Better by Far

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Better by Far
Studio album by Caravan
Released	July 26, 1977
Genre	Progressive rock, Canterbury scene
Length	43:53
Label	Arista records
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Caravan chronology
Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (1976) Better by Far (1977) The Album (1978)

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

Contents 1 Track Listing 2 Releases 3 Musicians 3.1 Additional musicians

[edit] Track Listing

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

[edit] Releases

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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"