Live at Fairfield Halls, 1974
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Live at Fairfield Halls, 1974 is an album by Caravan
. It remained unreleased in the UK until 2002, though most of the set was issued as an album in France
called The Best of Caravan Live in 1980. This issue is now very rare and was only available for 3 years. This live set happened to be the first time Mike Wedgwood had played bass for the band.
Caravan (band)
Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the Canterbury scene, blending...
. It remained unreleased in the UK until 2002, though most of the set was issued as an album in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
called The Best of Caravan Live in 1980. This issue is now very rare and was only available for 3 years. This live set happened to be the first time Mike Wedgwood had played bass for the band.
Track listing
- "Memory Lain, Hugh / Headloss" – 9:27
- "Virgin On The Ridiculous" – 7:14
- "Be Alright / Chance Of A Lifetime" – 6:37
- "The Love In Your Eye" – 15:23
- "L'Auberge Du Sanglier / A Hunting We Shall Go / Pengola / Backwards / A Hunting We Shall Go (Reprise)" – 9:49
- "The Dog The Dog He's At It Again" – 6:23
- "For Richard" – 19:01
- "Hoedown" – 5:58
Musicians
- David SinclairDave SinclairDavid Sinclair , is a keyboardist who has been part of the progressive rock Canterbury Scene...
– Hammond organ, electric piano, synthesizer - Geoffrey Richardson – viola
- Mike WedgwoodMike WedgwoodMike Wedgwood is an English bassist and singer. He is related to the Wedgwood family of pottery fame.Wedgwood joined The Overlanders in 1968 following their biggest hit, a cover of The Beatles song, "Michelle", and remained with them until 1971.Following a stint with Arthur's Mother from 1971–72,...
– bass, backing vocals - Pye HastingsPye HastingsJulian Frederick Gordon 'Pye' Hastings is a British musician. He is the guitarist, vocalist and leader of the Canterbury scene band Caravan and brother of Jimmy Hastings.-References:...
– guitar, lead vocals - Richard CoughlanRichard CoughlanRichard Coughlan is an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist of the Canterbury scene progressive rock band Caravan. He was one of the founding members of Caravan in 1968 and has remained with the band for its over 35-year existence...
– drums