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CAMEL
London, GB
* 1972

Line-Up (1996):

Andy Latimer - voc,g
Colin Bass - bg
David Paton - bg
Mickey Simmonds - kb
John Xepoleas - ds

Former Members:

Andy Dalby (g, cca 1982)

Doug Ferguson (bg,voc, 1972-cca 7/75); Richard Sinclair (bg,voc, cca 8/77-1979)

Mick Gallagher (kb); Peter Bardens (kb,voc, 1972-8/78); Dave Sinclair (kb, 1978-79); Jan Schelhaas (kb, 8/78-cca 3/80, 1982); Kit Watkins (kb, 1979-80); Duncan Mackay (kb, 1980-82);
Chris Rainbow (kb,voc, 1982-84); Richie Close (kb, 1984); Tom Scherpenzeel (kb, 1984)

Andy Ward (ds, 1972-81); Stuart Tosh (ds, cca 1982); Paul Burgess (ds, ?-1984, 1991-?)

Mel Collins (sax, 1977, cca 8/78)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Camel	2/1973	MCA
2.	Mirage	3/1974	Gama/Deram
3.	The Snow Goose produced by: David Hitchcock	11.04.1975	Decca		22
4.	Moonmadness produced by: Rhett Davies	26.03.1976	Decca		15
5.	Rain Dances produced by: Camel/Rhett Davies	26.08.1977	Gama/Decca		20
6.	A Live Record (2LP)	07.04.1978	Decca/Gamma
7.	Breathless	15.09.1978	Decca		26
8.	I Can See Your House From Here produced by: Rupert Hine	21.09.1979	Decca		45
9.	Nude produced by: Tony Clark/Hayden Bendall	23.01.1981	Decca		34
10.	Chameleon - The Best Of Camel	18.09.1981	Decca
11.	The Single Factor	14.05.1982	Gama		57
12.	Stationary Traveller	13.04.1984	Decca		57
13.	Pressure Points	11/1984	Decca
14.	The Collection	11/1985	Castle
15.	Landscape	5/1991	Elite
16.	On The Road 1972	24.08.1992	Camel Productions
17.	Dust And Dreams	9/1992	Camel Productions
18.	Never Let Go (2CD)	1993	Camel Productions
19.	On The Road 1982	26.10.1994	Camel Productions
20.	Harbour Of Tears	20.01.1996	Camel Productions
21.	On The Road 1981	10.06.1997	Camel Productions
22.	Coming Of Age	1998	Camel Productions
23.	Rajaz	21.10.1999
24.	Paris Collection	30.10.2001	Camel
25.	A Nod and a Wink	13.08.2002
26.	God of Light: 1973-1975	12.08.2003	Camel
27.	Pressure Points: Live in Concert	24.11.2009	Esoteric
28.	Rainbows End: A Camel Anthology 1973-85	28.09.2010	Universal
29.	Camel 73-75: Gods of Light	27.05.2016
30.	When You Come Overweight, Sometimes	23.09.2016	Vitamin Entertainment
31.	Ichigo Ichie: Camel Live in Japan	27.01.2017

Peter Bardens:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Answer	1970
2.	Peter Bardens	1971
3.	Write My Name In The Dust	1972
4.	Vintage 69	1976
5.	Heart To Heart	18.01.1980	Arista
6.	Seen One Earth	10/1987	Cinema Epoch			148
7.	Speed Of Light credited to: Pete Bardens' Mirage	1988	Cinema Epoch
8.	Big Sky	7/1994	HTD
9.	Art of Levitation	01.01.2002	Talking Elephant
10.	Answer	15.02.2005
11.	Write My Name in the Dust: Anthology	31.05.2005	Castle Music

Kit Watkins:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Holographic Tapestries, Labyrinth, Sunstruck and Wet, Dark & Low	12.09.2000	One Way

Colin Bass:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	In the Meantime	12.02.2016
2.	At Wild End	12.02.2016

