Caravan (Caravan album)

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Caravan
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Studio album by
Caravan
ReleasedJanuary 1969 (UK) [1] [2]
February 1969 (US) [3]
RecordedSeptember 1968
StudioAdvision Studios, London
Genre Psychedelic rock, Canterbury scene
Length34:04
Label Verve Forecast
Producer Tony Cox
Caravan chronology
Caravan
(1969)		 If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You
(1970)
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Caravan is the debut album by the British Canterbury scene and progressive rock band Caravan. It was released by Verve Forecast in January (UK) and February 1969 (USA) and was the group's only album for the label.

Contents

Background

The album was the result of the band borrowing equipment from Soft Machine (who were touring the U.S. at the time with Jimi Hendrix and using his backline), producing "an unusually mature musical statement". [6] The album was released in stereo and mono, in both the United States and United Kingdom, but failed to reach chart hit status. [7]

Track listing

All tracks credited to Richard Coughlan, Pye Hastings, Dave Sinclair & Richard Sinclair except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Place of My Own"4:00
2."Ride"3:41
3."Policeman"2:45
4."Love Song with Flute"4:09
5."Cecil Rons"4:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Magic Man" 4:01
7."Grandma's Lawn" 3:23
8."Where but for Caravan Would I?"Coughlan, Hastings, D. Sinclair, R. Sinclair, Brian Hopper 9:01

Re-release

The 2002 CD re-release included two full versions of the album, in its original mono and in stereo, and an extra track "Hello Hello" (3:12) which had originally been issued as a single.

Personnel

Caravan
Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Melody Maker. 8 March 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Caravan (UK release)". 45worlds. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Caravan (US release)". 45worlds. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Planer, Lindsay. "Caravan - Caravan | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Hogan, Pter (June 1997). "Caravan: Caravan". Uncut . No. 1. p. 112.
  6. ↑ Buckley, Peter J. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides Limited. pp.  178. ISBN   1-84353-105-4.
  7. ↑ Charles Snider (2008). The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock. Strawberry Bricks. pp.  46. ISBN   978-0-615-17566-9.
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