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Released
  
April 1978

Artist
  
Camel

Producer
  
Rhett Davies

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Length
  
97:14

Release date
  
April 1978

Label
  
Decca Records

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Recorded
  
1974, 1975 & 1977 tours

A Live Record (1978)
  
Pressure Points Live in Concert (1984)

Similar
  
Camel albums, Progressive rock albums

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.

Contents

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 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, October 1975.

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LP One:Side A

  1. "Never Let Go" (Andrew Latimer) – 7:29
  2. "Song Within a Song" (Peter Bardens, Latimer) – 7:09
  3. The above two tracks were recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, October 1977.
  4. "Lunar Sea" (Bardens, Latimer) – 9:01
  5. Recorded at the Colston Hall, Bristol, October 1977.

LP One:Side B

  1. "Skylines" (Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward) – 5:43
  2. Recorded at Leeds University, October 1977.
  3. "Ligging at Louis' " (Bardens) – 6:39
  4. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" (Bardens, Doug Ferguson, Latimer, Ward) – 14:27
  5. The above two tracks were recorded at the Marquee, London, October 1974.

LP Two:Side C

  1. "The Great Marsh" (Bardens, Latimer)  – 1:45
  2. "Rhayader" (Bardens, Latimer)  – 3:08
  3. "Rhayader Goes to Town" (Bardens, Latimer)  – 5:12
  4. "Sanctuary" (Latimer)  – 1:10
  5. "Fritha" (Latimer)  – 1:22
  6. "The Snow Goose" (Bardens, Latimer)  – 3:03
  7. "Friendship" (Bardens, Latimer)  – 1:39
  8. "Migration" (Latimer)  – 3:52
  9. "Rhayader Alone" (Latimer)  – 1:48
  10. All songs recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, October 1975.

LP Two:Side D

  1. "Flight of the Snow Goose" (Bardens, Latimer)  – 2:59
  2. "Preparation" (Latimer)  – 4:11
  3. "Dunkirk" (Bardens, Latimer)  – 5:28
  4. "Epitaph" (Latimer)  – 2:34
  5. "Fritha Alone" (Latimer)  – 1:24
  6. "La Princesse Perdue" (Latimer)  – 4:44
  7. "The Great Marsh (Reprise)" (Bardens, Latimer)  – 2:27
  8. All songs recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, October 1975.

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)

    • Disc One

    1. "First Light"  – 5:27
    2. "Metrognome"  – 4:23
    3. "Unevensong"  – 5:36
    4. "Skylines"  – 5:43
    5. "A Song Within a Song"  – 7:09
    6. "Lunar Sea"  – 9:01
    7. "Rain Dances"  – 2:33
    8. "Never Let Go"  – 7:29
    9. "Chord Change"  – 6:52
    10. "Ligging at Louis' "  – 6:39
    11. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy"  – 14:27
    12. 1–3 & 6–7 recorded at the Colston Hall, Bristol, October 1977.
    13. 4 recorded at Leeds University, October 1977.
    14. 5 & 8 recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, October 1977.
    15. 9 recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, April 1976.
    16. 10 & 11 recorded at the Marquee, London, October 1974.

    Disc Two

    All songs by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.

    1. "Spoken Introduction by Peter Bardens" – 1:10
    2. "The Great Marsh" – 1:45
    3. "Rhayader" – 3:08
    4. "Rhayader Goes to Town" – 5:12
    5. "Sanctuary" – 1:10
    6. "Fritha" – 1:22
    7. "The Snow Goose" – 3:03
    8. "Friendship" – 1:39
    9. "Migration" – 3:52
    10. "Rhayader Alone" – 1:48
    11. "Flight of the Snow Goose" – 2:59
    12. "Preparation" – 4:11
    13. "Dunkirk" – 5:28
    14. "Epitaph" – 2:34
    15. "Fritha Alone" – 1:24
    16. "La Princesse Perdue" – 4:44
    17. "The Great Marsh (Reprise)" – 2:27
    18. "The White Rider" – 8:48
    19. "Another Night" – 6:35
    20. 1–17 recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, October 1975.
    21. 18 & 19 recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, April 1976.

    Songs

    1Never Let Go7:29
    2Song within a Song7:09
    3Lunar Sea9:01

    References

    A Live Record Wikipedia
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