What's New in the Archive?
Recent updates:
January 3rd, 2006- An interview with Andy Ward from 1977, submitted by Peter Beasley - in the Paper Archives.
- Camel Footage II, a second collection of vintage video footage was released by CP. More details in the Discography.
- Camel Footage, an official collection of vintage video footage was released by CP. More details in the Discography.
- Stationary Traveller has been re-released by CP, in its originally intended form. More details in the Discography.
- Added the Camel Archive website link.
- Curriculum Vitae DVD added
- 2003 farewell tour details were added.
- Amuse yourself with the Camel Ringtones in the Misc section.
- Added details + lyrics to A Nod and a Wink.
- Added the Camel Tour Dates Table, a compilation of all known gigs played by Camel. This resource was originally researched and edited by Graham Burnell.
- Updated details on the new Coming of Age DVD.
- The newly remastered Camel albums by Universal are reviewed and compared to the previous releases. Reviews are available from the entry for the following albums: Camel, Mirage, Moonmadness and A Live Record.
- Added amusing Officially Israeli tribute to the Camel official bootleg series in the Humour section.
- Fixed a lot of stuff. Removed dead links, added missing albums. Terribly sorry and ashamed for my negligence.
- Website is now declared an Archive; I hope you will enjoy the archive for what it is. For actual Camel news, please take it from the Camel's mouth, in the Camel Productions website.
- Added an arduous comparison between a riff on Camel's Dunkirk (from The Snow Goose) and a riff from the duch band Focus' track, Eruption.
- Various, few small changes and corrections. Most important - finally, the official bootleg Gods of Light is listed.
- Camel touring South America during March-April 2001. For more details, please consult the Camel Productions website.
- Lyrics to Rajaz, originally submitted (in precise HTML format) by Gregory Chudov, are now online.
- Many other lyrics (for Moonmadness, Rain Dances, Breathless and I Can See Your House From Here) were kindly revised and corrected by Stephen Howarth.
- Camel's new CD, Rajaz has been released in UK and Japan. Some information was submitted by Michael Byrne, and a new entry is available in the Discography section.
- A new Colin Bass CD, Colin Bass LIVE at Polish Radio 3 is now avalable at Colin's Official Homepage. The double CD contains songs from An Outcast of the Islands and several Camel songs.
- The new Camel CD, Rajaz is being delayed for a short time. Ordering form can be obtained in Camel Productions Official Homepage.
- A new addition to the Humour section, based on a Camel freak who succeeded in disconnecting Camel Productions from the Internet. A hilarious screenplay by Brendan Newport, The Humpheads - Scully and Mulder in search of the Real Camel Fan.
- A new Camel album, entitled 'RAJAZ' will be released on October 7th. The album will feature Latimer, Bass, Dave Stewart and keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel. Read all about it in The Official Camel Productions Website.
- Corrected a few links, removed some extint ones.
- Added Christopher Rainbow's Website link to the Links page. The site contains a short interview with Andrew Latimer.
- Check out the updates in Colin Bass's Website - An additional performance in Poland on June 10th, and an upcoming CD.
- A new album is expected from Camel Productions somewhere in September.
- Added an entry about Colin Bass into the Members section.
- A Camel Family Tree from 1979 was submitted by Theo Kamps in the Paper Archives.
- A review of Colin Bass's new CD, An Outcast of the Islands, is also available.
- Camel's recent Nature of the Beast newsletter is available online, in the Paper Archives. Among other news, it's worth noting that the 1982 bootleg, On the Road 1982 is going to be removed, and "now" is the last chance to order it.
- The Camel Productions' CD Prices Catalog has been updated. However, please visit the Camel Productions Web Site for updated prices.
- The Camel Productions web site has been added to the Links section. The site is still under constructions.
- Colin Bass has released a new CD, featuring tributes from Andrew Latimer and Dave Stewart. An interview with Colin and more information is available in his new web site, also listed in the Links section.
- Theo Kamps provided a cover scan of the Greasy Truckers live album, along with further information about this rare live album.
