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Mirage

 
Album Review: Mirage

  • Artist: Camel
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1974
  • Total Time: 37:47
  • Genre: Rock

Review

With their second album, Mirage, Camel begin to develop their own distinctive sound, highlighted by the group's liquid, intricate rhythms and the wonderful, unpredictable instrumental exchanges by keyboardist Pete Bardens and guitarist Andy Latimer. Camel also distinguish themselves from their prog rock peers with the multi-part suite "Lady Fantasy," which suggests the more complex directions they would take a few albums down the line. Also, Latimer's graceful flute playing distinguishes several songs on the record, including "Supertwister," and it's clear that he has a more supple technique than such contemporaries as Ian Anderson. Camel are still ironing out some quirks in their sound on Mirage, but it's evident that they are coming into their own. ~ Daevid Jehnzen, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Freefall Pete Bardens Camel (5:54)
Supertwister Pete Bardens Camel (3:23)
Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider Andy Latimer Camel (9:18)
Earthrise Pete Bardens, Andy Latimer Camel (6:41)
Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy Pete Bardens, Doug Ferguson, Andy Latimer, Andy Ward Camel (12:45)

Credits

Doug Ferguson (Bass), Andy Ward (Percussion), Pete Bardens (Keyboards), Anthony Hawkins (Remastering), David Hitchcock (?), Howard Kilgour (Engineer), Andy Latimer (Flute), Andy Latimer (Guitar), Bill Price (Engineer), Andy Ward (Drums), Hitchcock (Producer), John Tracy (Research), John Tracy (Coordination), Camel (?), David Hitchcock (Producer), John Tracy (Liner Notes), Andy Latimer (Vocals)
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Mirage
Studio album by Camel
Released March 1, 1974
Recorded Backing tracks recorded at Island Studios, Overdubs recorded at Decca No. 2 studio
Genre Progressive rock
Length 37:06
Label Deram Records
Producer David Hitchcock
Professional reviews
Camel chronology
Camel
(1973)
Mirage
(1974)
The Snow Goose
(1975)

Mirage is Camel's second album, released in 1974, and is one of the group's most remembered albums.[citation needed] It features their best-known song, "Lady Fantasy", and is also a showplace for Andrew Latimer's flute, notably on "Supertwister".

There are only 5 tracks on this record, two over 9 minutes. Those two are multi-part epics: "Lady Fantasy" and "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider", the latter being about The Lord of the Rings. It was released on Deram Records. As a result of a business agreement between the band and the cigarette company, the album's cover art very closely resembles the cover of the Camel cigarettes packet.

Contents

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Freefall" (Peter Bardens) – 5:53
  2. "Supertwister" (Bardens) – 3:22
  3. "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider" (Andrew Latimer) – 9:17

Side Two

  1. "Earthrise" (Bardens/Latimer) – 6:40
  2. "Lady Fantasy" (Camel) – 12:45

Bonus Tracks on 2002 Remaster

  1. "Supertwister" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) – 3:14
  2. "Mystic Queen" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) – 6:09
  3. "Arubaluba" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) – 7:44
  4. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter / Smiles for You / Lady Fantasy" (Different Take) – 12:59

Personnel

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)

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