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Camel: Snow Goose

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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.

  1. The Great Marsh
  2. Rhayader
  3. Rhayader Goes to Town
  4. Sanctuary
  5. Fritha
  6. The Snow Goose
  7. Friendship
  8. Migration
  9. Rhayader Alone
  10. Flight of the Snow Goose
  11. Preparation
  12. Dunkirk
  13. Epitaph
  14. Fritha Alone
  15. La Princesse Perdue
  16. The Great Marsh

Suede: Dog Man Star

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On October 10, 1994, “Nude Records” label released “Dog Man Star”, the second  Suede studio album. It was recorded in March–July 1994, at “Master Rock Studios” in London, and was produced by Ed Buller. In October 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 31 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Brett Anderson– vocals
  • Bernard Butler– guitar, keyboards
  • Mat Osman– bass guitar
  • Simon Gilbert– drums
  • Phil Overhead – percussion
  • Simon Clarke – trumpet
  • Roddy Lorimer– saxophone, flute
  • Richard Edwards– trombone
  • Andrew Cronshaw – cimbalon, Ba-Wu flute
  • Ed Buller– engineer
  • Gary Stout – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Tessa Niles– additional vocals
  • Children from The Tricycle Theatre Workshop – additional vocals
  • Orchestra – Sinfonia of London- arranged and conducted by Brian Gascoine

Track listing:

All lyrics by Brett Anderson; all music by Bernard Butler.

  1. Introducing the Band
  2. We are the Pigs
  3. Heroine
  4. The Wild Ones
  5. Daddy’s Speeding
  6. The Power
  7. New generation
  8. This Hollywood Life
  9. The 2 Of us
  10. Black or Blue
  11. The Asphalt World
  12. Still Life