Mirage (Camel album)

Mirage
Studio album by Camel
Released	1 March 1974 (1974-03-01)
Recorded	November 1973
Studio	Island Studios, London Decca Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	38:22
Label	Deram Gama Janus
Producer	David Hitchcock
Camel chronology
Camel (1973) Mirage (1974) The Snow Goose (1975)

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Mirage is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band Camel, released on March 1, 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

Personnel

Camel

• Andrew Latimer – guitars, flute; vocals on "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider" and "Lady Fantasy"
• Peter Bardens – organ, piano, Minimoog, Mellotron, Fender electric piano, Hohner Clavinet, Celesta; vocals on "Freefall" and "Lady Fantasy"
• Doug Ferguson – bass, vocals on "Lady Fantasy"
• Andy Ward – drums, percussion

Production

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

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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