A Live Record

A Live Record
Live album by Camel
Released	April 1978
Recorded	1974/1975/1977 tours
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	97:14
Label	Decca Records
Producer	Rhett Davies and Camel
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Rain Dances (1977) A Live Record (1978) Breathless (1978)

A Live Record is the first live album by the progressive rock band Camel, released in 1978. It is a double LP, composed of recordings from three different tours.

LP one features recordings from the Mirage tour in 1974, and the Rain Dances tour, in 1977. Tracks 1-4 on the LP are from the Rain Dances tour, and 5-6 are from the Mirage tour.

LP 2 features the original lineup all the way, and is devoted to a complete performance of the band's instrumental concept album, The Snow Goose, during the tour for the album in 1975.

Track listing of the 1978 release

LP One:Side A

1. "Never Let Go" (Latimer) - 7:29
2. "Song Within a Song" (Bardens, Latimer) - 7:09
   • The above two tracks were recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, October 1977.
3. "Lunar Sea" (Bardens, Latimer) - 9:01
   • Recorded at the Colston Hall, Bristol, October 1977.

LP One:Side B

1. "Skylines" (Bardens, Latimer, Ward) - 5:43
   • Recorded at Leeds University, October 1977.
2. "Ligging at Louis' " (Bardens) - 6:39
3. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" (Bardens, Ferguson, Latimer, Ward) - 14:27
   • The above two tracks were recorded at the Marquee, London, October 1974.

LP Two:Side C

1. "The Great Marsh" - 1:45
2. "Rhayader" - 3:08
3. "Rhayader Goes to Town" - 5:12
4. "Sanctuary" - 1:10
5. "Fritha" - 1:22
6. "The Snow Goose" - 3:03
7. "Friendship" - 1:39
8. "Migration" - 3:52
9. "Rhayader Alone" - 1:48

LP Two:Side D

1. "Flight of the Snow Goose" - 2:59
2. "Preparation" - 4:11
3. "Dunkirk" - 5:28
4. "Epitaph" - 2:34
5. "Fritha Alone" - 1:24
6. "La Princesse Perdue" - 4:44
7. "The Great Marsh" - 2:27
   • All songs by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.
   • All songs recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, October 1975.

Personnel

• Andrew Latimer: Guitar, Flute, Vocals
• Peter Bardens: Keyboards
• Doug Ferguson: Bass (LP one: 5, 6 / LP two)
• Andy Ward: Drums, Percussion
• Mel Collins: Saxophones, Flute (LP one: 1, 2, 3, 4)
• Richard Sinclair: Bass, Vocals (LP one: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Track listing of the 2002 CD reissue by Universal Music / Decca Record Company

Disc One:

1. "First Light" - 5:27
2. "Metrognome" - 4:23
3. "Unevensong" - 5:36
4. "Skylines" - 5:43
5. "A Song Within a Song" - 7:09
6. "Lunar Sea" - 9:01
7. "Raindances" - 2:33
8. "Never Let Go" - 7:29
9. "Chord Change" - 6:52
10. "Ligging at Louis' " - 6:39
11. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" - 14:27

• 1-3, 6-7 & 9 recorded at the Colston Hall, Bristol, October 1977.
• 4 recorded at Leeds University, October 1977.
• 5 recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, October 1977.
• 8 recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, April 1976.
• 10 & 11 recorded at the Marquee, London, October 1974.

Disc Two:

All songs by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.

1. Spoken Introduction by Peter Bardens - 1:10
2. "The Great Marsh" - 1:45
3. "Rhayader" - 3:08
4. "Rhayader Goes to Town" - 5:12
5. "Sanctuary" - 1:10
6. "Fritha" - 1:22
7. "The Snow Goose" - 3:03
8. "Friendship" - 1:39
9. "Migration" - 3:52
10. "Rhayader Alone" - 1:48
11. "Flight of the Snow Goose" - 2:59
12. "Preparation" - 4:11
13. "Dunkirk" - 5:28
14. "Epitaph" - 2:34
15. "Fritha Alone" - 1:24
16. "La Princesse Perdue" - 4:44
17. "The Great Marsh" - 2:27
18. "The White Rider" - 8:48
19. "Another Night" - 6:35

• 1-17 recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, October 1975.
• 18 & 19 recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, April 1976.