Caravan - Caravan and the New Symphonia 2 x vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed)
SKU
28-PPEK2024063.1
This is the first time that the full concert has been released on vinyl!
THE BONUS MATERIAL - DETAILED REVIEW (by Aymeric Leroy)
One of the major achievements of this series, and a dream come true for a lot of Caravan fans - the complete concert with the New Symphonia. In truth, the extra 'symphonic' material is limited to the encore, A Hunting We Shall Go, which many in attendance that night said was the peak of the evening. And it is indeed a superb piece, although not a major departure from the album version. The 'original' album is of course included, but with the original order in which the songs were performed at last restored, and the between-songs 'banter' included as well.
This part of the set has only been remastered, not newly remixed at the rest, but the mixing engineers at the time did a fine job and it sounds really great. Those present at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane that night will remember that Caravan began their performance with a 'solo' set, without the orchestra. This 20-minute section has been mixed from the original tapes, as for A Hunting We Shall Go, and it is quite typical of Caravan's concerts from that period (setlist: Memory Lain, Hugh / Headloss, The Dog The Dog He's At It Again & Hoedown).
It's the earliest release of (non-orchestral) live material featuring what Pye Hastings has described repeatedly as the best performing line-up Caravan ever had in its career. The set clocks in at 78:20 - enough extra stuff to justify buying this album again if you already had the original.
- LabelDeram
- UPC805520240635