Album

The Snow Goose

Camel

1975 · Rock

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The Snow Goose by Camel

The Snow Goose is a Rock album by Camel, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 123 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.

About

Music Inspired by The Snow Goose is the third album released by the band Camel in 1975. The success of the White Rider suite (based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and appearing on the band's previous album, Mirage), inspired the group to write more novel-inspired conceptual suite. The band considered several novels on which to base their next album. For a time they settled on Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, and some songs were written before the idea was abandoned in favor of Paul Gallico's novel The Snow Goose. The album's name, originally simply "The Snow Goose", was altered to accommodate legal protests by Gallico. The album reached silver status in 1981, and is considered by many to be their most accessible work. It is remarkable for having no lyrics and orchestral (plus rock) instrumentation. Track listing All songs by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer. 1. "The Great Marsh" – 2:02 2. "Rhayader" – 3:01 3. "Rhayader Goes to Town" – 5:19 4. "Sanctuary" – 1:05 5. "Fritha" – 1:19 6. "The Snow Goose" – 3:11 7. "Friendship" – 1:43 8. "Migration" – 2:01 9. "Rhayader Alone" – 1:50 10. "Flight of the Snow Goose" – 2:40 11. "Preparation" – 3:58 12. "Dunkirk" – 5:19 13. "Epitaph" – 2:07 14. "Fritha Alone" – 1:40 15. "La Princesse Perdue" – 4:43 16. "The Great Marsh" – 1:20 Bonus tracks on the 2002 remaster: 1. "Flight of The Snow Goose (Single Edit)" 2:05 2. "Rhayader (Single Edit)" 3:09 3. "Flight of the Snow Goose (Alternate Single Edit)" 2:49 4. "Rhayader Goes to Town" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) 5:07 5. "The Snow Goose / Freefall" (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) 11:01 Personnel * Andrew Latimer: Guitar, Flute * Peter Bardens: Keyboard, Organ * Doug Ferguson: Bass * Andy Ward: Drum, Percussion Release details * 1975, UK, Decca Records 291 034, Release Date April 1975, LP * 2002, UK, London 8829292, Release Date 3 June 2002, CD (remastered edition) .

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Tracklist

  1. 1The Great Marsh, Pt. 12:08
  2. 2Rhayader3:06
  3. 3Rhayader Goes to Town5:27
  4. 4Sanctuary (Revised Edition)2:57
  5. 5Fritha1:27
  6. 6The Snow Goose3:02
  7. 7Friendship1:49
  8. 8Migration (Revised Edition)4:29
  9. 9Rhayader Alone (Revised Edition)3:24
  10. 10Flight of the Snow Goose2:26
  11. 11Preparation3:54
  12. 12Dunkirk5:39
  13. 13Epitath (Revised Edition)1:32
  14. 14Fritha Alone1:47
  15. 15La Princess Perdue5:18
  16. 16The Great Marsh, Pt. 21:34

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Prog Rock
  • lush
  • serene
  • pastoral

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Andrew LatimerACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, SLIDE GUITAR, FLUTE, VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, GUITAR , FLUTE, VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, GUITAR , FLUTE, VOCALS
  • Andy WardDRUMS DRUMS, VIBRAPHONE , PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
  • David BedfordARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ORCHESTRATED BY
  • Doug FergusonBASS BASS GUITAR BASS, INSTRUMENTS
  • London Symphony OrchestraORCHESTRA
  • Peter BardensKEYBOARDS ORGAN , ELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS ORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER , ORGAN , PIANO , VOCALS
  • Rhett DaviesENGINEER

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