The Show of Our Lives - Caravan at the BBC 1968-1975
Encyclopedia
This is a double album of tracks recorded for the BBC in the period 1968-1975, for John Peel
's Top Gear
amongst others.
Disc Two
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
's Top Gear
Top Gear (radio show)
Top Gear was originally a short-lived pop music show on the BBC Light Programme in the mid-1960s.- Origin and format :It was one of the Corporation's few attempts to compete with the pirate radio stations and Radio Luxembourg, who had attracted large audiences of young British pop music listeners...
amongst others.
Track listing
Disc One- "Place of My Own" – 4:12
- "Ride" – 4:17
- "If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You" – 2:45
- "Hello, Hello" – 3:10
- "As I Feel I Die" – 6:23
- "Love to Love You" – 3:12
- "Love Song Without Flute" – 3:33
- "In The Land of Grey and Pink" – 3:43
- "Nine Feet Underground" – 14:27
- "Feelin' Reelin' Squealin" – 9:30
- "A Huntin' We Shall Go" – 9:15
- "Waffle Part One: Be Alright/Chance of a Lifetime" – 6:46
Disc Two
- "Memory Lain Hugh" – 5:04
- "Headloss" – 4:27
- "The Love in Your Eye" – 13:54
- "Mirror For The Day" – 4:15
- "Virgin on the Ridiculous" – 7:01
- "For Richard" – 15:04
- "The Dabsong Conshirto" – 15:11
- "Stuck In a Hole" – 3:14
- "The Show of our Lives" – 4:54
Musicians
- David SinclairDave SinclairDavid Sinclair , is a keyboardist who has been part of the progressive rock Canterbury Scene...
- keyboards - 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, 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 - Richard SinclairRichard SinclairRichard S. Sinclair is a progressive rock bassist, guitarist and vocalist who has been a member of several bands of the Canterbury scene.-Biography:...
- bass - Steve Miller - keyboards
- Geoffrey Richardson - viola
- Jan SchelhaasJan SchelhaasJan Russell Schelhaas is an English musician, mostly known as the keyboard player from the bands Caravan and Camel....
- keyboards - 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