Better by Far

Better by Far

Infobox Album
Name = Better by Far
Type = studio
Artist = Caravan


Released = July 26, 1977
Recorded =
Genre = Progressive rock, Canterbury scene
Length = 43:53
Label = Arista Records
Producer =
Reviews =
* ProgArchives.com Rating|3|5 [http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3116 link]
Last album = "Blind Dog at St. Dunstans"
(1976)
This album = "Better by Far"
(1977)
Next album = "The Album"
(1978)

Better by Far is a 1977 release by Canterbury scene rock band Caravan. (See 1977 in music.)

Track Listing

# "Feelin' Alright" - 3:31 (Pye Hastings)
# "Behind You" - 5:04 (Hastings)
# "Better by Far" - 3:27 (Hastings)
# "Silver Strings" - 3:58 (Geoff Richardson)
# "The Last Unicorn" - 5:52 (Richardson)
# "Give Me More" - 4:40 (Hastings)
# "Man in a Car" - 5:43 (Jan Schelhaas)
# "Let It Shine" - 4:27 (Hastings)
# "Nightmare" - 6:23 (Hastings)

Releases

* 1977 - LP - Arista - 4134
* 1977 - LP - Arista - 1008
* 2005 - CD - Eclectic Discs - 1018
* 2004 - CD - Eclectic Discs - 1018
* 2005 - CD - Eclectic Discs - 230456

Musicians

* Richard Coughlan - Drums, Percussion
* Pye Hastings - Vocals, Guitars
* Dek Messecar - Bass, Backing Vocals
* Geoff Richardson - Viola, Guitars, Flute, Sitar, Mandolin, Vocals
* Jan Schelhaas - Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Additional musicians

* Vicki Brown - Vocals on "Give Me More"
* Fiona Hibbert - Harp on "Man in a Car"
* Tony Visconti - Recorders on "The Last Unicorn"; Electric double bass on "Man in a Car"


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