Songs for Oblivion Fishermen

Songs for Oblivion Fishermen
Live album by Caravan
Released	9 June 1998
Recorded	19 August 1970 – 7 February 1974
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	73:03
Label	Hux
Producer	Bernie Andrews, John Muir, Tony Wilson
Caravan chronology
Travelling Man (1998) Songs for Oblivion Fishermen (1998) Ether Way (1998)

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Songs for Oblivion Fishermen is a live album of the progressive rock group Caravan. The material was recorded for the BBC, spanning the years 1970 to 1974.^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Hello, Hello"	Coughlan, Hastings, Sinclair, Sinclair	2:51
2.	"If I Could Do It All over Again, I'd Do It All over You"	Coughlan, Hastings, Sinclair, Sinclair	2:48
3.	"As I Feel I Die"	Coughlan, Hastings, Sinclair, Sinclair	6:24
4.	"Love Song Without Flute"	Coughlan, Hastings, Sinclair, Sinclair	3:20
5.	"Love to Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly)"	Coughlan, Hastings, Sinclair, Sinclair	2:25
6.	"In the Land of Grey and Pink"	Coughlan, Hastings, Sinclair, Sinclair	3:39
7.	"Memory Lain Hugh"	Hastings	4:54
8.	"A Hunting We Shall Go" / "Backwards"	Hastings, Mike Ratledge	8:25
9.	"Love in Your Eye"	Coughlan, Hastings, Sinclair	13:52
10.	"Mirror for the Day"	Hastings	4:15
11.	"For Richard"	Coughlan, Hastings, Sinclair, Sinclair	15:03
12.	"Virgin on the Ridiculous"	Hastings	7:00

• Tracks 1 – 3 recorded for Top of the Pops 19.8.1970
• Tracks 4 – 6 recorded in session for Alan Black 11.3.1971, first transmitted 9.4.1971
• Tracks 7 – 8 recorded in session for John Peel 20.8.1973, first transmitted 30.8.1973
• Tracks 9 – 12 recorded in session for John Peel 7.2.1974, first transmitted 14.2.1974
• Tracks 1 – 8 are original mono recordings

Personnel

Caravan

• Pye Hastings – guitar, vocals, liner notes
• Geoffrey Richardson – viola
• Dave Sinclair – keyboards, vocals
• Richard Sinclair – bass guitar, vocals (tracks 1–6)
• John G. Perry – bass guitar (tracks 7–12)
• Richard Coughlan – drums

Release information

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
1998	CD	Hux	2
1998	CD	Cleopatra	280
2000	CD	Hux	0000000002
2001	CD	Big Eye	4058
2001	CD	Cleopatra	0280

References

1. Powers, Jim. "Caravan - Songs for Oblivion Fishermen | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
2. "AllMusic ((( Songs for Oblivion Fishermen > Overview )))". www.AllMusic.com. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
3. Caravan - Songs for Oblivion Fishermen album releases & credits at Discogs.com

External links

• "Caravan - Songs for Oblivion Fishermen album reviews and MP3". www.ProgArchives.com. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
• Caravan - Songs for Oblivion Fishermen album review by Jim Powers, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Caravan - Songs for Oblivion Fishermen album releases & credits at Discogs.com