The Show of Our Lives – Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975

The Show of Our Lives – Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975
Live album by Caravan
Released	2007
Recorded	work for the BBC between 1968 and 1975
Genre	Progressive rock, Canterbury scene
Length	144:17
Label	Decca/Universal
Caravan chronology
The Unauthorized Breakfast Item (2003) The Show of Our Lives – Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975 (2007) A Hunting We Shall Go: Live In 1974 (2008)

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The Show of Our Lives – Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975 is a double album of tracks recorded for the BBC in the period 1968–1975, for John Peel's Top Gear, amongst others by the British Canterbury scene progressive rock band Caravan.

Track listing

Disc One

1. "Place Of My Own" – 4:12
2. "Ride" – 4:17
3. "If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You" – 2:45
4. "Hello Hello" – 3:10
5. "As I Feel I Die" – 6:23
6. "Love To Love You" – 3:12
7. "Love Song Without Flute" – 3:33
8. "In The Land Of Grey And Pink" – 3:43
9. "Nine Feet Underground" – 14:27
10. "Feelin', Reelin', Squealin" – 9:30
11. "A Hunting We Shall Go" – 9:15
12. "Waffle Part One: Be Alright / Chance Of A Lifetime" – 6:46

Disc Two

1. "Memory Lain Hugh" – 5:04
2. "Headloss" – 4:27
3. "The Love in Your Eye" – 13:54
4. "Mirror For The Day" – 4:15
5. "Virgin On The Ridiculous" – 7:01
6. "For Richard" – 15:04
7. "The Dabsong Conshirtoe" – 15:11
8. "Stuck In A Hole" – 3:14
9. "The Show Of Our Lives" – 4:54

• Tracks 1-1 and 1-2 recorded for John Peel's "Top Gear" Radio Show 31 December 1968 ("Off-Air" Recordings)
• Tracks 1-3 to 1-5 recorded for the BBC Transcription Service "Top of the Pops" 19 August 1970.
• Tracks 1-6 to 1-8 recorded for "Sounds of the Seventies" 11 March 1971.
• Tracks 1-9 and 1-10 recorded for John Peel's "Sunday Concert" at the Paris Theatre, London 6 May 1971.
• Tracks 1-11 and 1-12 recorded for the BBC "In Concert" at the Paris Theatre, London 2 August 1973.
• Tracks 2-1 and 2-2 recorded for the BBC "In Concert" at the Paris Theatre, London 2 August 1973.
• Tracks 2-3 to 2-6 recorded for John Peel's Radio Show 7 February 1974.
• Tracks 2-7 recorded for the BBC "In Concert" at the Paris Theatre, London 21 March 1975.
• Tracks 2-8 and 2-9 recorded for John Peel's Radio Show 26 June 1975.

Personnel

• Pye Hastings – guitar, vocals (all)
• Richard Coughlan – drums (all)
• David Sinclair – keyboards (all, except "The Show of Our Lives")
• Richard Sinclair – bass, vocals (disc 1, 1–10)
• Geoffrey Richardson – viola, violin, guitar (disc 1, 11–12; disc 2, 1–6)
• John G. Perry – bass (disc 1, 11–12; disc 2, 1–6)
• Mike Wedgwood – bass, vocals (disc 2, 7–9)
• Jan Schelhaas – keyboards ("The Show of Our Lives")

External links

• Caravan - The Show of Our Lives: Caravan at the BBC 1968-1975 (2007) album credits at Discogs.com
• Caravan - The Show of Our Lives: Caravan at the BBC 1968-1975 (2007) album to be listened as stream at Play.Spotify.com