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Rainbow's End - An Anthology 1973-1985 [Box set, Original recording remastered]

Camel (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (20 Sep 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Decca Pop
  • ASIN: B003X1OLDA
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 17,393 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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BBC Review

Largely the vision of keyboard player Peter Bardens and gifted guitarist Andrew Latimer, when Camel arrived on the scene in 1973 they kept things relatively straight with a progged-up West Coast rock, breezy guitar and keyboard solos over relatively untroubled but usually quite detailed backing.

Like others of their ilk, in concert they were up for showboating on an epic scale as evidenced by Homage to the God of Light. Doors-like organ extrapolation and what sounds like the more accessible parts of Pink Floyd’s Ummagumma are stretched across a 19-minute flight of fancy.

Their real breakthrough was their 1975 concept album Music Inspired by The Snow Goose – a suite of tunes as English as a clotted cream tea and in places just as sweet. The truly cohesive nature of the work is slightly undermined here, being sliced and diced in a compilation. Best to check out the album’s most recent reissue to get the full effect.

Perhaps the obvious weakness in some of their early albums is the lack of a convincing vocal that’s the equal of their instrumental technique. Whilst Latimer’s vocals have an agreeable wistfulness, Bardens handles task with all the grace of a bloke who’s been pushed in front of a microphone because nobody else wanted the job. From 1977‘s Rain Dances (where Brian Eno makes a surprise cameo appearance) through to 1978‘s Breathless, this problem is solved to some extent with the recruitment of ex-Caravan/Hatfield and the North bassist and singer, Richard Sinclair.

With ex-King Crimson sax player Mel Collins also along for the ride the sparks really fly; Collins and Latimer were quite a force to be reckoned with. The examples here, culled from the expanded reissue of 1978’s A Live Record, have Camel sounding closer to the knotted jazz-rock musculature of Bundles-era Soft Machine than their whimsical reveries of yore.

Personnel difficulties and record company demands for commercial product eventually hobbled a group whose principal strengths lay in melodic anthems, romantic flourishes and good old-fashioned musicianship. Aside from a few previously unreleased tracks from BBC sessions, long-term fans will know all this anyway. Those new to Camel, though, will find Rainbow’s End to be an excellent and worthy primer.

--Sid Smith

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(4CD) New 2010 remastered collection spanning 1973-1985 featuring album tracks,rare mixes,live & BBC recordings plush a lavish book with essays,previously unseen photos & more!

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For anyone interested in progrock this is a great introduction to Camel. It covers many of their classic albums mixing live and studio tracks from their career up to 1985. Great early tracks and a few unreleased tracks - more of these would have been welcome. The only disppointment was the fact that it said it had 'rare' live tracks etc, but many of these had been released as bonus tracks on remastered editions.
It comes with an excellent and informative booklet covering the bands career up to '85, and the discs come as the old decca labels. Having seen the band live and having all of their albums upto this date I now have a comprehensive anthology which is most welcome.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful Collection 23 Oct 2010
Format:Audio CD
This is an excellent box set, beautifully presented and a top notch track listing. A mix of studio and live tracks takes us from the first album Camel through to last DECCA album, Pressure Points. Even for an ancient fan like myself, it's already a valued addition to my Camel collection.

The wonderful news that Andy Latimer is back recording again makes this a celebration!!!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
This is a fantastic 4cd collection featuring many highlights from the band's extensive back catalogue on Decca.
59 tracks including the truly awesome ICE(every note a gift from the gods).
I'm a huge fan of guitarists like Holdsworth,Vai,Johnson,Gilbert,V.Moore,MacAlpine,Satriani to name a few,but I would always include Andrew Latimer in my top 10 fave guitarists.
This is a wonderful introduction to the world of Camel for anyone who may have missed them first time round and at this price....what are you waiting for?
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