Camel - Mirage CD (album) cover     Symphonic Prog  4.37 | 1573
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music website  Lord Anon 4 stars Camel's self-titled debut album
released in 1973 was a huge disappointment. Only 5000 copies
were sold and MCA didn't want to release a second album by the
band but Decca signed them so the band went in 1974 to the
Basing Street Studios in London to record their second studio
album "Mirage".  According to guitarist Andrew Latimer the band
made a huge step forward compared to their debut. The band wrote
all the songs as team and also the interaction became better
between him, organist Peter Bardens, bassist Doug Ferguson and
drummer Andy Ward. Producer David Hitchcock convinced them to
record the multi part song "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White
Rider", which was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkiens "Lord of the
Rings. The band liked the songs and decided to record another
epic song, the final "Lady Fantasy". These two songs surely are
the highlights of a really