- A link to the log of an IRC chat with Andrew Latimer and Colin Bass was added to the Links and the Paper Archives sections. The chat, courtesy of The Artist Shop, featured Andrew, Colin and Susan Hoover who answered various questions from the fans.
- A few other links were corrected.
- Finally a Site Map to help you through the site, available by clicking the Camel icon on the top-left. The sitemap would provide guidelines if your browser supports JavaScript.
- New at Brendan Newport's Rhayader web site, a transcription of a radio interview with Andrew Latimer from 1981.
- CP's back catalog and prices is now available as well as a list of online retailers who sell Camel CDs.
- The FAQ section has been updated, answering questions about the original Camel members
- Jeff Gebhardt submitted a tiny tidbit of mild interest regarding Neon Magic from I Can See Your House From Here.
- Some new trivia notes for Mirage and Moonmadness albums.
- The legendary "rare" Nobody Knows track is not a Camel track at all, as explained in the Rarities and Oddities section.
- The 10th anniversary tour program from 1982 is now available at the Tours section.
- Finally got myself a scanner (!) New cover scans were made, most notably the American cover for Mirage.
- Tim Miller's Slice 'O the Internet Pie once again features the Camel rare track Nobody Knows.
- Added CP's 1997 issue of Nature of the Beast in the Paper Archives.
- Updated the Songs Cross Index page.
- Shingo Doi's explaination of Nude was augmented by Susan Hoover's confirmation, wrapping up the issue of what Nude means.
- A small update about X-Pete Bardens Mirage
- A new release from CP - Coming of Age available as a double CD and a Dolby Surround video tape.
- A few new links... to Music That Means Something and Musart.
- In case you haven't noticed it already, the site was re-designed, re-titled, re-edited and now resides in a permanent location. Also - links have been updated or added.
- I've updated the Links section, adding Colin Bass' own web site (for his own alter-ego -) Sabah Habas Mustapha. You can write him a personal letter there!
- Genis Parra sent me some more album covers - this time for The Collection, A Compact Compilation, Landscapes and Harbour of Joy.
- Jim Powers submitted an article he wrote for the Melody Maker series about Contemporary Music.
- I've been requested to remove direct links to MIDI files on the web, as these did not give proper credit to the authors. I have therefore set a list of MIDI song links in the Music section.
- Genis Parra sent me the cover of the Echoes album.
OK, but What's Cool?
- We've got a Humour section! Yeah! Check it out!
- I'm currently working on a Camel Desktop project, and you can see some initial suggestions.
- Here you can see information and online programs for Camel's Live Tours
- All the back issues of Camel Production's Nature of the Beast are available online!
- The Frequently Asked Questions section is a good place to visit!
- The Discography section details Camel albums, listing band members, trivia notes, bits of history, album playing times and much more.
- Album Lyrics are available for most Camel's songs, also available by clicking the 'lyrics' icon near a song name in the Discography.
- There are guitar TAB transcriptions for a couple of songs in the Music section.
- Many of John Tracy's liner notes from the DERAM CDs are available for those who missed it. Susan Hoover's liner notes from the Echoes compilation are very interesting!
- The Weeping Camel animation GIF is cool (imo!). Check it out at the bottom of the Welcome section.
What else do you have in plan?
How do I contribute?
- I want our world to be better. Please smile more often, especially at unknown people. Consider helping old ladies cross the street. Preserve nature. Donate to charity... But seriously, I'd appreciate:
- John Tracy's CD Liner notes for the following albums: Moonmadness (I used to have it but I lost it!), Nude (if there are any notes...), and Stationary Traveller (if there are any at all)
- TABs, Chords, Midi or other music-oriented files you may have (please don't start sampling songs - I don't have disk space for that!)
- If you have a list of Camel's tour dates - I'd appreciate that in the hope of making a full list of their live performances.
- Your questions! Should this site leave your queries unresolved, please let me know about it, and hopefully we'll be able to relieve your pain.
- Tour programs. Have you got one? Can you make a photo copy and send it over? Can you scan it and send it via e-mail?
- Articles and interviews, if you've got any - please act as in the previous line.
- Your general thoughts, comments, spelling corrections, grammar correction, manners correction etc. :-)
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