Sunday Music Corner
During the summer of 1975, I wandered into Tower Music and heard this tune playing “full blast,” as we used to say, over the store’s sound system. I bought the album on the spot, and discovered the band Camel, which became one of my favorites for several years. The album The Snow Goose is based on the book of the same name, a sad but beautiful story written by Paul Gallico and originally published in 1941.
Camel recorded several really great albums from the early 70’s to early 80’s, then mostly disappeared (though some incarnation of the band has been periodically reforming and touring since). Original members of the band were Andrew Latimer, Andy Ward, Doug Ferguson and Peter Bardens.
Live performance of some of the other great tunes from this album here.
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I love finding out about these things. Everything is on full blast now!
“I wandered into Tower Music..”
Did you know that before Tower Records opened their first store in 1960 that there were no other record stores like that? Tower Records transformed the music sales industry.
I used to love going into record stores and perusing albums for hours. Sadly, with the advent of illegal downloading and mp3s, those days are gone forever.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!