CARAVAN The Best of Caravan Live RARE 1980 DOUBLE LP

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Apr 18, 2010 Sold Date

Apr 8, 2010 Start Date

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CARAVAN ‘THE BEST OF CARAVAN LIVE’ – 1980 VINYL LP

By all outward appearances, The Best of Caravan Live seems to fit the description and packaging of a budget release. Indeed, this is what all but the most inquisitive enthusiasts must surely have thought when passing up the French two-LP set in 1980. In actuality, the music contained within these grooves is a performance by Caravan from the Fairfield Halls in Croydon, September 1, 1974.

The band used this gig to prepare for their inaugural North American tour. Additionally, the performance was documented in hopes of using the best bits as a promotional tool for their upcoming shows. However, the tapes remained dormant for nearly two years.

Then in 1976, the epic "For Richard" was judiciously extracted and subsequently included as an unreleased bonus on the double LP Canterbury Tales retrospective.

In 1980, the European-only Kingdom label released an edited and reconfigured version under the name The Best of Caravan Live to little or no fanfare -- which is unfortunate, as it contains some of the band's finest live work. It is this, original release that is offered here for auction.

Enthusiasts who favor the edgier For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night era of Caravan should be additionally encouraged, as they re-create most of the album. The show commences with the "Memory Lain, Hugh" and "Headloss" suite. Caravan's performance here firmly ascends to levels that the studio version never achieves, as the band attacks and wraps themselves around the music. Especially notable is the contribution of Geoffrey Richardson's electric viola, as he deftly maneuvers between augmenting the band's vintage sound without ever overpowering it. A masterful set over two vinyl LPs.

Sleeve condition: Unmarked and unwritten, a solid Ex+.

Record condition: Near mint and both records play perfectly.

I also have listed a number of other notable Canterbury Scene original albums including an original of Caravan’s ‘If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d Do It All Over You.

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