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London, England (1971 – 1984, 1991 – present)

The embryonic origin of Camel, from London, England, was conceived circa 1964 when brothers Andrew and Ian Latimer got together with their respective friends Alan Butcher and Richard Over to form The Phantom Four. The band’s name changed to Strange Brew. The group performed mainly cover tunes until mid-1968 when Ian Latimer quit to get married. Andrew Latimer and Alan Butcher placed an ad in the Surrey Advertiser for a bass player to which Doug Ferguson responded. On 13th November 1968 Ferguson arrived for an audition and promptly impressed the duo with his confidence, a ‘fat’ bass sound, excellent gear (Fender jazz bass, 2 Vox T-60 cabs with amps) and his own roadie! He was offered the gig on the spot. The new blues orientated trio was called… THE BREW. Shortly after joining The Brew, Ferguson told Latimer about an exciting drummer he knew. Andy Ward joined THE BREW at the tender age of 14 and the heart of Camel had begun to take shape.

Ferguson rapidly proved himself to be a great asset with his talent for getting the band attention and gigs. He was also very good at coaxing the promised fees out of promoters, who often protested they didn’t have the money on hand. As a result, THE BREW enjoyed a steady stream of performance dates and recorded their first demo, ‘Crossroads’ in which DJM Records seemed to show interest but the trio were disappointed to learn that it was only in using them as a backing band for another of their artists, Philip Goodhand-Tait.

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lulled wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Shame on me. I had never listened to Rajaz and now I see what I missed. It sounded "old school" in 1999!

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Gnome1919 wrote:
Tuesday morning

I think you should listen to all of them for best recognition, but Rajaz is the best.

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kat_piterass wrote:
Monday evening

http://www.lastfm.pl/group/The+%22%3C3%22+Lovers

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jonas-san wrote:
Monday evening

The best album to start with is "the snow goose"

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Ekenstenen wrote:
Monday evening

The best album to start with is Mirage, ofc.

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akarmarez wrote:
Monday afternoon

the best album to start with is their first album - Camel (1973)!

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DreadfulYgg wrote:
Monday morning

What's the best album to start with? Leave me a shout, please. Thanks!

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InvisibleFauna wrote:
Monday morning

3p1c

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OhydnyJestem wrote:
Sunday afternoon

just slow yourself down... :)

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Camel93 wrote:
last week

No question, THE best band there ever was, and ever will be.

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Comet_Course wrote:
18 days ago

Forgot the sheer awesomeness of Camel...

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crimolvic wrote:
22 days ago

what a band! found it accidentally while searching for some yes stuff and the like. This is one of those days when you feel you have discovered a treasure and you're ready to explore it.

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raksu wrote:
22 days ago

amazing prog-rock

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Nowitzki15002 wrote:
23 days ago

Too good.

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SurvivedAfterL2 wrote:
last month

Best of the best!!!

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LnoiX wrote:
last month

Nothing's like firing up a Camel cig and start spinning Mirage.

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nebbo13 wrote:
last month

just started listening to camel, but it seems i can just put on each track and sink away in it:)

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Loona5 wrote:
last month

I can't believe how awesome is this band!

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RbS wrote:
last month

just started listening to this band and i have to say it's brilliant, especially the first and second album

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LuYZ-AlF wrote:
last month

high flying glider spread your wings ......................

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