Caravan - CaravanIn the psychedelic late sixties there was a lively music scene in the Canterbury area that revolved around the band The Wilde Flowers. They never recorded much themselves, however, but after they disbanded other influential bands were formed from their ashes: Gong, Soft Machine, and, most importantly, Caravan. Caravan's eponymous debut was released in 1968.It was considered a groundbreaking album capturing the freakish and exploratory moods of the

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is included on this edition along with a demo recorded in William Reid‰۪s (Jesus And Mary Chain) front room

where listeners can enjoy the present

originally on Harvest/Capitol Records and subsequently Sanctuary Records/Columbia Records in the US

choral chamber indie scene

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Klaus Dinger's previously unreleased Album

Max Loebman on guitar

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