Moonmadness

Studio album by Camel

Released

26 March 1976

Recorded

January–February 1976 at Basing Street Studios, London

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

39:15

Label

Gama/Decca

Producer

Rhett Davies and Camel

Camel chronology

The Snow Goose
(1975)

Moonmadness
(1976)

Rain Dances
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
SputnikMusic	^[2]

Moonmadness is an album released in March 1976 by English progressive rock band Camel. It was their fourth album and the last to feature the band's original line-up (Latimer, Bardens, Ferguson, Ward). After the success of the tightly structured, instrumental The Snow Goose in 1975, the band added vocals to their music again.

The album has an overall theme, just as their previous one did, but does not follow a storyline since it is mostly based on the band members themselves. As written in the CD Booklet: Overall, the tracks comprising the album were conceived as a loose concept based on the individual personalities that made up Camel; "Air Born" about Andrew Latimer, "Lunar Sea" about Andy Ward, "Chord Change" about Peter Bardens and "Another Night" about Doug Ferguson. The cover was designed by Field.

The last song on the album, "Lunar Sea", ends with a minute-long wind-blowing effect. On some LP pressings, the record arm would skip during the end of this part and naturally return to the beginning of the effect, playing it endlessly (the "terminal groove" effect).

In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came number 23 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".^[3]

It was voted no. 58 in the Top 100 Prog albums of All Time by readers of 'Prog' magazine in 2014.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Aristillus" (instrumental except for a spoken voice by Andy Ward)	Andrew Latimer	1:56
2.	"Song Within a Song"	Latimer, Peter Bardens	7:16
3.	"Chord Change" (instrumental)	Latimer, Bardens	6:45
4.	"Spirit of the Water"	Bardens	2:07

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Another Night"	Latimer, Bardens, Andy Ward, Doug Ferguson	6:58
6.	"Air Born"	Latimer, Bardens	5:02
7.	"Lunar Sea" (instrumental)	Latimer, Bardens	9:11

Bonus tracks on 2002 remaster
No.	Title	Length
8.	"Another Night" (Single version)	3:22
9.	"Spirit of the Water" (Demo)	2:13
10.	"Song Within a Song" (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon 14 April 1976)	7:11
11.	"Lunar Sea" (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon 14 April 1976)	9:51
12.	"Preparation/Dunkirk" (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon 14 April 1976)	9:32

Personnel

Camel

Andrew Latimer – guitars, flute; vocals (5, 6)
Peter Bardens – keyboards; vocals (4)
Doug Ferguson – bass; vocals (2)
Andy Ward – drums, percussion; voice (1)

Production

Engineered by Rhett Davies
Original LP Cover Design by Field

Release details

1976, UK, Gama Records/Decca Records TXS-R 115, Release Date March 1976, LP
2002, UK, London 8829292, Release Date 3 June 2002, CD (remastered edition)

References

↑ Jehnzen, Daevid (2011). "Camel - Moonmadness (1976) album review at AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
↑ Camel - Moonmadness (1976) album review by Matthijs van der Lee at SputnikMusic.com
↑ Q Classic: Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, 2005.

External links

Camel

Andrew Latimer Colin Bass Denis Clement Jason Hart Andy Ward Peter Bardens Doug Ferguson Mel Collins Richard Sinclair Jan Schelhaas Dave Sinclair Kit Watkins Chris Rainbow David Paton Ton Scherpenzeel Paul Burgess Mickey Simmonds Dave Stewart Guy LeBlanc

Studio albums	Camel Mirage The Snow Goose Moonmadness Rain Dances Breathless I Can See Your House from Here Nude The Single Factor Stationary Traveller Dust and Dreams Harbour of Tears Rajaz A Nod and a Wink

Live albums	Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall A Live Record Pressure Points: Live in Concert On the Road 1972 Never Let Go On the Road 1982 On the Road 1981 Coming of Age Gods of Light '73-'75 The Paris Collection

Compilations	Chameleon – The Best of Camel The Collection A Compact Compilation Landscapes Echoes: The Retrospective Camel - Master Series Lunar Sea

Singles	"Never Let Go"

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