Caravan
Caravans comprise land-based trading convoys, often utilising the camel as a beast of burden, and generally associated with crossing deserts in Asia or Africa. The word caravan is of Persian origin.
For similar phenomena in Australia, see camel train. For a North American analogue, see wagon train.
See also caravanserai, Roma.
Caravan is also the name of a British rock/jazz band from the Canterbury area. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the Canterbury scene which also included Soft Machine. They still continue a part-time gigging existence into the 21st century. A feature of the Canterbury sound is the blending of psychedelia and jazz with anything which comes to hand.
Albums:
- Caravan (1968)
- If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You (1970)
- In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971)
- Waterloo Lily (1972)
- For Girls That Grow Plump in the Night (1972)
- Caravan and the New Symphonia (1974)
- Live at Fairfeild Hall (1974)
- Cunning Stunts (1975)
- Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (1976)
- Better by Far (1977)
- The Album (1980)
- Back to Front (1982)
- Live 1990 (1992)
- Radio One Live in Concert BBC 1975 (1991)
- Cool Water (1994)
- Battle of Hastings (1995)
- All Over You (1996)
- Live: Canterbury Comes to London (1997)
- Live in Holland: Back on the Tracks (1998)
- Songs for Oblivion Fishermen (1998)
- Ether Way (1998)
- Show of Our Lives (1998)
- Surprise Supplies (1999)
- All Over You Too (1999)
- Headloss (1999)
- The HTD Years (2000)
- Where But For Caravan Would I? (2000)
- Green Bottles For Marjorie (2002)
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For mobile housing, see Camper.
See also Chrysler Caravan a brand of Minivan
See also Cessna 208 Caravan, a utility airplane
