Mirage (Camel album)

Mirage
Studio album by Camel
Released 1 March 1974
Recorded Island Studios, Decca Studios No. 2 (overdubs), London
Genre Progressive rock, art rock, hard rock
Length 37:06
Label Gama/Deram
Producer David Hitchcock
Camel chronology

Camel
(1973)		 Mirage
(1974)		 The Snow Goose
(1975)
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Mirage is Camel's second album, released in 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
  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" (Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward, Doug Ferguson) – 12:45
    • "Encounter"
    • "Smiles for You"
    • "Lady Fantasy"
Bonus tracks on 2002 remaster
  1. "Supertwister" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974) – 3:14
  2. "Mystic Queen" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974) – 6:09
  3. "Arubaluba" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974) – 7:44
  4. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" (Original Basing Street Studios Mix - November 1973) – 12:59

Personnel

Camel
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Release details

References

  1. ↑ Jehnzen, Daevid. "Mirage - Camel | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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