Live on WFMU, by Richard Sinclair's Caravan of Dreams

Live on WFMU

by Richard Sinclair's Caravan of Dreams

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1.	Richard Blooper 00:07
2.	Licks for The Ladies 02:37
3.	Down on the Farm 04:25
4.	A Short Break 04:13
5.	Hello Hello 03:45
6.	Identifications 01:15
7.	Halfway Between Heaven and Earth 06:07
8.	Fumbled Introductions 04:29
9.	"Canterburyesque" 00:28
10.	Heather 06:41
11.	"Improvised drumkit" 04:23
12.	Emily 05:39
13.	"Write to us" 05:29
14.	Only The Brave / Plan It Earth 10:00
15.	"A Question for Andy" 04:13
16.	"Two tracks short of an album" 08:44	info
17.	Going For A Song 05:20
18.	"Thanks for caring" 02:26
19.	Hello Hello 03:45
20.	"Bell Harry" 02:04
21.	Golf Girl 05:03
22.	"We've seen some great kits" 01:18
23.	Back to Herne Bay Front 07:21
24.	"Talk to Rick" 00:57
25.	Sevenfold 03:39
26.	Outro 01:19
27.	Shipwrecked 13:31

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We dropped into the studios of WFMU in East Orange on our shoestring tour of the colonies. A pleasant time was had by all.
wfmu.org
www.setlist.fm/setlists/richard-sinclair-23d6a043.html

This first-time-ever complete version of the studio session was cobbled together from several different sources... hence the changes in sound quality.
tela.sugarmegs.org

Richard Sinclair's Caravan of Dreams
1993-04-29
Live in Studio at WFMU, Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey

Here is something unique that I don't think has been shared before, though of course I could be wrong.

When Richard Sinclair came to the United States in the Spring of 1993 with his Caravan of Dreams (bassist Rick Biddulph and drummer Andy Ward), he paid a visit to the studios of WFMU which at that time was located on the campus of Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey. There, the DJ "Irene" interviewed him and his band and also played various tracks off albums from Richard's past. Lucky for us, Richard and his Caravan of Dreams also performed a number of live songs right in the studio. Curiously, drummer Andy Ward was working with a make-shift drum kit, so he can be heard playing chairs and cardboard boxes on the tracks - very unique! And somehow, it suits the songs quite well.

I got this recording when tape trading in the Summer of 1993. It was spread out over two cassettes, but fortunately all the songs are entirely intact. I can't say the same for the interview though, as some conversations end abruptly and then resume mid-sentence. At least the music is safe. Richard also takes a few phone calls from listeners, including one from the big New York legend and promoter, Glenn Leslie!

I kept every single second of the recording intact. The recording starts with what sounds like a blooper of Richard talking to Irene which then fades out.

Unfortunately, I can't quite remember the details, but I got this tape from someone who knew someone at WFMU (possibly DJ Irene herself?) and got it from the Master recording and NOT off the radio itself, so it does sound rather good. Still, that's all the more reason to be puzzled as to why the interview is choppy at certain points...

credits

released April 29, 1993

Richard Sinclair - guitar, Casio DG-310 guitar synth & vocals
Rick Biddulph - bass
Andy Ward - improvised drumkit

Host: Irene Trudel
www.wfmu.org/profile/740047780/Irene_Trudel

Published by SinclairSongs © 1993 All Rights Reserved

Recorded April 29, 1993 in the studios of WFMU, East Orange, New Jersey

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Richard Sinclair Martina Franca, Italy

The leading voice of the Canterbury Scene. Beginning with the Wilde Flowers, on to Caravan, Hatfield & the North, Camel and all his recent group efforts, Richard Sinclair's singing and bass playing have been a constant source of delight for lovers of Canterbury music. A deep, low voice, a talent for memorable melodies few can match, plus an imaginative and fluid technique on the bass and guitar. ... more