Camel is a progressive rock group from Guildford, Surrey, England. They formed circa 1964 when brothers Andrew and Ian Latimer got together with their respective friends Alan Butcher and Richard Over to form
The Phantom Four. The band played extensively around their hometown of Guildford, Surrey before changing their name to
Strange Brew. The group performed mainly cover tunes until mid-1968 when Ian Latimer quit to get married.