Moonmadness
Released: March 1976
Recorded: 1975
Length: 39:32
Label: Decca Records
Producer: Rhett Davies and Camel
Moonmadness UK album front cover
Moonmadness is an album released in March 1976. It is the final album that featured the classic line-up (Latimer, Bardens, Ferguson, Ward) from the band. After the release of The Snow Goose in 1975, the band decided to move back into a more accessible direction by adding vocals to their music again. The album still has an overall theme, just as their previous one did, but doesn’t follow a storyline since it’s mostly based on the band members themselves.
As written in the CD Booklet: Overall, the tracks comprising the album were conceived as a loose concept based on the individual personalities that made up Camel; “Air Born” about Andrew Latimer, “Lunar Sea” about Andy Ward, “Chord Change” about Peter Bardens and “Another Night” about Doug Ferguson.
The cover was designed by Field.
Track Listing
- “Aristillus” (Latimer) – 1:56
- “Song Within a Song” (Bardens, Latimer) – 7:14
- “Chord Change” (Bardens, Latimer) – 6:44
- “Spirit of the Water” (Bardens) – 2:07
- “Another Night” (Bardens, Ferguson, Latimer, Ward) – 6:57
- “Air Born” (Bardens, Latimer) – 5:01
- “Lunar Sea” (Bardens, Latimer) – 9:10
Bonus Tracks on 2002 Remaster
- “Another Night” (Single Version) – 3:22
- “Spirit of the Water” (Demo) – 2:13
- “Song Within a Song” (Recorded Live at Hammersmith Odeon) – 7:11
- “Lunar Sea” (Recorded Live at Hammersmith Odeon) – 9:51
- “Preparation / Dunkirk” (Recorded Live at Hammersmith Odeon) – 9:32
Personnel
- Andrew Latimer: guitar, vocals
- Peter Bardens: keyboards, vocals
- Doug Ferguson: bass, vocals
- Andy Ward: drums, percussion
Release Details
- 1976, UK, Deram Records TXS-R 115, Release Date March 1976, LP
- 2002, UK, London 8829292, Release Date 3 June 2002, CD (remastered edition)
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