| I've been a fan of Camel since I first heard "Another Night" on the radio
in 1976. I am still the proud possessor of the lp of Moonmadness
in it's original fold-out form. Camel never received the commercial success
they deserved, at least in my opinion. The band is now experiencing a resurgence,
and this Web page is my small contribution. If you've never heard Camel before, give them a try. If you like Yes, Alan Parsons, Saga, Genesis, etc., I think you'll like Camel. For your first purchase, I would recommend either Echos, which is a "best of" anthology; A Live Record, which showcases the best of the early Camel; or Harbour of Tears, their newest and in my opinion the best of the later Camel. If you're a long-time fan, I hope you find something here of interest, or maybe even something you didn't know before. This Web page is not affiliated in any way with Camel Productions. |
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Titles that are not hyperlinks are ones that I don't personally own, so I can't comment on them (note that these are the compilations).
The titles marked with a * are available through Camel Productions, which also sells other Camel merchandise such as t-shirts and posters. CP also publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Nature of the Beast... which keeps you up-to-date on the latest Camel happenings. For more information, write to: |
 Amazon.com has almost all of the Camel CDs in stock. |
Camel Productions
P.O. Box 4876
Mtn. View, CA 94040 (USA)
(And, hey, if you do write to CP, tell 'em you heard about them from me (Jim Preston), ok?)
A lot of people have sent me email asking how they can get a particular (or any) Camel CD. If you can't find them at your local CD store, try one of the net-stores:
The Artist Shop has a very nice page devoted to Camel that was done in cooperation with Camel Productions itself. They carry all the CDs put out by CP, each has a RealAudio sound clip, and the prices are very reasonable.
There have been five live albums from Camel, and there are a number of songs that appear on two or even three of them. So I decided to make a "cross reference" of all the songs on all the live albums.
Has anyone else noticed that the Camel Logo is always different? Discounting the compilations (which I don't have so I don't know about), each album has the Camel name in a different style, with two exceptions: the newer version of The Snow Goose uses the same style (although a different color) as the original Mirage; and Camel on the Road 1982 uses the same style (and again a different color) as Dust and Dreams. Anyway, I thought it was interesting, so I made a collage of them all (50K jpeg).
I have finally gotten a few album reviews from other people, but there's room for a lot more. So if you have anything to say, good or bad, agree with me or disagree, please email them to me.
If you enjoyed The Camel Page, you might also be interested in my site devoted to the band Ambrosia, who are still together and touring.
Brought to you by Jim Preston, comments are always welcome: webmaster1@inertron.com
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