Camel – The Snow Goose

Label:	Decca – SKL-R 5207, Gama (3) – SKL-R 5207
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Laminated Sleeve
Country:	UK
Released:	Apr 1975
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1		The Great Marsh
A2		Rhayader
A3		Rhayader Goes To Town
A4		Sanctuary
A5		Fritha
A6		The Snow Goose
A7		Friendship
A8		Migration
A9		Rhayader Alone
B1		Flight Of The Snow Goose
B2		Preparation
B3		Dunkirk
B4		Epitaph
B5		Fritha Alone
B6		La Princesse Perdue
B7		The Great Marsh

Companies, etc.

Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Gama Records Ltd.
Printed By – Robert Stace
Printed By – Senol Printing Ltd.
Recorded At – Island Studios
Overdubbed At – Decca Studios
Mixed At – Island Studios
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Peter Bardens
Published By – Rak Publishing Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Decca Studios

Credits

Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – David Bedford
Bass, Other [Duffle Coat] – Doug Ferguson
Coordinator – Geoff Jukes
Drums, Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion [Varispeed Percussion] – Andy Ward (2)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Flute, Vocals – Andy Latimer*
Engineer [Assistant, Recording: Over-dubs] – Graham Meek, Paul Cooper (4)
Engineer [Assistant] – Robert Ash, Rod Thear
Engineer [Re-Mix] – Rhett Davies
Engineer [Recording, Re-mix] – Rhett Davies
Engineer [Recording: Over-dubs] – John Burns (2)
Lacquer Cut By – W (12)
Organ, Synthesizer [Mini Moog, Arp Odyssey], Electric Piano, Organ [Pipe Organ], Piano [Acoustic] – Peter Bardens
Other [Ginseng] – Allan Mason
Other [Sanity By] – Max Hole, Richard Thomas
Photography By [Group Photographs] – John Anunziato
Producer – David Hitchcock
Sleeve [Design] – Modula (2)
Technician [Equipment] – Davey Bryson, Skin (24)
Written-By – Andy Latimer*, Peter Bardens

Notes

Issued in a fully laminated sleeve printed by Robert Stace and with an insert printed by Senol Printing Ltd.

"The Snow Goose" was inspired by the short story of the same title, written by Paul Gallico in 1941.

Made in England

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): /XZAL.13718P/
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): /XZAL.13719P/
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 1): XZAL-13718.P-2W
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 1): XZAL-13719.P-2W
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 2): XZAL-13718.P-1W
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 2): XZAL-13719.P-3W
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 3): XZAL-13718.P-2W
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 3): XZAL-13719.P-3W
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 4): XZAL-13718.P-1W A U B CC
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 4): XZAL-13719.P-1W C E B CF
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 5): XZAL-13718.P-2W 2B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 5): XZAL-13719.P-3W 4D
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 6): XZAL-13718.P-1W DC 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 6): XZAL-13719.P-1W BH 2B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 7): XZAL-13718.P-1W C N M 6 C
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 7): XZAL-13719.P-1W B II C 7 C
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 8): XZAL-13718.P-2W C A 2 D
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 8): XZAL-13719.P-3W U C 2 D
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 9): XZAL-13718.P-2W 11 4D
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 9): XZAL-13719.P-3W 11 4D

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Snow Goose (LP, Album, Stereo)	Decca, Gama (3)	P-SKL 5207	Portugal	1975
Recently Edited	Music Inspired By The Snow Goose (LP, Album)	Nova (6)	6.22250 (AO)	Germany	1975
Recently Edited	The Snow Goose (LP, Album)	North American Records	NA 020	Canada	1975
Recently Edited	The Snow Goose (LP, Album)	Janus Records	JXS 7016	US	1975
	The Snow Goose (LP, Album)	Decca, Gama (3)	278.136	France	1975

Reviews

nopussyfooting Sep 21, 2021
This is one of those albums that I don't really "get"... And I'm not talking down on the music, I just think something about it doesn't strike me. It's not that I don't understand the music either. I'm well versed on different styles and prog and all that, and musically it's not that far out. Some segments sound great, others a bit more pedestrian, but the flow of the movements doesnt seem to work that well, particularly on side 1. The pieces don't seem to flow exceptionally well in and out of each other, and the order in which the musical movements are arranged doesn't always seem to make much sense. To put it simply: The material is there, but the modality isn't.
With all that criticism in mind, it's still a good album and I enjoy it. Maybe it'll click after more listens, maybe it won't. Either way it's not one to discard.
goranarog May 2, 2016
It's just one of the best progressive rock album I own beside Pink Floyd's master piece Wish you where here. It's just a great flow music which webbed together.