A Live Record

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FieldValue
nameA Live Record
typelive
artistCamel
coverA Live Record.jpg
releasedApril 1978
recorded30 October 1974
17 October 1975
14 April 1976
2 October 1977
3 October 1977
30 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)
labelDecca (original release and second reissue)
Deram (first reissue)
producerRhett Davies, Camel
next_titlePressure Points: Live in Concert
next_year1984
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| name = A Live Record | type = live | artist = Camel | cover = A Live Record.jpg | alt = | released = April 1978 | recorded = 30 October 1974 17 October 1975 14 April 1976 2 October 1977 3 October 1977 30 October 1977 | venue = The Marquee Club (London) The Royal Albert Hall (London) Hammersmith Odeon (London) Colston Hall (Bristol) Leeds University (Leeds) | studio = | genre = Progressive rock | length = 97:14 (original release) 138:06 (2002 expanded and remastered edition) | label = Decca (original release and second reissue) Deram (first reissue) | producer = Rhett Davies, Camel | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Pressure Points: Live in Concert | next_year = 1984 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = SputnikMusic | rev2Score = A Live Record is the first live album by the progressive rock band Camel, released in April 1978. It is a double LP, composed of recordings from three different tours.

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

1978 edition

LP one: Side A

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

LP one: Side B

  1. "Skylines" (Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward) – 5:43
  1. "Ligging at Louis' " (Bardens) – 6:39
  2. "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

2002 CD edition

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

::data[format=table title="Chart performance for ''A Live Record''"] | Chart (1978) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

::data[format=table] | Chart (2025) | Peak position | Greek Albums (IFPI) | |---|---|---| | 57 | | | ::

References

References

  1. "Music Week".
  2. "A Live Record".
  3. (2011). "Camel - ''A Live Record'' (1978) album review at AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. [https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/62894/Camel-A-Live-Record/ Camel - ''A Live Record'' (1978) album review by menawati at SputnikMusic.com]
  5. "Music Week".
  6. Powell, Mark. (2002). "A Live Record". Decca Records.
  7. "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 46/2025". [[IFPI Greece]].

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