Echoes in L.A. [late show], by Camel

Echoes in L.A. [late show]

by Camel

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	1.	Earthrise 02:04
	2.	First Light 00:48
	3.	Unevensong 05:47
	4.	Song Within A Song 07:06
	5.	The Sleeper 06:07
	6.	Supertwister 04:05
	7.	The White Rider 08:38
	8.	Tell Me 05:20
	9.	Rhayader 03:53
	10.	Rhayader Goes To Town 06:44
	11.	La Princesse Perdue 06:12
	12.	Rainbow's End 03:26
	13.	Echoes 08:56
	14.	Never Let Go 13:21
	15.	One Of These Days I'll Get An Early Night 09:48

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SIRENEレーベル2CDR。4日間連続で行われたロキシー公演の初日、79年2月15日レイトショー公演をオーディエンス録音で収録。

この音源は様々なブートメーカーから繰り返しリリースされている。他レーベルではAMITY「LAST CARAMEL 1979」、S.D.R RECORDS「LOST CARAVAN」などが存在しており今も入手が容易な音源である。

バンドの登竜門とも呼ばれ、数多くの大物バンドたちが出演してきた名ライブハウスだけに、音響など素晴らしいものがある。キャラメル期独特の分厚く美しい音の洪水がバランスよく録音されている。

この日の"ECHOES"の美しさは特筆もので、メルのサキソフォン、デイヴとヤンのキーボード、ラティマーのギターが重なり合う後半パートは、まさに残響し重なり合う音の波のような美しさだ。個人的には"ECHOES"のベスト・ライブ・テイクに挙げたい。それでは試聴音源をどうぞ。

2月18日レイトショーを以てキャラメル期のツアーは終了となる。ラティマーは、この時点で既にこのラインナップでの活動に見切りをつけており、先述の通りキット・ワトキンスに連絡を取り加入を要請。さらにコリン・バスにも既に参加要請を出していた。

3月に入ると、デイヴ・シンクレアとメル・コリンズが脱退。バンド側はリチャード・シンクレアにも脱退を促す形となり、リチャードも脱退（事実上の解雇）した。

入れ替わるように、キット・ワトキンスとコリン・バスがバンドのリハーサルに参加。ヤン・シェルハースはバンドに留まり、その後もキャメルのメンバーとして活動を共にしていくことになる。

カンタベリー色が極めて強かったキャラメルはこうして終焉を迎えた。デイヴ・シンクレアはキャラヴァンに復帰し、リチャード・シンクレアはナショナル・ヘルスにゲスト参加をした後、キャラヴァンに復帰することになる。
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Camel had enjoyed significant success through the 1970's. Their Albums Mirage and Snow Goose were hailed as ground breaking and the band was developing a loyal fan base. Sadly, as with so many other successful bands, friction began to develop between the members. By 1978, it was clear that collaboration between Camel's keyboardist Peter Bardens and their guitarist Andrew Latimer was coming to an end. Breathless would be their last album together.
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Peter Bardens finished writing and recording Breathless but had no intention of touring with the band. To replace him, the band recruited Jan Schelhaas from Caravan and a cousin of current bassist Richard Sinclair, named David. The tour began in England with 28 shows in October and November of 1978. Eight shows were then played in Europe before the holiday break. The new year saw the band in Japan for 5 shows before heading for the west coast of the United States. At this point the band had a good feel for the new music and the new members were performing the old Camel quite easily.
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The Setlist for the California shows contained both old and new material. Since the release of Snow Goose, Camel had been slowly adjusting their musical style to make it more "accessible". By the time Breathless was released, the long intricate instrumental pieces were gone, replaced by more traditional sounding light-rock creations. Still, Breathless was not devoid of surprises. Richard Sinclair included a song called "Down on the Farm" which has sparked many an opinion. For better or worse, it was not included in the live set for the US shows. The setlist performed during this tour contained 3 songs from the new album Breathless, 3 songs from the previous album Rain Dances, and 9 songs from the earlier albums. Though Camel usually plays their songs at a tempo very similar to the studio versions, a number of the songs performed here are lengthened by extra improvisation. “Tell Me”, “Rhayader”, and “Rhayader Goes To Town” in particular are extended by saxophone segments not found on the commercial release. These segments give us a chance to appreciate once more the amazing talent of saxophonist Mel Collins.
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The recording of this show is outstanding. The equipment used at the time consisted of a Teac PC-10 and Sennheiser MKH404's. The provider of the first generation cassette used for this project was a friend of the taper and was at this show. He told us that the equipment was brought in by the taper's girlfriend who taped the recorder to the inside of her leg so it would not be discovered. All who enjoy this remastered recording owe a debt of gratitude to this unknown woman. Thanks to her devotion to music we can all re-live this wonderful Camel performance.
www.guitars101.com/threads/camel-1979-02-15-los-angeles-ca-prrp-032.724819/#post-3424867
www.guitars101.com/threads/camel-1979-02-15-roxy-theatre-late-show-west-hollywood-ca.786672/#post-3724338
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An added note many years after this was originally seeded: "I was one of the tapers. If you read the story above, the girl's name is Susan or just Sue to us. It was becoming more and more difficult to get this equipment into the venues. Sue helped get the tape deck into quite a few shows at the Roxy and elsewhere. A real sweetheart and I still talk to her. This tape deck was not small and we called these "Suzie Sneaks" recordings in honor of her putting up with some embarrassing moments. John was her hubby and owned the recording equipment. Mark (the B-Man) and Mike (the Flying M) held the microphones."
-M (March 2014)
www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/teac/pc-10.shtml

credits

released February 15, 1979

Richard Sinclair - bass, vocals
Andrew Latimer - guitar, flute, vocals
Dave Sinclair - keyboards
Jan Schelhaas - keyboards
Mel Collins - sax, flute
Andy Ward - drums

Recorded Thursday February 15th, 1979 at The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles CA
www.theroxy.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Theatre_(West_Hollywood)

The early show, same day, is posted here:
richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-in-l-a-early-show

Published by SinclairSongs © 1979 All Rights Reserved

This is a "recording of indeterminate origin," i.e. a bootleg. If you buy it from me it'll be the first time anyone in the band has seen a quid from it.

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The leading voice of the Canterbury Scene. Beginning with the Wilde Flowers, on to Caravan, Hatfield & the North, Camel and all his recent group efforts, Richard Sinclair's singing and bass playing have been a constant source of delight for lovers of Canterbury music. A deep, low voice, a talent for memorable melodies few can match, plus an imaginative and fluid technique on the bass and guitar. ... more

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