Caravan - If I Could Do it All Over .. (1970) SKL-R 5052 Near Mint
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Caravan was formed in Canterbury, England in 1968 by Pye Hastings (guitar/ vocals), Dave Sinclair (keyboards), Richard Sinclair (bass/vocals) and Richard Coughlan (drums). The four had previously played at various times with a local band, The Wilde Flowers, which also featured Kevin Ayers and future Soft Machine members Robert Wyatt and Hugh Hopper.
Again, Prog Archive's reviewers are hard to better:
Considering this album was originally released in 1970, it still sounds astonishingly fresh. The title track was a surprise hit single at the time, but it is not really representative of the band, or indeed the album. The distinctive vocals and Canterbury keyboards are already present, especially on tracks like "And I wish I were stoned/Don't worry". Caravan found their direction on this album, and subsequent releases explored a similar vein. The track "For Richard (etc.)" first appeared on this album and has of course gone on to become arguably the band's best known and most popular song. It has since appeared on a plethora of live albums and has been performed (I believe) at every gig they have done since. There is a strong jazz influence on parts of the track, but that never overpowers the prevailing prog structure. It was only because there were so many other innovative and exciting bands around at the same time, that Caravan never went on to achieve the success they deserved, and that this album undoubtedly warranted. They did enjoy a level of success with subsequent albums such as "In the Land of Grey and Pink", but this album remains something of a hidden diamond.
Having downsized our home, I am selling off my collection of vinyl to save space. Pains me to do it, but the time has come!
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