Camel - Mirage - 1974 (24/96 Vinyl Rip) *NEW-RIP+REPOST*

Mirage is Camel's second album, released in 1974. It features some of their best-known songs, including "Nimrodel" and "Lady Fantasy". It is also a showcase for Andrew Latimer's flute, notably on "Supertwister".
"Mirage" is a classic prog-rock album that is one of the group's most remembered albums! Enjoy this album with a fine (U.S. pressing) soundquality.

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Review:

"Mirage" pretty much perfected the style of the debut-album with a richer, more varied sound and overall stronger material. Latimer had now also found his flute, and delivered one of Camel's best flute-based pieces in "Supertwister". The track also showed that Bardens used el-piano in a far more intelligent and tasty way than most others who used that instrument.
But the centrepiece and highlight of the album was still the 12-minute "Lady Fantasy Suite". A masterful song with lots of breaks, strong riffs and melodies and a very impressive and powerful performance from the whole band.

The album also featured another suite in form of the 9-minute "Nimrodel" with lyrics inspired by Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings". "Earthrise" was possibly the hardest rocking and most energetic instrumental-number they ever did, and featured some of Bardens best playing ever. The opener "Freefall" was also some kind of a hard rocker, but this one had also the same jazzy sound as "Earthrise", giving it some kind of sophistication. "Mirage" is a great album, and undoubtedly one of Camel's best.

Review from Vintageprog.com



Track List

01 Freefall
02 Supertwister
03 Nimrodel / The Procession / The White Rider
04 Earthrise
05 Lady Fantasy