THE SHOWS OF OURS…LIVE (OUT NOW)

10LP ARCHIVAL BOXSET OF FIRST-TIME TO VINYL CARAVAN PERFORMANCES

INCLUDES 4 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED CONCERT RECORDINGS PLUS 60-PAGE COLLECTOR’S BOOK WITH PHOTOGRAPHS, EPHEMERA, AND FIRST-HAND BAND REFLECTIONS

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall during Caravan’s live peak – a golden age for the legendary royalty of the Canterbury scene. Lights low, gear humming, and that unmistakable blend of pastoral whimsy and commanding musicianship echoing through student halls and European theatres alike. Caravan weren’t just performing, they were conjuring something altogether otherworldly.

Thankfully, now you can relive this legendary era with The Shows of Ours… Live, a rare and fascinating window into Caravan’s onstage journey. Gathering together 10LPs worth of long-lost performances, The Shows of Ours… Live traces the band’s evolution across four decades of musical exploration, quiet majesty and cult superstardom.

LP BREAKDOWN:
1 – Keele University 1976
2/3 – Bobino, Paris 1980
4/5 – Old Buckenham High School 1990
6/7/8 – Park Hotel, Diss 1998
9/10 – Stables Theatre, Wavendon 2001

Among the many gems is a standout performance from Keele University, now available for fans to enjoy for the very first time. Unearthed from the personal tapes of Jan, Keele University 1976 captures the band in elegant transition – fluid, playful, and at ease in their own skin.

There’s also the long-rumoured 1980 concert at Bobino, Paris – finally rescued from the world of unofficial bootlegs and presented here in fully remastered form. With crisp fidelity and room to breathe, it reveals a line-up locked in and stretching out, riding the sweet spot between structure and spontaneity.

The journey continues into later years with a 1990 recording from Old Buckenham High School – a performance once tucked away on a boxset-only CD release, now restored and reintroduced on vinyl for the first time in all its charm.

From swirling organ solos to playful lyrical turns, every track hums with the unmistakable spirit of a scene that was always more than just music – it was a movement. Whether you’re a longtime devotee or a curious newcomer, this is your invitation to step into the velvet-draped, tea-scented haze of a bygone era.

Housed in a beautifully designed box, the set also includes a 60-page softback book rich with photographs, ephemera, and first-hand reflections. Pure atmosphere. Compiled with the full blessing and input of the band, The Shows of Ours… Live is part time capsule, part revelation: a portrait of Caravan as a live band and a tribute to their subtle but lasting mark on progressive music history.

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The Shows Of Ours…Live (full tracklist)

