Stationary Traveller is the tenth studio album by English progressive rock band Camel. Like much of Camel's output, it is a concept album, in this case centering on the trials of East German refugees attempting to cross the Berlin Wall from East Berlin into West Berlin. The album also touches on the theme of politics between the two different government ideologies. It is the last Camel album to be recorded on the Decca label.
The album was recorded at Riverside Studios, England. It was mixed in Los Angeles, California and mastered at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles.
Track listings
Original release (1984)
Camel Productions digital remaster (2004)
Cherry Red Records reissue (2009)
Personnel Camel Andy Latimer – electric, acoustic & 12 string guitars, bass, synthesizers, piano, drum synthesiser, flute, lead vocals Ton Scherpenzeel – organ, grand piano, Prophet synthesizer, Yamaha CS-80, Juno 60, Korg, PPG, accordion Paul Burgess – drums
Additional personnel David Paton – bass (A 3, 4), fretless bass (B 2, 5), backing vocals Chris Rainbow – lead vocals (A 4, B 10) Mel Collins – sax (B 2) Haydn Bendall – Fairlight synthesizer (A 1, 3), PPG synthesizer (B 3)
Production and other credits Engineered by Dave Hutchins Mixed by Greg Ladanyi, Haydn Bendall and Andy Latimer Artwork by Artifex Studio, London
Charts Chart (1984) Peakposition Spanish Albums (AFYVE) 33
References
The Rough Guide to Rock. (2003). United Kingdom: Rough Guides. p. 165