Single Factor [Import]

Camel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B000006XDX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,965 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Japanese only SHM paper sleeve pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing* SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc* allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Camel album ever, July 25, 2003

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Dynamo (The Hague, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Single Factor (Audio CD)

The Single Factor is in my opinion Camel's best album. Heroes is a fantastic song: lead vocal by David Paton is excellent and backing vocals by one of the greatest voices ever, Chris Rainbow. Both have also been part of the Alan Parsons Project. Another highlight is 'You Are The One'. Except for bass and drums, Andrew Lattimer does it all on this song. Furthermore I especially like 'Camelogue', 'Today's Goodbye' and 'A Heart's Desire'. Maybe old-fashioned Camel fans prefer other albums, but I like this one because there is more singing on this one than on other Camel albums.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but pretty slick, June 15, 2008

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burritobrother (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Single Factor (Audio CD)

"The Single Factor" is doomed to be tossed into the same dustbin of history as ELP's "Love Beach", "Big Generator" by Yes and many other albums that great prog bands recorded in attempts at commercial success while utterly failing to please the fans. Camel, like everyone else, had a go of it and this album was the '80's result. And yeah, this isn't anything to write home about; Camel never were able to come up with anything anywhere near commercial despite a few big hooks and a fairly accessible late '70's album called "I Can See Your House From Here". But "Single Factor" isn't the embarrassing disaster it's often made out to be, either. 'Manic' and 'Camelogue' are, in my opinion, two of the all-time greatest Camel recordings. There's decent moments elsewhere on this disc, but nothing comes close to the quality of those two tracks, which make this whole damned cd worth buying.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unfairly dumped-on...., September 14, 2002

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Tracy Deaton (Port Orchard, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Single Factor (Audio CD)

True, Andy Latimer's the only REAL Camel guy on it, but this album is unfairly dumped-on by Camel fans. The whole 2nd side is gorgeous, especially "Sasquatch" & "A Heart's Desire/End Peace," "Manic" is an Xtremely angry-sounding tale of schizophrenia, & "Camelogue" & "Today's Goodbye" R at least pleasant & intresting. The 1st side's more of a problem: "No Easy Answer" is OK, & "Heroes" is nice ... but the rest IS a significant drop-off in quality from previous albums. So play the 2nd side, Njoy the guest work by Peter Bardens & Anthony Phillips, & take it 4 what it is -- perhaps not as "progressive" as the band's hard-core fans would like, but still real nice. I think Latimer held-up pretty well under the commercial pressure from his record company. This is as good as the earlier BREATHLESS and I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE, if not as solid as SNOW GOOSE or NUDE....