Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Great Marsh, The
2. Rhayader
3. Rhayader Goes to Town
4. Sanctuary
5. Fritha
6. Snow Goose, The
7. Friendship
8. Migration
9. Rhayader Alone
10. Flight of the Snow Goose
11. Preparation
12. Dunkirk
13. Epitaph
14. Fritha Alone
15. Princesse Perdue, La
16. Great Marsh, The
17. Flight of the Snow Goose
18. Rhayader
19. Rhayader Goes to Town - (live)
20. Snow Goose/Freefall, The - (live)
DISC 2:
1. Rhayader Goes to Town - (live)
2. Sanctuary - (live)
3. Snow Goose, The - (live)
4. Migration - (live)
5. Rhayader Alone - (live)
6. Flight of the Snow Goose - (live)
7. Preparation - (live)
8. Dunkirk - (live)
9. Epitaph - (live)
10. Princesse Perdue, La - (live)
11. Great Marsh, The - (live)
12. Selections from "The Snow Goose": The Snow Goose/Friendship/Rhayader Goes to Town - (live)
| Details | | Producer: | Dave Hitchcock, Mark Powell (Reissue) | | Distributor: | Fontana Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Andy Latimer (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, flute); Peter Bardens (piano, electric piano, organ, mini-Moog synthesizer); Andy Ward & Deep Josh (vibraphone, drums, percussion).
Liner Note Author: Mark Powell.
Recording information: Decca Studios; Island Studios; The Marquee.
Unknown Contributor Role: Doug Ferguson .
Camel's classic period started with The Snow Goose, an instrumental concept album based on a novella by Paul Gallico. Although there are no lyrics on the album -- two songs feature wordless vocals -- the music follows the emotional arc of the novella's story, which is about a lonely man named Rhayader who helps nurse a wounded snow goose back to health with the help of a young girl called Fritha he recently befriended. Once the goose is healed, it is set free, but Fritha no longer visits the man because the goose is gone. Later, Rhayader is killed in battle during the evacuation of Dunkirk. The goose returned during the battle, and it is then named La Princesse Perdue, symbolizing the hopes that can still survive even during the evils of war. With such a complex fable to tell, it is no surprise that Camel keep their improvisational tendencies reigned in, deciding to concentrate on surging, intricate soundscapes that telegraph the emotion of the piece without a single word. And even though The Snow Goose is an instrumental album, it is far more accessible than some of Camel's later work, since it relies on beautiful sonic textures instead of musical experimentation. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Camel's classic period started with The Snow Goose, an instrumental concept album based on a novella by Paul Gallico. Although there are no lyrics on the album -- two songs feature wordless vocals -- the music follows the emotional arc of the novella's story, which is about a lonely man named Rhayader who helps nurse a wounded snow goose back to health with the help of a young girl called Fritha he recently befriended. Once the goose is healed, it is set free, but Fritha no longer visits the man because the goose is gone. Later, Rhayader is killed in battle during the evacuation of Dunkirk. The goose returned during the battle, and it is then named La Princesse Perdue, symbolizing the hopes that can still survive even during the evils of war. With such a complex fable to tell, it is no surprise that Camel keep their improvisational tendencies reigned in, deciding to concentrate on surging, intricate soundscapes that telegraph the emotion of the piece without a single word. And even though The Snow Goose is an instrumental album, it is far more accessible than some of Camel's later work, since it relies on beautiful sonic textures instead of musical experimentation. [The 2009 Deluxe Edition included bonus tracks (single edits, live versions) and a bonus disc made up of a 1975 live concert broadcast on the BBC and performances from a 1975 appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Editorial Reviews
5 stars out of 5 -- [T]he band's magnum opus, with 16 conceptual pieces....Mainly instrumental, atmospheric sweetness and light follows.
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