A Live Record

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A Live Record
Live album by Camel
Released	1978
Recorded	1974/1975/1977 tours
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	97:14
Label	Decca Records
Producer(s)	???
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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 disc, composed of recordings from three different tours.

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

Disc 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.

[edit] Track listing

Disc One:

1. "Never Let Go" (Latimer) - 7:29
2. "Song Within a Song" (Bardens, Latimer) - 7:09
3. "Lunar Sea" (Bardens, Latimer) - 9:01
4. "Skylines" (Bardens, Latimer, Ward) - 5:43
5. "Ligging at Louis' " (Bardens) - 6:39
6. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" (Bardens, Ferguson, Latimer, Ward) - 14:27

Disc Two:

All songs by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.

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
10. "Flight of the Snow Goose" - 2:59
11. "Preparation" - 4:11
12. "Dunkirk" - 5:28
13. "Epitaph" - 2:34
14. "Fritha Alone" - 1:24
15. "La Princesse Perdue" - 4:44
16. "The Great Marsh" - 2:27

[edit] Personnel

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