The opening years of the 1980s were a turbulent period for Camel. With 1981’s Nude just completed, Andy Latimer’s prog mainstays quietly split after drummer Andy Ward’s suicide attempt. With 1982’s The Single Factor a contractual obligation, put together by Latimer with guest players, Nude would have been a more memorable way for them to take their bows.
As heard in high-definition surround sound mixes on this 2CD/Blu-ray package, it’s a concept album based on Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese soldier who hid in the jungle for 29 years, unaware World War II had ended.
