The Snow Goose by Camel

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 The Great Marsh (Instrumental Album Version) 2:05 523
2 Rhayader (Instrumental Album Version) 3:23 228
3 Rhayader Goes To Town (Instrumental Album Version) 5:00 195
4 Sanctuary (Instrumental Album Version) 1:06 382
5 Fritha (Instrumental Album Version) 1:19 370
6 The Snow Goose (Instrumental Album Version) 3:12 302
7 Friendship (Instrumental Album Version) 1:44 338
8 Migration (Instrumental Album Version) 2:01 250
9 Rhayader Alone (Instrumental Album Version) 1:50 265
10 Flight Of The Snow Goose (Instrumental Album Version) 2:41 321
11 Preparation (Instrumental Album Version) 3:54 242
12 Dunkirk (Instrumental Album Version) 5:26 245
13 Epitaph (Instrumental Album Version) 2:08 196
14 Fritha Alone (Instrumental Album Version) 1:30 302
15 La Princesse Perdue (Instrumental Album Version) 4:57 301
16 The Great Marsh (Instrumental Reprise Version) 1:17 320
17 Flight Of The Snow Goose (Instrumental Single Edit) 2:05 69
18 Rhayader (Instrumental Single Edit) 3:12 61
19 Flight Of The Snow Goose (Instrumental Alternate Single Edit) 2:48 16
20 Rhayader Goes To Town ("Live At The Marquee" Instrumental Version) 5:08 247
21 The Snow Goose/Freefall ("Live At The Marquee" Instrumental Version) 11:02 288

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About this album

Universal Music Ltd. (2002) Released: 3 Jun 2002 21 tracks (67:48)
Music Inspired by The Snow Goose is the third album released by the band Camel in 1975. The success of the White Rider suite (based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and appearing on the band’s previous album, Mirage), inspired the group to write more novel-inspired conceptual suites. The band considered several novels on which to base their next album. For a time they settled on Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, and some songs were written before the idea was abandoned in favor of Paul Gallico’s novel The Snow Goose. The album’s name, originally simply “The Snow Goose”, was altered to accommodate legal protests by Gallico.

The album reached silver status in 1981, and is considered by many to be their most accessible work. It is remarkable for having no lyrics and orchestral (plus rock) instrumentation.

Track listing

All songs by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.

1. “The Great Marsh” – 2:02
2. “Rhayader” – 3:01
3. “Rhayader Goes To Town” – 5:19
4. “Sanctuary” – 1:05
5. “Fritha” – 1:19
6. “The Snow Goose” – 3:11
7. “Friendship” – 1:43
8. “Migration” – 2:01
9. “Rhayader Alone” – 1:50
10. “Flight of the Snow Goose” – 2:40
11. “Preparation” – 3:58
12. “Dunkirk” – 5:19
13. “Epitaph” – 2:07
14. “Fritha Alone” – 1:40
15. “La Princesse Perdue” – 4:43
16. “The Great Marsh” – 1:20

Bonus tracks on the 2002 remaster:

1. “Flight Of The Snow Goose (Single Edit)” 2:05
2. “Rhayader (Single Edit)” 3:09
3. “Flight of the Snow Goose (Alternate Single Edit)” 2:49
4. “Rhayader Goes To Town” (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) 5:07
5. “The Snow Goose / Freefall” (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) 11:01

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  • Chemin

    lol at Spotify (and possibly iTunes) messing up the tracklist. Like usual. Instrumental album version? No shit?

    last week
  • mocow

    One of my favourite albums

    15 days ago
  • alpaty85

    http://www.vinyls-collection.com/details-collectionneur.php?pseudo=canari85

    last month
  • wilte01

    Simply great!!!

    March 2012
  • Slayer-Ov-Orcs

    Great album.

    January 2012
  • Otarru

    This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. [6]

    October 2011
  • alienaut

    one of the greatests album.

    July 2011
  • Puscifer83

    Atemporal masterpiece :D

    June 2011
  • juanbrujox

    They didn't needed a single fucking word to throw me in a tornado of feelings... I could never get enough of this album, simply majestic

    December 2010
  • arglactable

    I kind of wish this had just been one track. It kind of annoys me when prog bands make an album a bunch of tiny tracks. Album's still completely awesome as a whole, though.

    November 2010
  • kokocijo

    This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. [5]

    November 2010
  • Irgendwas90

    This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. [4]

    October 2010
  • Jannekro

    This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. [3]

    September 2010
  • alvaronigro

    This is the most beautiful piece of music ever written.

    August 2010
  • juanbrujox

    perfect album... from first to last song

    May 2010
  • Arthur_Lima

    So beautiful

    April 2010
  • tramelga

    The best concept album ^^

    March 2010
  • lordinfamous

    So very captivating

    March 2010
  • priscilajordao

    This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. [2]

    March 2010
  • mrgazbods

    mmmmmm

    February 2010
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