IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS

The album opens on the wings of a great viola line delivered by the sensible hands of Geoffrey Richardson, and that sounds immediately like good news, since no one can disdain a classical touch of taste and feeling. Pye Hastings' voice, now raspy and old, conveys however those hardly definable, but always lovable "Caravan moods", as acid, disenchanted and sweet as ever did. The song material proves that they can still pull a trick or two from the old hat. Particularly memorable to me results the flamenco-tinged track 4 Ready Or Not, with outstanding vocals and great viola ornaments in pizzicato. Also track 5 Spare A Thought is a nice quiet song, with an intimate delivery that brings the listener closer to the lovely lyrics. Both this and the following track Every Precious Little Thing feature the invaluable assistance of Mr. Jimmy Hastings with his transverse flute.

But, hey, I don't want to spoil you the fun of discover track by track this album, so I'll avoid to go into more detail. I just have to say that listening to this I just think "What an excellent addition to my library!"