Caravan
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: January 1968 in Canterbury, Kent, England
- Active: 1968 - present
Biography
Formed in 1968, Caravan emerged from the dissolution of The Wilde Flowers as a foundational architect of the Canterbury Scene. The band fused psychedelic rock with jazz-inflected improvisation and whimsical, distinctly English lyricism, distinguishing their sound from the era's harder progressive forms. Centered on the interplay between Pye Hastings' songwriting and *David Sinclair*'s pioneering organ work, their compositions balanced melodic accessibility with complex instrumental passages. Caravan's early albums, particularly 'In the Land of Grey and Pink', codified a pastoral and charmingly eccentric approach that shaped a unique branch of British progressive rock.
Genres
Caravan Discography
- Caravan (1969) - Album - rated 4.09/5
- If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You (1970) - Album - rated 4.89/5
- In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971) - Album - rated 4.28/5
- Waterloo Lily (1972) - Album - rated 3.63/5
- For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night (1973) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Caravan & The New Symphonia (1974) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- Cunning Stunts (1975) - Album - rated 3.26/5
- 'Blind Dog at St. Dunstans' (1976) - Album - rated 3.26/5
- Better by Far (1977) - Album - rated 2.83/5
- The Album (1980) - Album - rated 2.65/5
- Back to Front (1982) - Album - rated 2.92/5
- The Battle of Hastings (1995) - Album - rated 2.9/5
- Where But for Caravan Would I? (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.16/5
- The Unauthorised Breakfast Item (2003) - Album - rated 3.07/5
Members
- Pye Hastings - guitar, vocals (1968–1978; 1980–1985; 1990–1992; 1995–Present)
- Geoffrey Richardson - viola, guitar, flute, vocals (1972–1978; 1980–1981; 1995–1996; 1997–Present)
- Jan Schelhaas - keyboards, backing vocals (1975–1978; 2002–Present)
- Mark Walker - drums, percussion (2010–Present)
- Lee Pomeroy - bass, backing vocals (2021–Present)
- Richard Coughlan - drums, percussion (1968–1978; 1980–1985; 1990–1992; 1995–2013)
- Richard Sinclair - bass, vocals (1968–1972; 1981–1985; 1990–1992)
- Dave Sinclair - keyboards, vocals (1968–1971; 1973–1975; 1980–1985; 1990–1992; 1995–2002)
- Mike Wedgwood - bass, vocals (1974–1976)
- Dek Messecar - bass, backing vocals (1976–1978; 1980–1981)
- Jim Leverton - bass, vocals (1995–2021)