Better by Far

Better by Far
Studio album by Caravan
Released	July 26, 1977
Genre	Progressive rock, Canterbury scene
Length	43:53
Label	Arista
Caravan chronology
Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (1976) Better by Far (1977) The Album (1980)

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

Track listing

Side one

1. "Feelin' Alright" (Pye Hastings) – 3:31
2. "Behind You" (Hastings) – 5:04
3. "Better by Far" (Hastings) – 3:27
4. "Silver Strings" (Geoff Richardson) – 3:58
5. "The Last Unicorn" (Richardson) – 5:52

Side two

1. "Give Me More" (Hastings) – 4:40
2. "Man in a Car" (Jan Schelhaas) – 5:43
3. "Let It Shine" (Hastings) – 4:27
4. "Nightmare" (Hastings) – 6:23

Personnel

• 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"

Releases

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

External links

• "BETTER BY FAR released by Caravan in 1977 (ProGGnosis Release Page)". www.proggnosis.com. http://www.proggnosis.com/PGRelease.asp?RID=5786. Retrieved 2009-05-17.