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1978 live album by Camel
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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 line-up 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, performed with the
London Symphony Orchestra as conducted by
David Bedford at the
Royal Albert Hall , London, October 1975. The remastered edition released in 2002 contains seven additional tracks not released originally and the tracks in a different order.
Track listing of the 1978 release
LP One:Side A
"
Never Let Go " (
Andrew Latimer ) – 7:29
"Song Within a Song" (
Peter Bardens , Latimer) – 7:09
"Lunar Sea" (Bardens, Latimer) – 9:01
LP One:Side B
"Skylines" (Bardens, Latimer,
Andy Ward ) – 5:43
"Ligging at Louis' " (Bardens) – 6:39
"Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" (Bardens,
Doug Ferguson , Latimer, Ward) – 14:27
The above two tracks were recorded at the
Marquee , London, October 1974.
LP Two:Side C
"The Great Marsh" (Bardens, Latimer) – 1:45
"Rhayader" (Bardens, Latimer) – 3:08
"Rhayader Goes to Town" (Bardens, Latimer) – 5:12
"Sanctuary" (Latimer) – 1:10
"Fritha" (Latimer) – 1:22
"The Snow Goose" (Bardens, Latimer) – 3:03
"Friendship" (Bardens, Latimer) – 1:39
"Migration" (Latimer) – 3:52
"Rhayader Alone" (Latimer) – 1:48
LP Two:Side D
"Flight of the Snow Goose" (Bardens, Latimer) – 2:59
"Preparation" (Latimer) – 4:11
"Dunkirk" (Bardens, Latimer) – 5:28
"Epitaph" (Latimer) – 2:34
"Fritha Alone" (Latimer) – 1:24
"La Princesse Perdue" (Latimer) – 4:44
"The Great Marsh (Reprise)" (Bardens, Latimer) – 2:27
Track listing of the 2002 CD reissue by Universal Music / Decca Record Company
Disc One
"First Light" – 5:27 (previously unreleased)
"Metrognome" – 4:23 (previously unreleased)
"Unevensong" – 5:36 (previously unreleased)
"Skylines" – 5:43
"A Song Within a Song" – 7:09
"Lunar Sea" – 9:01
"Rain Dances" – 2:33 (previously unreleased)
"
Never Let Go " – 7:29
"Chord Change" – 6:52 (previously unreleased)
"Ligging at Louis' " – 6:39
"Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" – 14:27
Disc Two
"Spoken Introduction by Peter Bardens" – 1:10
"The Great Marsh" – 1:45
"Rhayader" – 3:08
"Rhayader Goes to Town" – 5:12
"Sanctuary" – 1:10
"Fritha" – 1:22
"The Snow Goose" – 3:03
"Friendship" – 1:39
"Migration" – 3:52
"Rhayader Alone" – 1:48
"Flight of the Snow Goose" – 2:59
"Preparation" – 4:11
"Dunkirk" – 5:28
"Epitaph" – 2:34
"Fritha Alone" – 1:24
"La Princesse Perdue" – 4:44
"The Great Marsh (Reprise)" – 2:27
"The White Rider" – 8:48 (previously unreleased)
"Another Night" – 6:35 (previously unreleased)
Personnel
Andrew Latimer – guitar, flute, vocals
Peter Bardens – keyboards
Doug Ferguson – bass (LP one: 5, 6 / LP two)
Richard Sinclair – bass, vocals (LP one: 1, 2, 3, 4)
Andy Ward – drums, percussion
Mel Collins – saxophones, flute (LP one: 1, 2, 3, 4)
London Symphony Orchestra (LP two)
David Bedford - conducting (LP two)
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