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CARAVAN
Canterbury, GB
* 1/1968

Line-Up (1997):

Pye Hastings - g,voc
Geoff Richardson - g,viol,clar,voc
Jim Leverton - kb
Dave Sinclair - kb
Richard Coughlan - ds
Doug Boyle - g
Simon Bentall

Former Members:

Geoff Richardson (g,viol, 1973-80)

Richard Sinclair (bg,voc, 1/68-5/72, 10/79, 1990-92); Stuart Evans (bg, 1972-3/73); John Perry (bg, 3/73-?); Mike Wedgwood (bg, cca 3/75-12/76); Deke Messekar (bg, cca 8/77-?, 10/79-cca 3/80)

Dave Sinclair (kb, 1/68-8/71, 3/73-cca 11/76); Steve Miller (kb, 8/71-5/72); Derek Austin (kb, 1972-3/73); Jan Schelhaas (kb, 7/75-79)

Mel Collins (sax, cca 1982)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Caravan	10/1968	Verve
2.	If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You	9/1970	Decca
3.	In The Land Of The Grey And Pink	08.04.1971	Deram
4.	Waterloo Lily	5/1972	Deram
5.	The Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night	28.09.1973	Deram
6.	Recorded Live At The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane On & The New Symphonia, prod. Caravan	4/1974	Deram		22
7.	Cunning Stunts	01.06.1975	Deram		50
8.	Blind Dog At St. Dunstans produced by: David Hitchcock	30.04.1976	BTM/RCA		53
9.	Caravan Vol 1	1976
10.	This Is Caravan	1976	Metronome
11.	The Canterbury Tales (2LP)	19.11.1976	Decca
12.	Better By Far produced by: Toni Visconti	26.08.1977	Arista
13.	Caravan Vol 2	1977
14.	The Album	10/1980	Kingdom
15.	The Best Of Caravan Live	1980
16.	The Show Of Our Lives	7/1981	Decca
17.	Back To Front	6/1982	Kingdom
18.	The Canterbury Collection	9/1984	Kingdom
19.	And I Wish I Were Stoned, Don't Worry	4/1985	See For Miles
20.	The Best Of Caravan	9/1987	C5
21.	Songs And Signs	5/1991	Elite
22.	BBC Live In Concert 1975	10/1991	Windsong
23.	Live 1990	3/1993	Demon
24.	Cool Water	4/1994	HTD
25.	The Battle Of Hastings	1995	HTD
26.	All Over You	03.02.1997	HTD/Rough Trade
27.	Peel Sessions 1975-1977	16.11.1998
28.	Live From The Astoria	14.12.1998	Transatlantic
29.	Canterbury Comes To London	11.05.1999
30.	Headless	13.09.1999
31.	All Over You Too	28.02.2000	Transatlantic
32.	Traveling Ways: The HTD Anthology (2CD)	06.08.2002	Sanctuary/Castle
33.	Album	14.09.2004	Eclectic Disc
34.	Unauthorised Breakfast Item	07.12.2004	Eclectic Disc
35.	Hunting We Shall Go: Live In 1974	17.11.2009	Abstract Sounds
36.	World Is Yours: The Anthology 1968-1976	08.06.2010	UME
37.	Live On Air	12.10.2010	Ais
38.	Recorded Live in Concert at Metropolis Studios, London	11.09.2012	Convexe
39.	American Antarai	18.06.2013	Strawberry Rain
40.	The Land Of Grey & Pink Live	20.09.2013	B13
41.	Paradise Filter	18.02.2014
42.	Back Catalogue Songs	11.03.2014
43.	Place Of My Own: The Collection	01.04.2014	Spectrum
44.	A Nights Tale: Live at the Patriots Theater	14.10.2014	The Store For Music
45.	Access All Areas	24.11.2014	Demon

Richard Sinclair:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	R.S.V.P.	7/1994	Richard Sinclair Songs
2.	Somewhere In France & Hugh Hopper	1996	Voiceprint

Derek Austin:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Armageddon / China Free Fall & Keith Emerson	2/1987	Chord

Dave Sinclair:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Moon Over Man	05.12.2006	Eclectic Discs

Jim Leverton:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	End of the Pier Show & Geoffrey Richardson	05.12.2006	Eclectic Discs

Geoff Richardson:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	End of the Pier Show & Jim Leverton	05.12.2006	Eclectic Discs

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Place Of My Own / Ride	1968	Verve
2.	If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You / Hello Hello	9/1970	Decca
3.	Love To Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly) / Golf Girl	2/1971	Decca
4.	Stuck In A Hole / Lover	12.09.1975	Decca		110
5.	All The Way / Chiefs And Indians	02.07.1976	BTM
6.	Better By Far / Silver Strings	07.10.1977	Arista
7.	Heartbreaker / It's Never Too Late	10/1980	Kingdom
8.	Somewhere In Arabia	11/1986
9.	The World Beat	4/1987
10.	Paradise	08.06.1998	Hysteria
11.	TSOB 4 / 10 EP (Something Scary / Acid Rock / TV Treated / Somewhere In Arabia) & The Neon Judgement & Zsa Zsa Laboum & Rhythm Device	04.12.2013	La Musique Fait La Force

WWW Links:

http://www.caravan-info.co.uk

Various:

original name Wild Flowers

disbanded cca 1980
reunited 1990
disbanded 1992
1992 Richard Sinclair's Caravan Of Dreams
reunited 1995

Dave Sinclair:

appeared on the LP:

Robert Wyatt: The End Of An Ear (10/70, CBS)
Jimmy Page: Death Wish II (1982, Swan Song)

Richard Sinclair:

appeared on the LP:

Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom (26.7.74, Virgin)
Alan Gowen: Before A Word Is Said (1981)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	02.01.1971	12		interview
1971	0	24.04.1971	14	Caught In The Act	gig review
1973	27	07.07.1973	36		profile, interview
1974	24	15.06.1974	44	Albums	album review
1974	47	23.11.1974	34	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	10	08.03.1975	50		profile
1975	11	15.03.1975	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	35	30.08.1975	32	Albums	album review
1976	20	15.05.1976	23	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	21	22.05.1976	23	Albums	album review
1977	35	27.08.1977	8
1977	39	24.09.1977	55		interview
1977	41	08.10.1977	18	Caught In The Act	gig review
1977	41	08.10.1977	25	Singles	single review
1977	41	08.10.1977	30	Albums	album review
1979	39	13.10.1979	4	News
1979	40	20.10.1979	3	News
1980	11	15.03.1980	46	Any Questions
1982	30	24.07.1982	17	Albums	album review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	26.05.1973	2	News Desk
1973	0	30.06.1973	38	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1973	0	21.07.1973	3	News Desk
1973	0	20.10.1973	22	Albums	album review
1974	0	09.02.1974	36	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	04.05.1974	26	Albums	album review
1974	0	11.05.1974	8
1975	0	29.03.1975	46	On The Town	gig review
1975	0	09.08.1975	16	Platters	album review
1976	0	22.05.1976	21	Platters	album review
1976	0	23.10.1976	38	Information City	discography
1976	0	06.11.1976	3	News Desk
1976	0	27.11.1976	48	On The Town	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	7	11.04.1994	7	Galerie
1997	8		56		profile
2007	6		94	Classic Rock	album review