some of their best-known songs, including "White Rider" and "Lady Fantasy". It is also a showcase for Andrew Latimer's flute, notably on "Supertwister".
There are five tracks on Mirage, two over 9 minutes. Those two are multi-part songs: "Lady Fantasy" and "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider", the latter being about The Lord of the Rings. The album was released on Gama Records/Deram Records.
The album was voted no. 51 in the Top 100 Prog albums of All Time by readers of Prog magazine in 2014.
Track listing
Side one | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Freefall" | Peter Bardens | 5:53 |
2. | "Supertwister" (instrumental) | Bardens | 3:22 |
3. | "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider" | Andrew Latimer | 9:17 |
Side two | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
4. | "Earthrise" (instrumental) | Bardens, Latimer | 6:40 |
5. | "Lady Fantasy"
| Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward, Doug Ferguson | 12:45 |
Bonus tracks on 2002 remaster | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
6. | "Supertwister" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974) | 3:14 |
7. | "Mystic Queen" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974) | 6:09 |
8. | "Arubaluba" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974) | 7:44 |
9. | "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" (Original Basing Street Studios Mix - November 1973) | 12:59 |
Personnel
- Camel
- Andrew Latimer – guitars, flute; vocals on "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider" and "Lady Fantasy"
- Peter Bardens – organ, piano, Minimoog, Mellotron, Fender electric piano, Hohner Clavinet, Celesta; vocals on "Freefall" and "Lady Fantasy"
- Doug Ferguson – bass, vocals on "Lady Fantasy"
- Andy Ward – drums, percussion
- Production
- Produced by David Hitchcock
- Engineered by Howard Kilgour and Bill Price
Release details
- 1974, U.S., Janus Records
- 1974, UK, Deram Records 820 613-2, Release Date 1 March 1974, LP
- 2002, UK, London 8829292, Release Date 3 June 2002, CD (remastered edition)
References
- ↑ Jehnzen, Daevid. "Camel - Mirage (1974) album review at AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ↑ Camel - Mirage (1974) album review by Matthijs van der Lee at SputnikMusic.com
External links
- Official Site
- Camel - Mirage (1974) album review by Daevid Jehnzen, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
- Camel - Mirage (1974) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
- Camel - Mirage (1974) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- Camel - Mirage (1974) album review by Matthijs van der Lee, credits & user reviews at SputnikMusic.com
- Camel - Mirage (1974) album to be listened as stream at Play.Spotify.com
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