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The Show of Our Lives – Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975 is a double album of tracks recorded for the BBC in the period 1968–1975, for John Peel's Top Gear, amongst others by the British Canterbury scene progressive rock band Caravan.
The Show of Our Lives: Live at the BBC 1968-1975, an additional release by Caravan. Released 13 August 2007 on Deram (catalog no. 5301443; CD). Genres: Canterbury Scene, Progressive Rock.
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The Show of Our Lives is a compilation album of radio broadcasts, released in 1998 by Caravan. A more extensive release of Caravan BBC recordings was issued in 2007 as The Show of Our Lives – Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975 .
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Early career
The group's original members, David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan had all been in the Canterbury-based Wilde Flowers, albeit not at the same time. Richard Sinclair had been an early member, but left in September 1965 to study at college. Hastings had replaced Robert Wyatt as the group's singer and Coughlan as drummer in the band when Wyatt, who performed both roles, formed Soft Machine. David Sinclair joined the group in late 1966, but after future Soft Machine...
Line-up changes
The remaining members continued on together and Richard Sinclair invited keyboardist Steve Miller to join the band.: 5 However, it was immediately apparent that the style of the band would be different. Sinclair and Miller wanted to perform more jazz-rock, while Hastings was frustrated that the previous style was being neglected, and that it was "virtually impossible" to get Miller to perform in David Sinclair's style.: 8 The band started recording a new album, Waterloo Lily (1972) in late 19...
1980-2000
In 1980 Caravan resumed recording and activity and recorded The Album with a lineup that included Dek Messecar on bass and vocals, David Sinclair, keyboards; Richard Coughlan, drums; Geoff Richardson, viola, guitars, vocals, and flute; and Pye Hastings guitar and vocals. The single taken from "Heartbreaker" returned the group to the charts in the UK and they had some TV appearances in France. Although this formation did not last long, since the following year the group was restructured again...
Caravan are considered a key example of the Canterbury scene genre. Their records generally indicate a jazz influence, and the group's lyrics have been described as whimsical and very "English", particularly during Richard Sinclair's tenure in the band. Following Sinclair's departure, the musical direction has been predominantly led by Pye Hastings...
2002: A Night's Tale - Live in the USA(CD/DVD)2003: A Knight in London(DVD)2004: The Ultimate Anthology(DVD)2005: The 35th Anniversary Concert(DVD)Caravan biography, discography and album reviews, credits & releases at AllMusic.comCaravan discography at DiscogsThe Show Of Our Lives – the closest thing to a Caravan release for four years – is a collection of BBC archive recordings, charting the band’s youth from 1968 to 1975. It’s a rich...
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CD One starts with a couple of songs from Caravan's charming debut album, and features an interesting, 9-minute-plus version of Soft Machine's hit "Feelin', Reelin', Squeelin'". All these songs clearly show how the legendary 'Canterbury Sound' took its cue from psychedelia before moving into a more complex, challenging, jazz-tinged territory.
