Peter Bardens Discography

Version 1.1
March 4th, 1998

Before he joined Camel:

The Answer
1970

 The Answer
 Don't goof with a spookie
 I can't remember
 I don't want to go home
 Let's get it on
 Homage to the God of Light

Peter Bardens: Keyboards, Vocals
Steve Ellis: Vocal
Andy Gee: Guitar
Reg Isadore: Drums
Linda Lewis: Vocal
Alan Marshall: Vocal, Percussion
Bruce Thomas: Bass
David Wooley: Vocal

The cover features Bardens sitting in a garden, looking very pleased, as
several girls dressed in bikini swim suits are standing around him.


  •  Note "Homage to the God of Light" is the origin of Camel's performance
of "God of Light".

Tech: LP: Verve 3088, MGM ??, Transatlantic Records TRA 222, Released
          September 1970



    


1971 - Peter Bardens

Tech: LP: Transatlantic Records TRA 243, Released July 1971


  •  According to John Tracy, Peter Bardens had only two solo albums before
he joined Camel. Apparently, he referred to _Write My Name in Dust_ when
he mentioned this _Peter Bardens_ title.



    


1971 - Write My Name in Dust

 North end road
 Write my name in the dust
 Down so long
 Sweet honey wine
 Tear down the wall
 Simple song
 My house
 Feeling hugh
 Blueser

Peter Bardens: Keyboards, Vocals
Victor Brox: Violin, Vocals
Andy Gee: Guitar
Reg Isadore: Drums
John Owen: Bass
Maxine Offla: Vocal
Linda Lewis: Vocal
Judy Powell: Vocal
Liza Strike: Vocal
Anita Pollinger: Vocal

Tech: LP: Verve 3091



    


1976 Vintage 69

 The Answer
 Don't Goof with a spookie
 I can't remember
 I don't want to go home
 Write my name in the dust
 Homage to the god of light

Peter Bardens: Keyboards, Vocals
Steve Ellis: Vocal
Andy Gee: Guitar
Peter Green: Guitar
Reg Isadore: Drums
Linda Lewis: Vocal
Alan Marshall: Vocal, Percussion
Bruce Thomas: Bass
David Wooley: Vocal
John Owen: Bass
Linda Lewis: Vocal
Judith Powell: Vocal
Liza Strinke: Vocal
Anita Pollinger: Vocal

 B/w picture of Bardens on the cover, some notes on the back. My version
of this album is a limited issue in CLEAR vinyl (it is transparent!)

  •  This is mostly, a reissue of Bardens' first album, with one track
from _Write My Name in the Dust_.

Tect: LP: Transatlantic TRA SAM 36


*** After leaving Camel:


1979 Heart to Heart

 Julia
 Doing the crab
 Slipstream
 Raining all over the world
 Jinxed
 After dark
 Slow motion
 Tune for Des
 Heart to heart

Peter Bardens: Keyboards, Vocals
Mel Collins: Sax
Gus Isadore: Guitar, Vocals
Chris Karan: Percussion
Stan Scrivener: Bass
Peter Shade: Backing Vocals
Peter Van Hooke: Drums

"Video" image of Bardens in dark blue and black.


  •  The Artist name is presented as "Pete Bardens"

Tech: LP: Arista 1108



    


1987 Seen One Earth

 Seascape
 Man Alive
 Seen one earth
 Home thoughts
 Prelude
 In Dreams
 Stargate
 Many happy returns

Peter Bardens: Synthesizer, Piano, Drums, Moog Synthesizer
Adrian Dessent: Guitar
Honey Hylton: Vocals
Neil Lockwood: Vocals
Peter Van Hooke: Drums


  •  A concept albums, based on the space exploration and astronaut book "The
 Right Stuff" {Linda Kohanov, All-Music Guide)

Tech: LP: Cinema ST-12555, Capitol 46868
 MC: Cinema C4-46868, C4-12555
 CD: Capitol 46868, Atlantic CDP7458682
 Reached Billboard #148.



