Stationary Traveller

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.

Stationary Traveller
Studio album by Camel
Released	April 13, 1984
Recorded	Riverside Studios, England, Engineer, Dave Hutchins
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	42:14 (original) 48:36 (2004 re-release)
Label	Decca
Producer	Andy Latimer
Camel chronology
The Single Factor (1982) Stationary Traveller (1984) Dust and Dreams (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

All songs written by Andy Latimer and Susan Hoover, except where noted

Original Release (1984)

Side One

1. "Pressure Points" (Latimer) – 2:10
   • Haydn Bendall - Fairlight synthesizer, mixing
   • Andy Latimer - all the other instruments, mixing
2. "Refugee" – 3:47
   • Andy Latimer - guitar, lead vocals, piano, bass
   • Ton Scherpenzeel - accordion, Prophet synthesizer
   • Paul Burgess - drums
3. "Vopos" – 5:32
   • Andy Latimer - guitar, lead vocals, piano, PPG, Juno 60 and Yamaha CS-80 synthesizers, Drumulator
   • Haydn Bendall - Fairlight synthesizer
   • Ton Scherpenzeel - Yamaha CS-80 and Prophet synthesizers
   • David Paton - bass
4. "Cloak and Dagger Man" – 3:55
   • Andy Latimer - electric and 12-string guitars
   • Chris Rainbow - lead vocals
   • Ton Scherpenzeel - Prophet and Juno 60 synthesizers
   • David Paton - bass
   • Paul Burgess - drums
5. "Stationary Traveller" (Latimer) – 5:34
   • Andy Latimer - electric and classical guitars, pan pipes, bass
   • Ton Scherpenzeel - Prophet, PPG and Juno 60 synthesizers, grand piano
   • Paul Burgess - drums

Side Two

6. "West Berlin" – 5:10
   • Andy Latimer - guitar, lead vocals, bass
   • Ton Scherpenzeel - Prophet and PPG synthesizers, grand piano
   • Paul Burgess - drums
7. "Fingertips" – 4:29
   • Andy Latimer - drumulator, lead vocals
   • Ton Scherpenzeel - Korg and PPG synthesizers, grand piano, organ
   • David Paton - fretless bass
   • Mel Collins - saxophone
8. "Missing" (Latimer) – 4:22
   • Haydn Bendall - PPG voices
   • Andy Latimer - all the other instruments
9. "After Words" (Ton Scherpenzeel) – 2:01
   • Ton Scherpenzeel - grand piano, Prophet synthesizer
10. "Long Goodbyes" – 5:14
    • Andy Latimer - guitar, flute
    • Chris Rainbow - lead vocals
    • Ton Scherpenzeel - grand piano, Prophet synthesizer
    • David Paton - fretless bass
    • Paul Burgess - drums [2]

Camel Productions Digital Remaster (2004)

1. "In the Arms of Waltzing Frauleins"
2. "Refugee"
3. "Vopos"
4. "Cloak and Dagger Man"
5. "Stationary Traveller"
6. "West Berlin"
7. "Fingertips"
8. "Missing"
9. "After Words"
10. "Long Goodbyes"
11. "Pressure Points" (bonus track, extended mix)

Cherry Red Records reissue (2009)

1. "Pressure Points"
2. "Refugee"
3. "Vopos"
4. "Cloak and Dagger Man"
5. "Stationary Traveller"
6. "West Berlin"
7. "Fingertips"
8. "Missing"
9. "After Words"
10. "Long Goodbyes"
11. "In the Arms of Waltzing Frauleins" (bonus track)
12. "Pressure Points" (bonus track, extended 12" single version)

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

Personnel

• David Paton – bass (A 3, 4), fretless bass (B 2, 5), backing vocals
• Chris Rainbow – lead vocals (A 4, B 5, B 10)
• Mel Collins – sax (B 2)
• Haydn Bendall – Fairlight synthesizer (A 1, 3), PPG synthesizer (B 3)

Other credits

• Engineered by Dave Hutchins
• Mixed by Greg Ladanyi, Haydn Bendall and Andy Latimer
• Artwork by Artifex Studio, London

References

1. Jehnzen, Daevid (2011). "Stationary Traveller - Camel | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
2. http://www.discogs.com/Camel-Stationary-Traveller/release/6183301