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Caravan – Better By Far

Label:	Arista – SPARTY 1008
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Netherlands
Released:	1977
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Prog Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Feelin' Alright Written-By – Pye Hastings	3:30
A2	Behind You Written-By – Pye Hastings	5:08
A3	Better By Far Written-By – Pye Hastings	3:30
A4	Silver Strings Written-By – Geoffrey Richardson	4:05
A5	The Last Unicorn Recorder – Tony Visconti Written-By – Geoffrey Richardson	5:50
B1	Give Me More Vocals – Vicki Brown Written-By – Pye Hastings	4:42
B2	Man In A Car Double Bass [Electric] – Tony Visconti Harp – Fiona Hibbert Written-By – Jan Schelhaas	6:12
B3	Let It Shine Written-By – Pye Hastings	4:30
B4	Nightmare Written-By – Pye Hastings	6:26

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records
Manufactured By – Negram B.V.
Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Utopia Studios
Mixed At – Utopia Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 32479
Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 32480

Credits

Art Direction – John Dyer (4)
Bass, Vocals – Dek Messecar
Design – Bob Searles
Drums, Percussion – Richard Coughlan
Guitar, Vocals – Pye Hastings
Keyboards, Vocals – Jan Schelhaas
Photography By – Brian Hennessey*
Producer [Assistant] – Andy Jackson
Producer, Engineer – Tony Visconti
Viola, Guitar, Flute, Sitar, Mandolin, Vocals – Geoffrey Richardson

Notes

Track A5 is dedicated to Peter S. Beagle.

Recorded & mixed at Utopia Studios, London, England - March/April 1977.

Vinyl made in Holland. Sleeve made by Negram B.V., Heemstede, Holland.

A BTM Records Production

The runouts are etched, except for the digits behind the string. Those are stamped and partially mirrored.

Special thanks to: Miles Copeland, Dick Jordan, Nick Jones, Pete Cornish, Jan Nicholas, and all at "Utopia'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: STEMRA
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): SPARTY 1008-A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): SPARTY 1008-B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): SPARTI 1008-A//32479-1-Y
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): SPARTI 1008-B//32480-1-Y
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): SPARTI 1008-A//32479-1-Y 7 1 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): SPARTI 1008-B//32480-1-Y 5 1 1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Better By Far (LP, Album)	Arista	SPARTY 1008	UK	1977
	Better By Far (LP, Album)	Arista	1C 064-99 089	Germany	1977
New Submission	Better By Far "El Mejor de Todos" (LP, Album)	Arista	10 C 062-99089	Spain	1977
New Submission	Better By Far (Cassette, Album, Stereo)	Arista	1C264-99 089	Germany	1977
New Submission	Better By Far (LP, Album)	Arista	8E 068 99089	Portugal	1977