Pressure Points: Live In Concert is a live album by English progressive rock group Camel.
It was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 11th May 1984 during the tour to promote the Stationary Traveller studio album.
Camel are a British progressive rock group that started in the early 1970s.
To help put the live albums into context, it’s useful to see the timings of the studio albums.
Studio Albums By Camel
1973 Camel
1974 Mirage
1975 The Snow Goose
1976 Moonmadness
1977 Rain Dances
1978 Breathless
1979 I Can See Your House from Here
1981 Nude
1982 The Single Factor
1984 Stationary Traveller
1991 Dust and Dreams
1996 Harbour of Tears
1999 Rajaz
2002 A Nod and a Wink
Mirage is one of my favourite studio recorded prog rock albums.
Live Albums By Camel
1972 On the Road released in 1992
1973 to 1975 Gods of Light ’73-’75 released in 2000
1974 to 1977 A Live Record released in 1978
1981 On the Road released in 1997
1982 On the Road released in 1994
1984 Pressure Points: Live in Concert released in 1984
1992 Never Let Go released in 1993
1997 Coming of Age released in 1998
2000 The Paris Collection released in 2001
They also contributed a side of the double vinyl live album recorded in 1973, Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall.
On the deluxe reissue of Moon Madness, there is a recording of the 1976 concert at the Hammersmith Odeon.
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Pressure Points: Live In Concert is a live album by English progressive rock group Camel.
It was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 11th May 1984 during the tour to promote the Stationary Traveller studio album.
Progressive rock group Camel have released a lot of live albums over the years, digging back into old recordings before their big successes with The Snow Goose, Moon Madness and Rain Dances and then going forward. They have also snuck interesting live recordings onto the deluxe or expanded versions of their studio albums.
But which are the best? What are the must hear Camel live albums?
A Live Record is the first live album released by progressive rock group Camel. It is a compilation of recordings from concerts in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977.
It includes a complete performance of the band’s breakthrough album, The Snow Goose performed with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1975.
The members of Camel in 1974 and 75 were:
Doug Ferguson had left by 1977 and there were two new members for the 1977 recordings:
This is the unfortunate problem with live compilations since the change in members tends to alter their sound.