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▐▓▌▄▀▀▀▓ ▐▒▓░ ARTIST......: Caravan ▐▓▌▄▀▀▀▓ ▐▒▓░
▀█▄ ░ ▄█▀ TITLE.......: Songs For Oblivion Fishermen ▀█▄ ░ ▄█▀
▐▌ ▀▀▄▄ ▀▀ LABEL.......: HUX ▐▌ ▀▀▄▄ ▀▀
▀ ▄ ▀█▄ TYPE........: Album ▀ ▄ ▀█▄
▄█▀ ▄ ▐▒▓░░ ░ GENRE.......: Progressive Rock ▄█▀ ▄ ▐▒▓░░ ░
▐▓▌ ▀ ▄█▀ SOURCE......: CDDA ▐▓▌ ▀ ▄█▀
▀▓▄▀▀ TRACKS......: 12 ▀▓▄▀▀
▀▀▄ TIME........: 73:12 min ▀▀▄
▀ ▄ ▐▌ SIZE........: 103,1 MB ▀ ▄ ▐▌
▄▄▄▀▀ BiTRATE/MODE: avg. 194kbps / VBR ▄▄▄▀▀
▄█▀ ▄ ▀█▄ Encoder.....: LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ▄█▀ ▄ ▀█▄
▐▓▌▄▀▀▀▓ ▐▒▓░ URL.........: http://www.caravan-info.co.uk/#/ ▐▓▌▄▀▀▀▓ ▐▒▓░
▀█▄ ░ ▄█▀ RIP DATE....: Feb.23.2011 ▀█▄ ░ ▄█▀
▐▌ ▀▀▄▄ ▀▀ STREET DATE.: 000.00.1998 ▐▌ ▀▀▄▄ ▀▀
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▄▀▀ ▒▓ 01.Hello Hello 02:52 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 02.If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd 02:48 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ Do It All Over You ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 03.As I Feel I Die 04:32 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 04.Love Song Without Flute 03:21 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 05.Love To Love You 02:26 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 06.In The Land Of Grey And Pink 03:40 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 07.Memory Lain Hugh 04:55 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 08.A Hunting We Shall Go,backwards 08:25 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 09.Love In Your Eye 13:53 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 10.Mirror For The Day 04:15 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 11.For Richard 15:04 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 12.Virgin On The Ridiculous 07:01 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
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░▓██▒░ This is the first of two collections of material Caravan ░▓██▓░
░▓██▒░ recorded for the BBC, spanning the years 1970-1974. Caravan ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ is one of the most versatile of the Canterbury family of ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ English psychedelic and progressive rock, capable of ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ winsome, witty pop songs as well as complex but melodic ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ extended workouts. Songs for Oblivion Fishermen features ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ examples of both styles. Half the disc features the band's ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ original lineup with highly rated bassist Richard Sinclair. ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ For the seasoned Caravan enthusiast, the repertoire is ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ somewhat predictable, including standards "If I Could Do It ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You," "Hello Hello," "In ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ the Land of Grey and Pink," and "Memory Lane Hugh." To the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ band's credit, it does not attempt to recreate its studio ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ recordings note for note, adding interest for longtime fans. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Caravan's studio albums, "Mirror for a Day" and "Virgin on ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ the Ridiculous." Newcomers could find this collection a good ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ first pick, as it provides a warm welcome to the band's ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ sound and approach as well as a good cross-section of its ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ catalog. Songs for Oblivion Fishermen is a valuable addition ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ to Caravan's discography. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Caravan was one of the more formidable progressive rock acts ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ to come out of England in the 1960s, though they were never ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ much more than a very successful cult band at home, and, ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ apart from a brief moment in 1975, barely a cult band ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ anywhere else in the world. They only ever charted one album ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Canterbury-based group formed in 1964 as an R&B-based outfit ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Hastings in 1965. Wyatt subsequently became the lead singer, ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ succeeded by Richard Coughlan on drums. Hugh Hopper left and ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ was replaced by Dave Lawrence then Richard Sinclair, and ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ much of 1968 and early 1969, the members were barely able to ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ MGM's British operation shut down in late 1968. Out of that ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ chaos, however, the group got a new manager in Terry King ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Hitchcock (who'd seen the band in concert), a contract with ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ England's Decca Records, which was a major label at the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ time. Their Decca debut album, If I Could Do It All Over ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Again, I'd Do It All Over You, released in early 1970, was a ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ major step forward and, indeed, a milestone in their ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ history, establishing the mix of humor and progressive ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ sounds, including classical, jazz, and traditional English ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ influences that would characterize the best of their work ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ over the next six years. Moreover, with Decca's ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ then-formidable distribution behind it, the album got into ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ stores and was heard and even sold well on university ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ campuses. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Suddenly, Caravan was an up-and-coming success on the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ college concert circuit, even making an appearance on ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ British television's Top of the Pops. With national exposure ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ and a growing audience, the group was at a make-or-break ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ moment in their history. They rose to the occasion with ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ their second Decca LP, In the Land of Grey and Pink, which ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ showed off a keen melodic sense, a subtly droll wit, and a ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ seductively smooth mix of hard rock, folk, classical, and ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ The songs ranged from light, easy-to-absorb pieces such as ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ "Golf Girl" to the quietly majestic "Nine Feet Underground," ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ a 23-minute suite that filled the side of an LP. One of the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ hardest-rocking yet musically daring extended pieces to come ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Underground" didn't seem half as long as its 23 minutes and ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ it was a dazzling showcase for Pye Hastings' searing lead ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ guitar and Dave Sinclair's soaring organ and piano work. ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Although few observers realized it at the time, the suite's ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ length pointed up a problem that the group faced fairly ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ consistently -- in contrast to most progressive rock outfits ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ of the era, Caravan was inventive enough to justify ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ repertory to running times of six or seven minutes, and they ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ were also extremely prolific. Those two situations meant ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ that they were frequently forced to leave perfectly good ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ songs off their albums and to edit those that they did ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ issue. Most listeners didn't find this out until a wave of ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Caravan reissues arrived in 2001 with their running times ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ previously released songs. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Keyboard player and singer Dave Sinclair left the group's ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ lineup in 1971, joining his ex-Wilde Flowers bandmate Robert ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Wyatt in the latter's new group, Matching Mole, and he was ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ succeeded by Stephen Miller of the jazz-based band Delivery, ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ who lasted through one album, Waterloo Lily (1972), moving ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ them in a much more bluesy direction. Friction between the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ members resulted in Miller's departure and the exit of ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Richard Sinclair, who subsequently put together Hatfield and ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ the North. When the smoke cleared, Caravan was back as a ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ five-piece which included Geoff Richardson on the electric ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ viola, which added a new and rich timbre to their overall ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ sound. By the time they cut their next album, For Girls Who ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Grow Plump in the Night, Dave Sinclair was back on ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ keyboards. The album was a success, as was its follow-up, ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Caravan & the New Symphonia, a live 1973 performance ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ accompanied by a full orchestra, released the following ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ The group was poised to try for a breakthrough in America ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ and, toward that end, took on Miles Copeland as their ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ manager. They ended up on a 50-date tour of the United ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ States and Canada where the response was positive. They also ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ released a new album, Cunning Stunts, that became their ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ first chart LP, not only in England but also in America ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ (albeit at number 124) and most of Europe as well. ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Unfortunately, Cunning Stunts, for all of its sales success, ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ was an ending rather than a new beginning -- the group ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ parted company with Decca Records after its release. They ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ recorded Blind Dog at St. Dunstan's for the Copeland-owned ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ BTM Records the following year, and Better by Far for the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Arista label the year after that, but by that time, their ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ moment seemed to have passed, and they seemed increasingly ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ out-of-step with the burgeoning punk rock boom. Caravan ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ ceased activity in the early '80s, following the release of ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ The Album and Back to Front, both recorded for Kingdom ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Records, owned by their former manager Terry King. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Their history seemed to have ended, and then in 1990, the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ original quartet of Pye Hastings, Richard Sinclair, Dave ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Sinclair, and Richard Coughlan were reunited for what was ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ supposed to be a one-off concert for a television special. ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ The performance and the sales of an accompanying live album ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ proved so encouraging that Caravan came together once more ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ for a second career. The group has been back together in one ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ lineup or another ever since, (mostly filled out by ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ ex-members of Camel, among other latter-day personnel), with ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ new recordings emerging steadily. Equally important, someone ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ at English Decca (by then part of Polygram, which became ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ part of MCA) took it upon themselves to raid the vaults in ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ 1999-2000 and prepare vastly expanded reissues of the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ group's entire Verve/Decca catalogs. The result was the ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ '60s and '70s recordings than had been in print at any time ░▓██▒░
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