Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (Vinyl LP | DE Reissue | 1975)

Caravan – For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night was released in 1973 and blends Canterbury prog with jazz touches, British humour and orchestral passages – from the opening suite "Memory Lain, Hugh / Headloss" to the closing "L'Auberge Du Sanglier" medley. On offer is the 1975 German Brain repress in a gatefold sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Brain – 1038
• Format: Vinyl, LP, album, stereo, gatefold
• Pressing: DE – reissue (repress)
• Country: Germany
• Year: 1975 (original: 1973)
• Genre: Prog Rock, Canterbury, Rock – Progressive Rock, Rock

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Sleeve: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Memory Lain, Hugh / Headloss
2. Hoedown
3. Surprise, Surprise
4. C'Thlu Thlu

Side B

1. The Dog, The Dog, He's At It Again
2. Be All Right / Chance Of A Lifetime
3. L'Auberge Du Sanglier / A Hunting We Shall Go / Pengola / Backwards / A Hunting We Shall Go (Reprise)

Personnel

Pye Hastings (guitar, vocals), Dave Sinclair (piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer), John G. Perry (bass, percussion, vocals), Richard Coughlan (drums, percussion, timpani), Geoffrey Richardson (viola). Guests include Rupert Hine (synthesizer), Paul Buckmaster (electric cello), Jimmy Hastings (flute, arrangement of "Hugh"). Orchestral arrangements on the finale: John Bell and Martyn Ford. Produced by David Hitchcock.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No – the album first came out in the UK in 1973. This is the 1975 German Brain repress (second green Brain label without "Metronome" text).

How do I identify the 1975 Brain edition?
By the green Brain label without "Metronome" underneath; "brain 1038" appears on the label, "1038" on front cover and spine. The label prints "Chance Of A Lifetime" as "Chance of A Life".

What do Media NM- / Sleeve VG+ mean?
We grade to Goldmine standard: NM- (Near Mint minus) means nearly new with at most minimal traces, VG+ (Very Good Plus) shows light signs of use but plays fine. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more prog rock?
Yes – browse our Progressive Rock collection.

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Sleeve: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.