DISC 1 — Keele University, 24 November 1976

Side A

1. Headloss – 4:54

2. Here Am I – 6:13

3. Chiefs and Indians – 5:48

Side B

1. Nine Feet Underground – 11:15

2. The Love in Your Eye – 14:07

DISC 2 — Bobino, Paris, 1 December 1980

Side A

1. Behind You – 5:46

2. Heartbreaker – 3:32

3. If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d Do It All Over You – 3:24

4. It’s Never Too Late – 6:32

5. Clear Blue Sky – 6:18

Side B

1. Piano Player – 5:17

2. Corner of Me Eye – 3:28

3. Golden Mile – 5:27

4. Bright Shiny Day – 6:12

DISC 3 — Bobino, Paris, 1 December 1980

Side C

1. Golf Girl – 5:53

2. Nightmare – 9:58

3. Keepin’ Up De Fences – 7:12

Side D

1. Hoedown – 6:30

2. Headloss – 5:35

3. Same Old Blues Again – 6:42

DISC 4 — Old Buckenham High School, Attleborough, 28 September 1990

Side A

1. Behind You – 5:30

2. Headloss – 4:52

3. Golf Girl – 5:52

4. Videos of Hollywood – 6:37

Side B

1. Nine Feet Underground – 19:50

DISC 5 — Old Buckenham High School, Attleborough, 28 September 1990

Side C

1. Winter Wine – 8:53

2. In the Land of Grey and Pink – 4:46

3. Nightmare – 9:13

Side D

1. For Richard – 15:28

2. Place of My Own – 5:02

DISC 6 — Park Hotel, Diss, 23 May 1998

Side A

1. Hoedown – 3:51

2. Memory Lain, Hugh – 4:58

3. Headloss – 4:55

Side B

1. Nine Feet Underground – 18:03

DISC 7 — Park Hotel, Diss, 23 May 1998

Side C

1. It’s a Sad, Sad Affair – 9:24

2. Somewhere in Your Heart – 12:04

Side D

1. Travelling Ways – 4:01

2. The Dog, The Dog, He’s At It Again – 6:53

3. Medley (Where But for Caravan Would I? / Oh Caroline / The Love in Your Eye / Backwards) – 13:07

DISC 8 — Park Hotel, Diss, 23 May 1998

Side E

1. Liar – 6:46

2. For Richard – 11:19

Side F

1. Golf Girl – 6:53

2. If I Could Do It All Again, I’d Do It All Over You – 3:38

3. Hoedown (Encore) – 4:32

DISC 9 — Stables Theatre, Wavendon, 16 November 2001

Side A

1. All the Way – 4:04

2. Very Smelly Grubby Little Oik / Bobbing Wide – 8:02

3. Liar – 6:45

Side B

1. The Dog, The Dog, He’s At It Again – 6:26

2. Nine Feet Underground – 18:43

DISC 10 — Stables Theatre, Wavendon, 16 November 2001

Side C

1. Medley (The Dabsong Conshirtoe / All Aboard / Better by Far / The Mad Dabsong / The Love in Your Eye / Backwards / A Hunting We Shall Go) – 16:05

2. Nowhere to Hide – 9:12

Side D

1. Nightmare – 8:45

2. I Know Why You’re Laughing – 5:36

3. For Richard – 12:07

It’s None Of Your Business

The new studio album out now

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Prog legends Caravan release their new album It’s None Of Your Business on CD & digitally on Madfish Music.

It’s None Of Your Business is Caravan’s first album since Paradise Filter (2013) and features nine new songs plus one instrumental track influenced, to a degree, by the events and restrictions placed on society over the past 18 months.

Caravan are Pye Hastings (guitar, vocals). Geoffrey Richardson (viola, mandolin, guitar), Jan Schelhaas (keyboards) and Mark Walker (drums). Lee Pomeroy (ELO, Rick Wakeman and Take That) has guested as bass player, following the departure of Jim Leverton, while Jimmy Hastings has also guested on flute.

The album was recorded, as restrictions allowed, ‘in the old-fashioned way’ between 24^th June and 4^th July 2021 at Rimshot Studio, Bredgar near Sittingbourne. “Sitting round in a circle having eye to eye contact, a large sound room was required,” Pye Hastings explained. “I much prefer this method because you can bounce ideas off each other as they occur, and voice encouragement when the whole thing begins to click.

“And it is much more rewarding to be able to throw insults at each other in person rather than down a telephone line or via email. This is something we are all very experienced at, believe me!”

This togetherness characterises It’s None Of Your Business with Caravan’s trademark warmth and humour and, also, a sensitivity reflecting the times in which we are living. Sitting among Caravan’s typically whimsical tales Down From London and If I Was To Fly sit the heartfelt and poignant Spare A Thought and Every Precious Little Thing which looks forward to a return to normality.

“’Spare a Thought’ is a song that I hope will jog people to remember those unfortunate people caught up in the pandemic,” Hastings explains. “‘All those people who denied’ refers to the idiots who don’t follow the scientific advice. I get angry about that and the line ‘Sure are interesting times’ refers to an old Chinese saying: ‘may you live in interesting times’”

“Lyrics can sometimes be my Achilles Heel, trying to find anything meaningful to write about. But sitting in front of a blank screen with a pandemic raging all around, it was hard not to be influenced by the dreadful events going on. The lockdown certainly focused the mind when it came to writing the lyrics.”