    


1988 Speed of Light

 Westward ho!
 Black elk
 Gold
 This could be paradise
 Afterthought
 Speed of light
 Whisper in the wind
 Heartland
 Columbine
 Gold (reprise)

Peter Bardens: Keyboards
Mick Fleetwood: Drums
David Foster: Bass
Russell Gilbrook: Drums
Honey Hylton: Vocals
Neil Lockwood: Vocals
Neale Neywood: Guitar
Neil Nicholas: Vocals


  •  A followup to the popular Seen One Earth

  •  "Gold" was also released as a single CD, Atlantic DPRO79360
Tech: MC: Cinema C4-48967
 CD: Capitol 48967, Cinema C2-48967



    


1991 Watercolors

 Journey
 De Profundis
 Higher Ground
 Yellowstone Blue
 Is It Any Wonder
 Water Colors
 Shape of the Rain
 Timepiece
 Ghostwater

Pete Bardens:   Keyboards
Jethro Foxx:    Percussion, Drums
Neale Heywood:  Guitar
Mychal Lomas:   Bass, Vocals
Syreeta Wright:	Vocals


  •  Water Colors is considered as Bardens best solo album.
Tech: MC: Miramar MPC-4001
 CD: Miramar MPCD-4001


    


1993 Further than you know

 Sometime
 Dream Catcher
 Sea of Dreams
 Real Time
 Coco Loco
 Further Than You Know
 Bad Boy (Redemption Song)
 This Could Be Like Heaven
 Rain Talk

Pete Bardens:         Keyboards, Vocals
Steve Adams:          Guitar
Jethro DeFries:       Percussion, Drums
Neale Heywood:        Guitar
Mychal Lomas:         Bass, Background Vocals
Julia Tillman Waters: Background Vocals
Maxine Willard-Waters:Background Vocals


Tech: CD: Miramar 2601


    


1995 Big Sky

Tech: CD: HTD 22


    


    Other Contributions
    
Peter played with various artists as a session musician. 
Please check out the All Music Guide under the 
subject of Peter Bardens

Peter Bardens also played with Keats, whose only self-titled albums
was produced by Alan Parsons:

1984 Keats

 Heaven knows
 Tragedy
 Fight to win
 Walking on ice
 How can you walk away
 Turn your heart around
 Avalanche
 Give it up
 Ask no questions
 Night full of voices

David Paton: Bass
Ian Bairnson: Guitars
Stuart Elliot: Drums
Chris Rainbow: Vocals
Peter Bardens: Keyboards (?)

    • Mirage

    Peter Bardens, Andy Ward, Dave Sinclair and several more ex-Caravan related members formed Mirage, in 1994. The band toured Europe during the winter of 1995, giving numerous performances in which they played many Camel and Caravan songs.
    A double live CD was released by Voiceprint, which can be reached at this address:

    Early expectations of any studio release by Mirage proved wrong. Peter Bardens is still using the name as his own band, and Steve Adams is the only member left from the 1995 tour lineup. The members of Caravan have since gone in attempts to reform their band. The address for the Mirage correspondence was previously available here, but ommitted as it is no longer active. Please don't bother sending letters or money there!

    Live 14.12.94
    1995

    Disc 1: Disc 2:
    Pete Bardens: Keyboards, Vocals
    Andy Ward: Drums, Percussions
    Dave Sinclair: Keyboards
    Jimmy Hastings: Saxes, Flute
    Pye Hastings: Guitars, Vocals
    Rick Biddulph: Bass, Vocals
    Steve Adams: Guitar, Vocals

    The Album was recorded at the Manchester Apollo on 14/12/1994.

    * Ward and Bardens are, of course from the original Camel lineup. Pye Hastings and Dave Sinclair were among the forming members of Caravan (along with Richard Sinclair and drummer Richard Caughlan). Pye Hasting, one of the most important figures in the Canterbury music scene, a fantastic flute and sax player, is Pye's brother, and has played with Caravan, Hatfield and the North, National Health and more. Rick Biddulph used to be roadie for Hatfield and the North, Richard Sinclair's band after leaving Caravan. Biddulph also played bass live on Richard Sinlair's Caravan of Dreams. Steve Adams is Peter Bardens' guitarist.
    * According to the Mirage Newsletter it was Peter Bardens who gave Mirage its name.

    Live: Germany '96

    Pete Bardens: Keyboards, Vocals
    Steve Adams: Guitar, Vocals
    Desha Dunnahoe: Bass, Flute , Vocals
    Dave Cohen: Drums, Percussions
    Pete Barden's Mirage, an incarnation of the 1994 Mirage, recorded this CD in 1996.
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