Mirage (Camel album)

Mirage
Studio album by Camel
Released	1 March 1974
Recorded	November 1973
Studio	Island Studios, London; Decca Studios, London; AIR Studios, London[1];
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	38:22
Label	Deram; Gama; Janus;
Producer	David Hitchcock
Camel chronology

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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.[1]

Reception

The album was voted no. 51 in the Top 100 Prog albums of All Time by readers of Prog magazine in 2014.

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.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Freefall"	Peter Bardens	5:53
2.	"Supertwister" (instrumental)	Bardens	3:22
3.	"The White Rider" a) "Nimrodel" b) "The Procession" c) "The White Rider"	Andrew Latimer	9:16 0:49 1:03 7:24

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"Earthrise" (instrumental)	Bardens, Latimer	6:40
5.	"Lady Fantasy" a) "Encounter" b) "Smiles for You" c) "Lady Fantasy"	Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward, Doug Ferguson	12:44 3:47 1:25 7:32

Bonus tracks on 2002 remaster
No.	Title	Length
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

Andrew Latimer – guitars, flute; vocals on "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
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 SML 1107, Release Date 1 March 1974, LP
2002, UK, London 8829292, Release Date 3 June 2002, CD (remastered edition)

References

"Mirage". Discogs.
Jehnzen, Daevid. "Camel - Mirage (1974) album review at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Prog Sphere (22 May 2017). "CAMEL Albums Ranked". Prog.

External links

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[D-1] "Mirage". Discogs.

[2] Jehnzen, Daevid. "Camel - Mirage (1974) album review at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

[3] Prog Sphere (22 May 2017). "CAMEL Albums Ranked". Prog.

Camel
Andrew Latimer Colin Bass Denis Clement Pete Jones Andy Ward Peter Bardens Doug Ferguson Mel Collins Richard Sinclair Jan Schelhaas Dave Sinclair Kit Watkins Chris Rainbow David Paton Ton Scherpenzeel Paul Burgess Mickey Simmonds Dave Stewart Guy LeBlanc Jason Hart Duncan McKay
Studio albums	Camel (1973) Mirage (1974) The Snow Goose (1975) Moonmadness (1976) Rain Dances (1977) Breathless (1978) I Can See Your House from Here (1979) Nude (1981) The Single Factor (1982) Stationary Traveller (1984) Dust and Dreams (1991) Harbour of Tears (1996) Rajaz (1999) A Nod and a Wink (2002)
Live albums	Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall (1974) A Live Record (1978) Pressure Points: Live in Concert (1984) On the Road 1972 (1992) Never Let Go (1993) On the Road 1982 (1994) On the Road 1981 (1997) Coming of Age (1998) Gods of Light '73–'75 (2000) The Paris Collection (2001)
Compilations	Chameleon – The Best Of Camel (1981) The Collection (1985) A Compact Compilation (1986) Landscapes (1991) Echoes: The Retrospective (1993) Camel – Master Series (25th Anniversary Compilation) (1997) Lunar Sea (2001) Rainbow's End: An Anthology 1973–1985 (2010)
Singles	"Never Let Go" / "Curiosity" (1973) "Flight of the Snow Goose" / "Rhayader" (1975) "The Snow Goose" / "Freefall" (1975) "Another Night" / "Lunar Sea" (Live) (1976) "Highways of the Sun" / "Tell Me" (1977) "Breathless (Sin Respiracion)" / "Rainbows End" (1978) (Spanish) "Your Love is Stranger Than Mine" / "Neon Magic" (1979) "Remote Romance" / "Rainbows End" / "Tell Me" (1979) "Lies" / "Changing Places" (1981) (Dutch) "No Easy Answer" / "Heroes" (1982) (Canadian) "Selva" / "Camelogue" (1982) (Dutch) "Long Goodbyes" / "Metrognome" (1984) (German) "Cloak and Dagger Man" / "Pressure Points" (1984) "Berlin Occidental" (1984) (West Berlin) Stereo Version / Mono Version (Mexican)