"A little more restraint in the number of extra notes would help let things shine": Camel break out the complexity but fail to enthral on Mirage

Camel in 1974 posing in front of a circus caravan.

Camel - Mirage

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1. Freefall
2. Superstar
3. Nimrodel
4. Earthrise
5. Lady Fantasy

Camel’s Mirage (1974), with its iconic, cigarette-brand-referencing cover art, was a record that seemed to materialise, fully formed, from the patchouli-scented smoke of the era.