Favourite Caravan Album
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Topic: Favourite Caravan Album
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Favourite Caravan Album
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 16:19
My vote goes to Cunning Stunts. 
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Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 16:35
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Haha, you rascal. That actually is a really good album though, so is Blind Dog.. In fact all of their first 7 albums are very good imo. In fact this is one of my very favorite bands. For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night gets my vote, what an album. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 16:39
You might think I chose Cunning Stunts for the cheeky title, but I really do think it's Caravan's best album, having listened to it again just a few minutes ago.
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YESESIS wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 17:24
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In tHe Land ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 17:29
| It could be that Caravan's self-titled first album from 1968 might be the first ever genuine prog album. I don't know of any prog album that precedes it. |
Posted By: YESESIS
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 18:22
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^ Well you could make a case for Freak Out! by the Mothers of Invention. |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 18:33
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Went with Girls, great album title as well as a classic from Caravan. ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 19:24
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In The Land ------------- Ian 
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 20:12
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If I Could Do It All Over Again. I have never found Land of Grey and Pink to be the masterpiece everyone else seems to -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 22:13
| In the Land by far! |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: November 29 2019 at 22:58
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Really love Caravan I voted for their debut, its a cornerstone in the Canterbury scene
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 00:48
Is Freak Out! really prog though? It sounded more like Psychedelic Rock to me, just as the album title implies.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 03:50
Moody Blues Days of Future Past (Dec 67) The Nice - Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack (March 68) Procol Harum (début) (November 67) Family's Foll House (juny 68) Caravan's first album was released in October 68 ... Oddly enough Soft Machine's debut is from Dec 68  , despite future Caravan members replacing the Softies having left The Wilde Flowers...Shouldn't you know this by heart, MrPsychoticPaul?
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 05:06
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For Girls... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 06:39
You're absolutely right! I should have known that the early prog albums by the Moody Blues and Procol Harum both preceded Caravan's debut album. It looks like Procol Harum's debut album from 1967 is the first ever genuine prog album then from your list.
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 11:28
| I went through a phase recently of listening to In the Land of Grey and Pink on repeat, over and over - I like it that much. Second favourite is certainly For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night, which sounds very different to early Caravan, but still excellent. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 11:54
Some sources cite HANSON & KARLSSON's debut album MONUMENT as the very first prog album although being from Sweden it probably wasn't heard by many outside of that nation. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=23600 ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 13:09
| In The Land of Gray and Pink gets my vote. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 13:12
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I'm surprised "Cunning Stunts" has only picked up one vote (from me) out of the 27 votes cast so far.
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 13:22
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I guess i'm weird. I think Waterloo Lily is much more interesting than Grey & Pink which is too pop oriented for Canterbury Scene music IMHO ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 19:00
I like both, but will have to agree with this assessment. That said, I like For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night even better, so that one got my vote. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: November 30 2019 at 22:20
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Don’t get the love Plump. It’s alright is cool, Memory lane i like but the Headloss part is a bit cheesy. Lauberge starts well but drags on. All the other tunes are a bit bland ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: December 01 2019 at 01:16
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If I Could... ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: December 02 2019 at 11:36
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Grey and Pink, just over Plump. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 02 2019 at 11:40
If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd still Plump for Cunning Stunts In The Land of Grey and Pink because The Album is Better By Far in my opinion.
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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 02 2019 at 12:49
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I really like some stuff on Stunts, Blind Dog, Waterloo and The Album. I’d pick these all ahead of Plump ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: December 02 2019 at 18:25
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If I Could Do It ------------- "Happiness is real only when shared" |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: December 02 2019 at 18:41
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Grey ------------- the builder of the castles renews the age-old purpose and contemplates the milking girl whose offer is his need |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: December 03 2019 at 03:52
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Frozen Rose is a great outtake from Grey and Pink ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 03 2019 at 15:20
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G&P followed by Plump. ------------- 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 03 2019 at 15:26
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In the Land of Grey and Pink has won this poll by a country mile!. I had a feeling it was going to win, but not by THAT much.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: December 03 2019 at 16:19
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Grey and Pink ...over Girls Who...and If I Could...though it's close for me. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: December 03 2019 at 18:01
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This is Caravan Live in my home town of Nottingham in 1990. |