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Canterbury, United Kingdom (1968 – present)
Caravan is a British progressive rock band from Canterbury, United Kingdom, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings, Richard Hastings and Richard Coughlan. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the canterbury scene which also included Soft Machine. Caravan still continue a part-time gigging existence into the present. A feature of the Canterbury sound is the blending of psychedelia.
A regular cult favourite, the band’s chart performance in the UK and US was minimal, charting one album, “Cunning Stunts” at US#124. In the UK “Cunning Stunts” (#50) and “Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (#53) were their only hits.
A loyal following has ensured steady back catalogue sales and a lengthy live career for the band, who continue to this day featuring founder members Pye Hastings (guitar, vocals, songwriting) and Richard Coughlan (drums). Caravan’s best known recording is the 1971 set “In The Land of Grey and Pink”, their second album for Decca. The All Music Guide states that it ‘showed off a keen melodic sense, a subtly droll wit, and a seductively smooth mix of hard rock, folk, and classical, intermingled with elements of Tolkien-esque fantasy.’ A fair summary of Caravan’s late sixties to late seventies work. Prolific and inventive, the band appeared to have too many ideas to produce direct radio-friendly singles. 21st century reissues of their albums featured lengthy tracks, previously unissued, demonstrating the huge amount of releasable material that had failed to make their 1970s albums.
A regular cult favourite, the band’s chart performance in the UK and US was minimal, charting one album, “Cunning Stunts” at US#124. In the UK “Cunning Stunts” (#50) and “Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (#53) were their only hits.
A loyal following has ensured steady back catalogue sales and a lengthy live career for the band, who continue to this day featuring founder members Pye Hastings (guitar, vocals, songwriting) and Richard Coughlan (drums). Caravan’s best known recording is the 1971 set “In The Land of Grey and Pink”, their second album for Decca. The All Music Guide states that it ‘showed off a keen melodic sense, a subtly droll wit, and a seductively smooth mix of hard rock, folk, and classical, intermingled with elements of Tolkien-esque fantasy.’ A fair summary of Caravan’s late sixties to late seventies work. Prolific and inventive, the band appeared to have too many ideas to produce direct radio-friendly singles. 21st century reissues of their albums featured lengthy tracks, previously unissued, demonstrating the huge amount of releasable material that had failed to make their 1970s albums.
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In The Land Of Grey And Pink
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For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
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Progrockftw wrote:
OGTL: Agree on that one!
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Progrockftw wrote:
Which one is Caravans's best album? I can't really decide between In the Land... and For Girls... What do you think?
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OGTL wrote:
Dave Sinclair, my absolute favorite keyboard player ever. May not be the virtuso Wakeman or Emerson, but he blows them the fuck out of the water.
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AlexTheRedeemer wrote:
Just heard In The Land of Grey and Pink. It's amazing, I can't wait to hear their other albums.
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Behzadkh wrote:
Where but for Caravan would I !????
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astrallis wrote:
My fav - Cunning Stunts
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The_Wind86 wrote:
Cecil rons!!!
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RedigaRehder wrote:
Hm.. I think that I like Thai Caravan more...
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arma12 wrote:
Very nice...
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Juzuu_ wrote:
decided to buy cunning stunts for my uncle for his 40th bday gift, turns out i want to keep the damn cd myself!
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semenretentum wrote:
Pink Floyd? fuck off
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HerrVonUrtzer wrote:
Caravan sounds pretty much like Pink Floyd would've done if Syd Barrett didn't go LSD-y. Cool.
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PeterJThomp wrote:
Ist album I ever bought in 1971 was 'In The Land of Grey and Pink' - still listening to it
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schifrin wrote:
For Richard...
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Bookman1974 wrote:
Some great live shows from the late 60s/70s on Show of Our Lives with not enough people listening: http://www.last.fm/music/Caravan/The+Show+Of+Our+Lives+-+Caravan+At+The+BBC+1968-1975
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GrantRS wrote:
The chart is fairly easily explained: most casual fans only have In The Land of Grey & Pink, Nine Feet Underground won't be top because people will never agree on the tag so you've got 4 tracks that could top it, it's a count of how many people play the track, not of how many times the track is played - so is it a surprise those four tracks end up on the chart in the same order they appear on the album?
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sheps999 wrote:
Hideously twee, but a good listen.
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Fischante wrote:
Richard Sinclair owns.Big time.
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Gnessie wrote:
his voice is strange but i like it ^^
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Jinsie wrote:
shout it from the rooftops.. ILOVECARAVAN
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