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Mirage is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band Camel, released on 1 March 1974.[1] It features songs such as "The White Rider", "Lady Fantasy", and "Supertwister" which includes a showcase for Andrew Latimer's flute.

Mirage
Studio album by Camel
Released	1 March 1974 (1974-03-01)
Recorded	November 1973
Studio	Island Studios, London Decca Studios, London AIR Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	37:58
Label	Deram Gama Janus
Producer	David Hitchcock
Camel chronology
Camel (1973) Mirage (1974) The Snow Goose (1975)

There are five tracks on Mirage, two over 9 minutes. Those two are multi-part songs: "Lady Fantasy" and "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider", the latter being about The Lord of the Rings. The album was released on Gama Records/Deram Records. Mick Rock shot the inner sleeve photo.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

In an Sputnikmusic album review, critic Matthijs van der Lee declared Mirage as Camel's "magnum opus".[3] The album was voted no. 51 in the Top 100 Prog albums of All Time by readers of Prog magazine in 2014.[4]

Prog Sphere considered Mirage to be the band's best album, writing that it is a prog classic that should be owned by anyone that is a fan of progressive rock.[5]

Release details

• 1974, U.S., Janus Records
• 1974, UK, Deram Records SML 1107, Release Date 1 March 1974, LP
• 2002, UK, London 8829292, Release Date 3 June 2002, CD (remastered edition)

Track listing

Personnel

Camel

• Andrew Latimer – guitars, flute; vocals on "The White Rider" and "Lady Fantasy"
• Peter Bardens – organ, piano, Minimoog, Mellotron, Fender electric piano, Hohner clavinet, celesta; vocals on "Freefall" and "Lady Fantasy"
• Doug Ferguson – bass
• Andy Ward – drums, percussion

Production

• Produced by David Hitchcock
• Engineered by Howard Kilgour and Bill Price

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	149

References

External links

• Official Site
• Camel - Mirage (1974) album review by Daevid Jehnzen, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Camel - Mirage (1974) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
• Camel - Mirage (1974) album to be listened as stream at Play.Spotify.com

На других языках

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[de] Mirage (Album)

Mirage ist das zweite Studioalbum der britischen Progressive-Rock-Band Camel. Es erschien im Jahr 1974 bei Decca Records.

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- [en] Mirage (Camel album)

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[es] Mirage (álbum de Camel)

Mirage es el segundo álbum de estudio del grupo británico de rock progresivo Camel con nueva discográfica, el sello Deram perteneciente a Decca Records. Con el tiempo sería uno de los álbumes más añorados del grupo que llegó a editarse en una versión doble junto a su siguiente The Snow Goose.

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[ru] Mirage (альбом Camel)

Mirage (с англ. — «Мираж») — второй студийный альбом британской прог-рок-группы Camel, выпущенный в 1974 году после одноимённого дебютного альбома 1973 года и перед The Snow Goose 1975 года.

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