It’s None Of Your Business cover and artwork has been created by renowned illustrator Bob Venables

It’s None Of Your Business Track Listing:

1. Down From London (4.03)
2. Wishing You Were Here (3.55)
3. It’s None Of Your Business (9.40)
4. Ready Or Not (4.45)
5. Spare A Thought (4.06)
6. Every Precious Little Thing (4.25)
7. If I Was To Fly (3.23)
8. I’ll Reach Out For You (8.07)
9. There Is You (4.26)
10. Luna’s Tuna (3.14)

Produced, engineered and mastered by Julian Hastings with assistant engineer Mike Thorne.

It’s None Of Your Business is OUT NOW on CD & digitally with the LP on black vinyl  released on 15th November through Madfish Music.

CARAVAN LIVE

Caravan will also be on tour, supporting the release of their new album in the UK in October:

37 DISC DELUXE BOX SET

THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY CANTERBURY BAND

2,500 COPIES ONLY WORLDWIDE

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The Canterbury scene combined elements of jazz, folk, rock and melodic pop into a sound that bridged the gulf between psychedelia and progressive rock, and ultimately shattered all genre barriers. At the heart of the Canterbury scene was a group of musicians whose career has now spanned more than half a century: the legend that is CARAVAN.

Who Do You Think We Are? is the ultimate tribute to the ultimate Canterbury band. This deluxe box set runs to a staggering 37 discs. All the official Caravan albums – studio and live recordings among them – are joined by eleven discs of previously unreleased live performances. A Blu-ray includes remixer extraordinaire Steven Wilson’s 5.1 surround sound mix of the classic In the Land of Grey and Pink album. In addition, a DVD includes vintage European TV performances from 1971 – 1981 (London Marquee, German TV’s Swing In, Bataclan, Paris & French TV show ‘Pop 2’).

The lavish packaging of the set reflects the band’s stature. A hardback coffee table book features rare Caravan photos and memorabilia, and a full discography. A second Fan Club book assembles historic press articles from across the band’s career, alongside a new interview with founder member Pye Hastings. Every copy of the box includes an individually signed photo by the three surviving members of the original Caravan line-up: Pye Hastings, Richard Sinclair and David Sinclair. The celebration continues with a selection of memorabilia: a Caravan-centric map of Canterbury; a specially commissioned Caravan family tree poster, charting their long and circuitous progress; and two replica 1970s gig posters.

Put together with the band’s full co-operation, the full list of contents is as follows:

• 16 NEWLY REMASTERED STUDIO ALBUMS & 4 OFFICIAL LIVE ALBUMS
• 11 DISCS OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED CONCERT RECORDINGS
• ON BLU-RAY FOR THE FIRST TIME 48/24 STEREO & 5.1 MIX BY STEVEN WILSON OF IN THE LAND OF GREY & PINK
• DVD INCLUDING RARE FOOTAGE FROM THE MARQUEE 1971, ROCK EN STOCK 1972, BATACLAN 1973 & FRENCH TV PERFORMANCE 1981
• INDIVIDUALLY SIGNED PHOTO BY THE THREE SURVIVING MEMBERS PYE HASTINGS, DAVE SINCLAIR, & RICHARD SINCLAIR
• 144 PAGE HARDBACK COFFEE TABLE BOOK FEATURING RARE PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORABILIA
• A4 FAN CLUB MINI BOOK FEATURING ARCHIVE ARTICLES & AN UP TO DATE INTERVIEW WITH PYE HASTINGS
• A4 REPLICA TOUR PROGRAMME FOR BLIND DOG AT ST DUNSTANS
• ‘FOR GIRLS WHO GROW PLUMP IN THE NIGHT’ REPLICA PRESS PACK
• CARAVAN’S TRIP DOWN MEMORY LAIN MAP OF CANTERBURY
• ILLUSTRATED FAMILY TREE
• 2 REPLICA POSTERS 

This box set is limited to 2,500 copies worldwide and is OUT NOW – ORDER HERE