A Live Record

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.

A Live Record
Live album by
Camel
ReleasedApril 1978
Recorded30th October 1974
17th October 1975
14th April 1976
2nd October 1977
3rd October 1977
30th October 1977
VenueThe Marquee Club (London)
The Royal Albert Hall (London)
Hammersmith Odeon (London)
Colston Hall (Bristol)
Leeds University (Leeds)
GenreProgressive rock
Length97:14 (original release)
138:06 (2002 expanded and remastered edition)[1]
LabelDecca (original release and second reissue)
Deram (first reissue)
ProducerRhett Davies, Camel
Camel chronology
A Live Record
(1978)		 Pressure Points: Live in Concert
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
SputnikMusic[3]

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 as conducted by David Bedford at the Royal Albert Hall, London, October 1975. The remastered edition released in 2002 contains seven additional tracks not released originally and the tracks in a different order.

Track listing of the 1978 release

LP One:Side A
  1. "Never Let Go" (Andrew Latimer) – 7:29
  2. "Song Within a Song" (Peter Bardens, Latimer) – 7:09
  3. "Lunar Sea" (Bardens, Latimer) – 9:01

LP One:Side B
  1. "Skylines" (Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward) – 5:43
  2. "Ligging at Louis' " (Bardens) – 6:39
  3. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" (Bardens, Doug Ferguson, Latimer, Ward) – 14:27
    • 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

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

Track listing of the 2002 CD reissue by Universal Music / Decca Record Company

Disc One
  1. "First Light" – 5:27 (previously unreleased)
  2. "Metrognome" – 4:23 (previously unreleased)
  3. "Unevensong" – 5:36 (previously unreleased)
  4. "Skylines" – 5:43
  5. "A Song Within a Song" – 7:09
  6. "Lunar Sea" – 9:01
  7. "Rain Dances" – 2:33 (previously unreleased)
  8. "Never Let Go" – 7:29
  9. "Chord Change" – 6:52 (previously unreleased)
  10. "Ligging at Louis' " – 6:39
  11. "Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles for You/Lady Fantasy" – 14:27

Disc Two
  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 (previously unreleased)
  19. "Another Night" – 6:35 (previously unreleased)


Personnel

Charts
Chart (1978) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 34

References
  1. "A Live Record". Amazon Germany.
  2. "Camel - A Live Record (1978) album review at AllMusic". AllMusic. 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. Camel - A Live Record (1978) album review by menawati at SputnikMusic.com
  4. Powell, Mark (2002). A Live Record (liner notes). Decca Records.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Camel – A Live Record" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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