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Never Let Go / Curiosity	2/1973	MCA
2.	Flight Of The Snow Goose / Rhayader	20.06.1975	Decca
3.	The Snow Goose / Freefall	19.09.1975	Decca
4.	Another Night / Lunar Sea	09.07.1976	Decca		109
5.	Highways Of The Sun / Tell Me	23.09.1977	Decca
6.	Your Love Is No Stronger Than Mine / Neon Magic	10/1979	Decca
7.	Remote Romance / Rainbow's End / Tell Me	2/1980	Decca
8.	Cloak And Dagger Man / Pressure Points	3/1984	Decca

Peter Bardens:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	In Dreams	12/1987

Awards:

1975 Melody Maker Readers' Poll

- Brightest Hope
- Brightest International Hope

Various:

disbanded 1984
reunited 1991

Compilation Appearances:

"Homage To The God Of Light" on LP "The Greasy Truckers Live At Dingwall's Dance Hall" (3/74, Greasy Truckers, live)

Peter Bardens:

1/1977 stage performance David Bedford: The Odyssey (kb)

appeared on the LP:

Them: (The Angry Young) Them (4/65, Decca)
Peter Green: In The Skies (18.5.79, PVK)
Camel: Pressure Points (11/84, Decca)

produced by SP:

Sandie Shaw: Wish I Was (29.4.83)

Andy Latimer:

appeared on the LP:

Michael Chapman: Savage Amusement (28.5.76, Gama)
Michael Chapman: The Man Who Hated Mornings (4.11.77, Gamma)

Mickey Simmonds:

appeared on the LP:

Mike Oldfield: Discovery And Lake (6/84, Virgin)
Mike Oldfield: Heaven's Open (3/91, Virgin)

Colin Bass:

appeared on the LP:

Steve Hillage: Live Herald (26.1.79, Virgin)

Paul Burgess:

appeared on the LP:

Eric Stewart: Girls (14.3.80, Polydor)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	13	31.03.1973	26	Albums	album review
1973	13	31.03.1973	49	Caught In The Act - Albums	gig review
1973	27	07.07.1973	56	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	25	22.06.1974	41	Albums	album review
1974	38	21.09.1974	29	MM File	profile
1974	47	23.11.1974	36
1975	20	17.05.1975	38	Albums	album review
1975	21	24.05.1975	16	Singles	single review
1975	28	12.07.1975	34	MM Band Breakdown	profile, interview
1975	37	13.09.1975	3		interview
1975	43	25.10.1975	34	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	14	03.04.1976	26	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	14	03.04.1976	32	Albums	album review
1976	15	10.04.1976	13		interview
1977	35	27.08.1977	8
1977	39	24.09.1977	41		interview
1977	41	08.10.1977	23	Caught In The Act	gig review
1977	43	22.10.1977	24	Singles	single review
1977	46	12.11.1977	29	Albums	album review
1978	32	12.08.1978	4	News
1978	37	16.09.1978	52	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	33	01.09.1979	3	News
1979	47	15.12.1979	29	Albums	album review
1980	3	19.01.1980	12	After Dark	profile
1980	11	15.03.1980	46	Any Questions
1980	45	20.12.1980	4	News
1981	6	07.02.1981	15	Albums	album review
1981	9	28.02.1981	37	Caught In The Act	gig review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	16.12.1972	3	News Desk - Recording News
1973	0	21.04.1973	25	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	09.03.1974	55	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	16.03.1974	23	Albums	album review
1974	0	25.05.1974	50	Front Line Reviews	gig review
1975	0	11.01.1975	2	News Desk - In Brief
1975	0	12.07.1975	30	Playing In The Band
1975	0	26.07.1975	8	Thrills
1975	0	26.07.1975	29	On The Town	gig review
1975	0	09.08.1975	29	On The Town	gig review
1975	0	06.09.1975	3	News
1975	0	01.11.1975	35	On The Town	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	6	29.03.1994	7	Galerie
1998	11		54	Zapomenutí nezapomen	profile