Product Review

Two CD set. Initially outshone by Soft Machine, Caravan quickly gained a reputation as pioneers of the burgeoning Canterbury scene of the late '60s. The band included Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers and Hugh Hopper later of Soft Machine. It wasn't until the 1971 album, in the Land of the Grey And Pink that the band achieved a commercial breakthrough. This double CD is anthology of Caravan's best recorded work for the BBC between 1968 and 1975. Featuring recently discovered Stereo versions of "Nine Feet Underground" and "Feelin' Reelin' Squealin' " recorded for John Peel and the band's previously unissued 1973 "In Concert" broadcast. 21 tracks. Universal.