- Audio CD (31 July 2000)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Decca
- ASIN: B00004W3M0
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 141,666 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Winter wine |
| 2. Love to love you |
| 3. Love in your eye |
| 4. Memory Lain Hugh |
| 5. Headloss |
| 6. L'Auberge du Sanglier |
| 7. Mirror for the day |
| 8. Show of our lives |
| 9. Stuck in a hole |
| 10. No backstage pass |
| 11. For Richard |
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I cannot agree with the last reviewer of this collection. To leave out any of the chosen tracks in favour of later material from "Blind Dog at St Dunstans" etc would have been a travesty. In fact if a third disc had been tagged on with the later material it would only have weakened the overall package on offer. "Cunning Stunts" arguably saw a tailing off in quality but subsequent releases were little short of embarrassing and I would not swap a single track from this commection for anything post 1975.
What is included are the pick of Caravan's back catalogue, presented in pristine, remastered quality and a couple of rarities chucked in. Obviously with there being only two discs available someone's favorite will be left off - In the Land of Grey and Pink for example is chock full of classics so the omission of certain key tracks is inevitable if nonetheless painful.
I would also have liked to have seen the "Can't be Long Now/Francoise/For Richard/Warlock" suite included rather than the New Symphonia version of "For Richard". One further omission is "Be all Right/Chance of a Lifetime" off "Girls who Grow Plump..." but, again, time constraints have presumably applied.
For anybody who wants a convenient overview of Caravan's most productive period in two full length discs they could hardly go wrong here. The availability of the four crucial releases - "If I Could Do It All Over Again..", "Land of Grey and Pink", "Girls Who Grow Plump..." and "New Symphonia" in remastered and extended form may, however, give some pause for thought and I would probably choose to buy those ahead of this package. Decisions Decisions...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Caravan make music which doesn't appeal to everyone, but their afficionados tend to just love them! They have a unique and very English sound. They combine quirky lyrics with complex and beautiful tunes. They sometimes produce driving rock, but more often play gentle music which weaves a delicate and intricate tapestry. They have been recording music for 32 years, and have, of course, produced a diversity of music over this period. For most of their fans, it is their early work which is most distinctive, defining the 'Caravan Sound'. Not only does this double-CD contain all the band's best-loved songs from their first five Decca albums ( "Nine FeetUnderground", "A Hunting We Shall Go", "And I Wish I Were Stoned", "Where But For Caravan Would I", "Winter Wine" and the New Symphonia live version of "For Richard"), but also a few previously unavailable gems: a previously unreleased song, from the "If I Could do it Again, I'd do it All Over You" sessions, entitled "A Day In The Life Of Maurice Haylett", which has fine singing from Pye Hasings and a superb organ solo by Dave Sinclair, all in the classic Caravan vein; also of note are versions of "Golf Girl" and "Love To Love You" with additional flute playing from the inimitable Jimmy Hastings. Also appreciated are mono mixes of the four best songs from the debut album, which because of the weird stereo panning of the original LP, I find nicer than the original mixes. All in all, the perfect starting point for a Caravan collection for anyone who doesn't yet have all the individual albums (which will be reissued in the coming months with a wealth of bonus material).
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a wonderful anthology of a fine UK band who thankfully never quite hit the big time, but plied a respectable trade nonetheless.
The band's trademarks are long, quirky tracks with sudden changes of tempo and mood, interspersed with fey, peculiarly English intonation and wordplay. Not a mix for the faint hearted, but when it works, it is memorable.
"Place of my own" is worth the price of the anthology alone. This track is an absolute classic, featuring a masterly, storming organ solo - one of the very best i've ever heard. And "Golf Girl" is another wonderfully quirky song.
Purists may grumble about what was included, but to a non hard-core fan's ears, it all sounds good to me. And exceptionally wellpriced!
Grab it.
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Shameful
This as earlier reviewers have pointed out is not a complete anthology several key tracks are missing, Hoedown, Cthlu thlu, Be Alright/Chance of A Lifetime, Dabsong Conshirtoe... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2001 by posh@oldfield.dk
Not the best compilation by caravan.
In short, this is a dissapointment, i agree with earlier reviewers that numerous choices from the In the Land of Grey and Pink Album and If I Could Do It All Over Again are... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2001 by posh@oldfield.dk
Oh dear
This may include material from all caravan albums up to cunning stunts, but the brilliant Blind Dog At St Dunstans is omitted, who can understand the numerous choices from the... Read more
Published on 17 July 2001
Something Missing
I have most of Caravans Albums, and while this collection is good it is not comprehensive enough, where are C Thlu Thlu and The Dabsong Conshirtoe for example, also the criminal... Read more
Published on 4 April 2001
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