Great choice. I used to be a huge Caravan fan and saw them a few times in the early 80's. Even then, hardly anyone else I knew had had heard of them - great to see them pop up on here.
Cheers! I saw them for the first time at Brighton Poly in around 73. I was 15, and had to go on my own because nobody I knew liked them. I saw them a few more times, at Reading festival in 75ish, Victoria London in 76, but not again till Wycombe in around 96. I saw them again at Diss, in London when the live album was recorded, and at the Canterbury festival (usually very dull) around 2006. That was the last time I saw them with Dougie Boyle on guitar and, sadly Richard Sinclair on drums (he died, sadly, a few years ago). I saw them again playing King's school in Canterbury about 5 years ago, but didn't like the new drummer. They are playing at Mount Ephraim this summer (3 day festval - with Arthur Brown and other cracking dinosaurs).
Living in Faversham for nearly 30 years meant I got to drink in Richard's pub in town, and I still see Morris, the roady, in town, fit as a fiddle and must be in his late 70s. Geoff plays with various folk whenever there is live music in town, as does Jim Leverton (the bassist of 20 years - former mate of Stevie Marriott, whose ex and kids live locally). Jum and Geoff played outside my local, aptly called 'The Albion' 18 months ago, during the raft race festival on the creek.
Caravan were let down by naivety (crap management) and, some might say, Pye Hastings' weak voice. But they made some brilliant albums. My actul favourite is probably the first album, on MGM Verve, release in the late 60s. I have a vinyl copy (and the CD). But it has one weak track. FGWGP is pure perfection, and was mesmeric for me when I was 14-16 in the early 70s.
Yes, a cracking band. All the best.
