Camelwas formed in 1971 when Peter Bardensjoined Andrew Latimer, Andy Wardand Doug Fergusonin a band called The Brew. Changing their name to Camel, they played their first gig at Waltham Forest Technical College supporting Wishbone Ashon 4 December. In August 1972 Camel signed with MCA Records and their eponymous debut album was released six months later. The record was not a success and the band moved to Decca Records. In 1974 they released their second album Mirage, then in 1975 the instrumental concept album The Snow Gooseinspired by the book by Paul Gallico.
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Camel
All across this barren land,
elder voices tell
stories of a desert ghost.
The legend of a man
swallowed by the sand.
High up on the red dunes,
a prophet in the wind...
a vision like a mirage,
rise from a man
swallowed by the sand.
Fading...
into the shadows
of the legend
you became.
Fading...
into the mystery
and the romance
of your fame.