Mirage (Camel album)

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Mirage
Camel-Mirage.jpg
Studio album by
Camel
Released1 March 1974 (1974-03-01)
RecordedNovember 1973
Studio
Genre
Length38:22
Label
ProducerDavid Hitchcock
Camel chronology
Camel
(1973) 		Mirage
(1974) 		The Snow Goose
(1975)

Mirage is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band Camel, released on 1 March 1974.[1] It features songs such as "The White Rider", "Lady Fantasy", and "Supertwister" which includes a showcase for Andrew Latimer's flute.

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. Mick Rock shot the inner sleeve photo.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Sputnikmusic5/5 stars[3]

In an Sputnikmusic album review, critic Matthijs van der Lee declared Mirage as Camel's "magnum opus".[3] The album was voted no. 51 in the Top 100 Prog albums of All Time by readers of Prog magazine in 2014.[4]

Prog Sphere considered Mirage to be the band's best album, writing that it is a prog classic that should be owned by anyone that is a fan of progressive rock.[5]

Release details[]

  • 1974, U.S., Janus Records
  • 1974, UK, Deram Records SML 1107, Release Date 1 March 1974, LP
  • 2002, UK, London 8829292, Release Date 3 June 2002, CD (remastered edition)

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Freefall"Peter Bardens5:53
2."Supertwister" (instrumental)Bardens3:22
3."The White Rider"
a. "Nimrodel"
b. "The Procession"
c. "The White Rider"
Andrew Latimer9:16
  • 0:49
  • 1:03
  • 7:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Earthrise" (instrumental)Bardens, Latimer6:40
2."Lady Fantasy"
a. "Encounter"
b. "Smiles for You"
c. "Lady Fantasy"
Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward, Doug Ferguson12:44
  • 3:47
  • 1:25
  • 7:32
Bonus tracks on 2002 remaster
No.TitleLength
6."Supertwister" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974)3:14
7."Mystic Queen" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974)6:09
8."Arubaluba" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club - 30 October 1974)7:44
9."Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" (Original Basing Street Studios Mix - November 1973)12:59

Personnel[]

Camel

Production

  • Produced by David Hitchcock
  • Engineered by Howard Kilgour and Bill Price

References[]

  1. ^ Thomas, Stephen. "Camel – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jehnzen, Daevid. "Camel - Mirage (1974) album review at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b van der Lee, Matthijs. "Camel – Mirage (1974) Album Review". SputnikMusic.com.
  4. ^ Havers, Richard (1 March 2021). "Mirage: The Album That Brought Camel Into Focus". Udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ^ Sphere, Prog (22 May 2017). "Camel Albums Ranked". Prog.

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