Back to Front is the tenth album by English progressive rock band Caravan, released in 1982. Back to Front featured the original lineup of Richard Coughlan, Pye Hastings, Richard Sinclair and David Sinclair after 1971's In the Land of Grey and Pink and is the last studio album to feature that lineup.
| Back to Front | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | November 1981–January 1982 | |||
| Studio | Oak Studios, Herne Bay, Kent | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, Canterbury scene | |||
| Length | 42:53 | |||
| Label | Kingdom | |||
| Producer | Caravan | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Back to Herne Bay Front" | Richard Sinclair | 5:55 |
| 2. | "Bet You Wanna Take It All / Hold On, Hold On" | Pye Hastings | 5:20 |
| 3. | "A.A. Man" | Richard Sinclair | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Videos of Hollywood" | John Murphy, Dave Sinclair | 5:11 |
- Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sally Don't Change It" | Dave Sinclair | 4:06 |
| 2. | "All Aboard" | Hastings | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Taken My Breath Away" | Hastings | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Proper Job / Back to Front" | Dave Sinclair | 8:19 |
Personnel
edit- Caravan
- Pye Hastings – lead vocals (tracks A2, B2–4), guitar; guitar solo (track B4)
- Dave Sinclair – piano, organ, Minimoog and Prophet synthesizers; lead vocals (track B1)
- Richard Sinclair – lead vocals (tracks A1, A3 & A4), bass guitar; guitar solo on "A.A. Man" (track A3)
- Richard Coughlan – drums and percussion; talking voice (track B4)
- Additional personnel
- Saxophone solos by Mel Collins
- Recorded by Graeme Quinton-Jones and Jeremy Darby
Release information
edit- LP Kingdom 5011 (1982)
- CD Eclectic 1010 (2004 remaster)
- CD Eclectic 230448 (2005 remaster)
References
edit- ^ Kurtz, Peter. "Back to Front - Caravan | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.