Camel – Air Born: The MCA & Decca Years 1973-1984 (box set with 5 albums in 5.1 on blu-ray)

[Stephen W Tayler]

Regarding the albums that get a 5.1 mix, interesting what they are. Obviously, we get Camel's killer first few...

Camel 1973
Mirage 1974
Snow Goose 1975
Moonmadness 1976

Then we skip Rain Dances 1977, Breathless 1978, I Can See Your House From Here 1979

Yet, we get Nude from 1981 in surround.

Regardless of the strategy/reasons....getting those first 4 is what I care about. I haven't heard any of the later stuff from Camel.

as so often happens there were missing multitracks for those albums - but I doubt we could have managed them all anyway - timewise and budgetwise!!!

 

[beerking]

as so often happens there were missing multitracks for those albums - but I doubt we could have managed them all anyway - timewise and budgetwise!!!

That must have been really difficult for you Stephen, in saying nothing for all those months.
Can't wait to hear these little gems from Camel....in surround!!

 

[perzon57]

That must have been really difficult for you Stephen, in saying nothing for all those months.
Can't wait to hear these little gems from Camel....in surround!!

I liked Camel back in my younger years, and still do. But the relatively high price and no Atmos makes me skip this one. This music is made for Atmos so I wonder why not?

 

[Stephen W Tayler]

I liked Camel back in my younger years, and still do. But the relatively high price and no Atmos makes me skip this one. This music is made for Atmos so I wonder why not?

These mixes were completed quite some time ago when Atmos didn't have such a profile as it has acquired more recently, and if we had either the request or the budget to do that the set would never have been finished!!! The planning had been going on for quite some time and I had finished most of it two years ago!!

 

[beerking]

I liked Camel back in my younger years, and still do. But the relatively high price and no Atmos makes me skip this one. This music is made for Atmos so I wonder why not?

Atmos is not Stephen's fortè, I believe.
I personally think this is good value for money considering what's in the box set.

 

[Stephen W Tayler]

Atmos is not Stephen's fortè, I believe.
I personally think this is good value for money considering what's in the box set.

Well I just need to be commissioned or asked.....

 

[skherbeck]

Having never heard Camel, what’s the best album to start with?

 

[perzon57]

These mixes were completed quite some time ago when Atmos didn't have such a profile as it has acquired more recently, and if we had either the request or the budget to do that the set would never have been finished!!! The planning had been going on for quite some time and I had finished most of it two years ago!!

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[beerking]

Well I just need to be commissioned or asked.....

Ah my bad...sorry for casting wrong information, Stephen.
Best they get on and commission you then

 

[Clement]

Well I just need to be commissioned or asked.....

QQ GoFundMe campaign!

 

[perzon57]

Atmos is not Stephen's fortè, I believe.
I personally think this is good value for money considering what's in the box set.

Well, if you consider 27 CD's good value, then OK. To me that's a total waste of plastic. But no Atmos is the dealbreaker for me, I don't buy anything 5.1 anymore.

 

[beerking]

Well, if you consider 27 CD's good value, then OK. To me that's a total waste of plastic. But no Atmos is the dealbreaker for me, I don't buy anything 5.1 anymore.

I was thinking more along the lines of the Blu-rays.
No 5.1 purchases....
You're pulling my plonker!!

 

[Horbus]

Any chance for stand alone Blu Rays?? I would also take the 5.1 mixes as long as Atmos is not intended to be released.

 

[colsky]

Having never heard Camel, what’s the best album to start with?

Moonmadness

 

[perzon57]

I was thinking more along the lines of the Blu-rays.
No 5.1 purchases....
You're pulling my plonker!!

Nice to entertain you. The TPT box was good value to me with all the albums in Atmos on one BluRay to keep the cost down, i bought that from amazon.uk.

 

[DuncanS]

QQ GoFundMe campaign!

Now thats an idea.... Wishbone Ash's Argus anybody?

 

[cbmmm3]

90125 Atmos from SWT please. Looking for GoFundMe link

 

[SHB]

Having never heard Camel, what’s the best album to start with?

Mirage! That's where I started.

 

[François]

Any chance for stand alone Blu Rays?? I would also take the 5.1 mixes as long as Atmos is not intended to be released.

Going by the current jpc.de price, each blu-ray, if you only buy the box set for them, will cost you 32 euros. That’s a reasonable price for a stand alone. And you get 27 CDs and a book for free!

 

[Highlander]

Having never heard Camel, what’s the best album to start with?

I started with The Snow Goose and became an instant fan. Then, I heard the amazing A Live Record double album! But, Mirage, Moonmadness and Rain Dances are also high water marks for the band. The latter also includes the great Mel Collins (King Crimson) and Richard Sinclair (Hatfield & The North)!