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Chris S 
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 Posted: June 03 2008 at 04:53 |
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I'm scared to listen to Blind Dog at St. Dunstan's now... |
Just ordered Blind Dogs on CD cos I miss playing the vinyl so much. CS, Blind Dogs and BBF make up a trilogy of incredible Caravan albums. ' Who Am I' and ' John Waynes single handed liberation of Paris'- awesome stuff.
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 18:41 |
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Pat (and anyone sharing similar tastes), you need to hear Supersister's Present From Nancy. I haven't given it a spin in a while and I've just fallen in love with it again.
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 21:25 |
Chameleon wrote:
Pat (and anyone sharing similar tastes), you need to hear Supersister's Present From Nancy. I haven't given it a spin in a while and I've just fallen in love with it again. |
I have it - I'll need to dig that out.
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Posted: June 04 2008 at 02:20 |
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That's a wonderful record, as is its follow-up. I was so lucky as to find a boxset of both of them for just €10 (courtesy of Milan's one and only BTF store). When I get back home later in the day I'll give Present for Nancy a spin while I go about my usual business.
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 23:07 |
How is it, when I only live 12 miles from Canterbury, I can never find material from H&TN anywhere? 
I hope you both enjoyed it....
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Padraic
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 23:11 |
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How is it, when I only live 12 miles from Canterbury, I can never find material from H&TN anywhere?
I hope you both enjoyed it.... |
I gave up on actual music stores long ago. Welcome to the Canterbury thread!
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Posted: June 13 2008 at 03:29 |
Thank heavens that some good music can still be found in Italian music stores (of the brick-and-mortar variety, of course!). I'd better get used to not finding much else but compilations when I move to the USA  ...
BTW, welcome to our new Canterbury fan  ! No Canterbury-related purchases from me this week, I'm afraid.. |
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 12:53 |
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Thank heavens that some good music can still be found in Italian music stores (of the brick-and-mortar variety, of course!). |
Ooh! Whereabouts can I find some nice ones? I'm visiting Italy this summer. (Rome, Venice, Florence, Naples and Livorno)
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 13:06 |
I'll tell you about the ones I know in Rome and Florence, because I don't know the other cities that well (though I've been there, of course). Mainstream music stores don't stock very rare stuff, as you would expect, but still you can find a much larger selection of good music (prog or otherwise) than I have ever seen in US mainstream stores, like FYE or Best Buy (compilation heaven !).
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Leningrad
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 13:09 |
That should be good. I'm staying in Rome for quite a few days, so I'll have time to check it out in detail.
As for North American music stores... I consider myself incredibly lucky if I find so much as a Gentle Giant album.  |
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 17:14 |
 got this, this week
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Leningrad
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 17:18 |
Hawkwise wrote:
got this, this week
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Nicely done!
Lots of people find it a disappointment compared to their more 'classic' albums, but I've always had a soft spot for it. I have the vinyl framed on my wall.
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 20:15 |
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I Love all things Caravan , i have had Dog on a old badly recorded tape for many a year, i now finally
have all the Caravan albums i want on vinyl , Girl grows Plump will always be my fav i think along with Canterbury Tales , Tales is such a good pressing even though it's a best off i find it makes a damn fine album in its own right .
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Padraic
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 20:38 |
Still haven't obtained any more Caravan, bah. Although I must admit they're probably among my least favorite Canterbury bands, the only good thing is that means they're still awesome. 
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Padraic
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Posted: June 26 2008 at 10:02 |
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bumpity-bump
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Posted: June 26 2008 at 12:18 |
If you havent got this one allready, its the Caravan album you need, a must for every Caravan nut!
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Padraic
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Posted: June 26 2008 at 13:08 |
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Yes, that's on the list along with For Girls who Grow Plump in the Night.
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Posted: June 26 2008 at 13:15 |
Zargus wrote:
If you havent got this one allready, its the Caravan album you need, a must for every Caravan nut!
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Well said!  Pure Canterburian ecstasy.... Worth every cent (or penny) of its price!  If you are interested, you can read my review of it, written a few months ago. At the moment I'm listening to For Girls... That album never fails to put a smile on my face (even in spite of Richard Sinclair's absence), and it's the ideal soundtrack to a hot, sticky day like today. Need something light-hearted to make me feel better! 
Edited by Ghost Rider - June 26 2008 at 13:17
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Padraic
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Posted: June 26 2008 at 13:49 |
Sorry you need something to make you feel better.  Once again, I am getting distracted by the truly awful sound quality of my copy of The Flying Teapot. Here's some Canterbury, besides the aforementioned Caravan records, that I still want to pursue: Gilgamesh (s/t and Another Fine Tune You've Gotten Me Into) Later Soft Machine, maybe Floating World Live and then Bundles or Softs. Some other "foreign" Canterbury like The Muffins or Cos. Thoughts?
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: June 26 2008 at 17:42 |
Okay, James officially got me really interesting in Soft Machine, it being the first Canterbury band I had heard. And now, I shall go forth and seek out their albums 
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