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charliefreakz 
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 Topic: Which Caravan album?
Posted: November 03 2004 at 12:37 |
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OK, I have In The Land Of grey And Pink and Cunning Stunts.
Both represent quite different eras for the band, but I enjoy both.
Where should I go from here, though?
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greenback
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Posted: November 03 2004 at 12:38 |
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try new symphony
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Posted: November 03 2004 at 12:44 |
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If I could Do it Again...
Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
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Posted: November 03 2004 at 12:46 |
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I need some... I remember listening to Caravan in my young days, but I never bought any. TLOGAP looks like the most quoted. Should I start there?
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Posted: November 03 2004 at 12:48 |
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If i could do it...
is the most inspired
....then after come waterllolily, far behind "in the land"
"and If i could"...
If you listen to CD, i advice you the last Decca remastered
versions with bonus
Fantastic!
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Dick Heath
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Posted: November 03 2004 at 12:52 |
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I think my favourite, If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All over You, was their most broad ranging album musically - even half-suggesting they might have struck off in the same direction as their mates Soft Machine. The remastered CD issued by Deram in the last couple of years with its bonus tracks is strongly recommended. The live album, New Symphonia as suggested above, is very good - especially the remastered version with the whole concert in the correct playing order in place - i.e. check you don't end up with the original shortened LP version when you buy the CD. And Caravan Live At Fairfield Halls is also another great live recording. I must admit I've enjoyed Caravan's late 90's re-recording of some of their classic 70's tunes, giving them a slightly more jazzy feel - e.g. on the Over You album - which is often found in our local secondhand record shop. Caravan's Richard Sinclair has recently recorded several track for the Theo Travis Quartet's album Earth To Ether, giving a very English sound to some nominally jazz songs - he has a much more interesting voice than Jaimie Cullen.
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Cesar Inca
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Posted: November 03 2004 at 14:18 |
My fave studio album by Caravan is If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You - as musicians, they sound more accomplished than ever before or after, and as an ensamble, their tightness and coherence is almost pristine perfect. One of the top Canterbury recordings, IMHO.
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Posted: November 03 2004 at 23:44 |
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Sorry, it is New Symphonia
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Posted: November 04 2004 at 06:42 |
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I think Waterloo Lily gets an undeservedly bad press at times. Definitely recommended if you like a little jazz.
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Jim Garten
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Posted: November 04 2004 at 07:31 |
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the two BBC sessions albums "Ether Way" and "Songs For Oblivion Fishermen".....
 danbo wrote:
TLOGAP looks like the most quoted. Should I start there? |
Definitely, Danbo - it is their "nursery cryme", their "close to the edge"; the one you must have - afterward, I'd recommend either of the above 2 BBC albums, followed by "Girls That Go Plump In The Night"
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charliefreakz
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Posted: November 04 2004 at 07:33 |
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Cheers for the recommendations. I'm keen to seek out the '60s
and '70s stuff ahead of the more recent recordings. Don't know
why! Maybe it feels more authentic.
Any albums to avoid then? Someone said Blind Dog At St
Dunstan's was a bit of a turkey.
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Posted: November 04 2004 at 07:38 |
charliefreakz wrote:
Cheers for the recommendations. I'm keen to seek out the '60s
and '70s stuff ahead of the more recent recordings. Don't know
why! Maybe it feels more authentic.
Any albums to avoid then? Someone said Blind Dog At St
Dunstan's was a bit of a turkey.
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Avoid the live album 'Canterbury comes to London' 
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Jadis
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Posted: November 04 2004 at 08:06 |
I have "Waterloo Lily", "In The Land Of Grey And Pink", "Songs & Signs" and "The Best Of Caravan - Live".
TLOGAP is my favourite album! I love "Winter Wine" and "Nine Feet Underground"!
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Posted: November 04 2004 at 08:14 |
greenback wrote:
Sorry, it is New Symphonia |
Greenback, your avatar is awful
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Posted: November 04 2004 at 14:41 |
As Dick says, the Deram remasters are superb, in the UK they are quite often available for around a fiver.
New Symphonia is, as already said, excellent. The extra tracks have been slotted into their rightful place in the concert, rather than just tagged on.
You can't really go wrong with the others, although i find "Waterloo Lily" a bit too jazz for my tastes. "Cunning stunts" is an excellent, and slightly under appreciated album. "Land of G&P" and "Girls who go plum are classics". If you're on a tight budget, the "Canterbury Tales" compliation is an superb summary of the period.
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Which Caravan album?