Show of Our Lives

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The Show of Our Lives
Caravan Show of Our Lives.jpg
Compilation album by Caravan
Released 1981
Recorded various dates
Genre Progressive rock, Canterbury scene
Label Decca
Caravan chronology
The Album
(1980)
The Show of Our Lives
(1981)
Back to Front
(1982)
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The Show of Our Lives is a compilation album originated as radio broadcasts of varying quality and released 1981 by Caravan.

Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan in 1968. The band have never achieved the great commercial success that was widely predicted for them at the beginning of their career, but are nevertheless considered a key part of the Canterbury scene, blending psychedelic rock, jazz and classical influences to create a distinctive progressive rock sound.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Love to Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly)" 
2."In the Land of Grey and Pink" 
3."Golf Girl" 
4."Love Song Without Flute" 
5."Love in Your Eye" 
6."If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You [Live]" 
7."Hello, Hello" 
8."And I Wish I Were Stoned" 
9."For Richard" 
10."Headloss" 
11."The Show of Our Lives" 
12."Memory Lain, Hugh" 

Personnel

Pye Hastings British musician

Julian Frederick Gordon 'Pye' Hastings is a British musician. Born in Scotland and raised in Canterbury, Kent, he is the guitarist and vocalist of the Canterbury scene band Caravan and brother of Jimmy Hastings.

David Sinclair, is a keyboardist who has been strongly associated with the progressive rock Canterbury Scene since the late 1960s. He became famous with the band Caravan and was responsible as a songwriter for creating some of their best-known tracks: "For Richard", "Nine Feet Underground", "The Dabsong Conshirtoe", "Proper Job/Back To Front".

Richard Sinclair British bassist

Richard Stephen Sinclair is an English progressive rock bassist, guitarist, and vocalist who has been a member of several bands of the Canterbury scene.

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References

  1. Planer, Lindsay. "Caravan - The Show of Our Lives (1981) | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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