In April 1975, “Island” label released “The Snow Goose”, the third Camel studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Island Studios” and “Decca Studios” London, and was produced by David Hitchcock. The album concept and title was based on Paul Gallico’s novella The Snow Goose. In 2014, the album was ranked at number 31 in the list “Top 100 Prog Albums of All Time” by readers of “Prog” magazine.
Personnel:
- Andrew Latimer– vocals, electric, acoustic and slide guitars, flute
- Peter Bardens– organ, electric piano, acoustic piano, pipe organ, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey
- Doug Ferguson – bass, duffle coat
- Andy Ward– drums, vibes, percussion
- David Bedford– orchestral arrangements
- Rhett Davies– recording
- Modula – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.
- The Great Marsh
- Rhayader
- Rhayader Goes to Town
- Sanctuary
- Fritha
- The Snow Goose
- Friendship
- Migration
- Rhayader Alone
- Flight of the Snow Goose
- Preparation
- Dunkirk
- Epitaph
- Fritha Alone
- La Princesse Perdue
- The Great Marsh
