Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Caravan : In the Land of Grey and Pink 1971


In the Land of Grey and Pink is an album by progressive rock band Caravan, released in 1971. According to Allmusic, "it is considered by many to be the pinnacle release from Caravan."
It has remained in the catalogue ever since its original release in 1971.

Along with the Soft Machine, Caravan were a leading exponent of what became known as "the Canterbury sound" - a concoction of styles including jazz , classical and traditional English influences.
TRACKS

1. Golf girl
2. winter wine
3. Love to love you
4. In the land of Grey and Pink
5. Nine feet underground

Personnel

Pye Hastings – guitars & vocals
Dave Sinclair – Hammond organ, piano, Mellotron
Richard Sinclair – bass, acoustic guitar & vocals
Richard Coughlan – drums

with

Jimmy Hastings – piccolo (1), flute (3 & 5), saxophone (5)
Paul Beecham - trombone (1)
David Grinstead - canon, bell & wind (5)


In The Land Of Grey And Pink lyrics

In the land of grey and pink where only boy-scouts stop to think
They'll be coming back again, those nasty grumbly grimblies
And they're climbing down your chimney, yes they're trying to get in
Come to take your money - isn't it a sin, they're so thin ?
They've black buckets in the sky, don't leave your dad in the rain
Cigarettes burn bright tonight, they'll all get washed down the drain

So we'll sail away for just one day to the land where the punk weed grows
Won't need any money, just fingers and your toes
And when it's dark our boat will park on a land of warm and green
Pick our fill of punk weed and smoke it till we bleed, that's all we'll need
While sailing back in morning light, we'll wash our teeth in the sea
And when the day gets really bright, we'll go to sea drinking tea

So we'll sail away for just one day to the land where the punk weed grows
Won't need any money, just fingers and your toes
And when it's dark our boat will park on a land of warm and green
Pick our fill of punk weed and smoke it till we bleed, that's all we'll need
They've black buckets in the sky, don't leave your dad in the rain
Cigarettes burn bright tonight, they'll all get washed down the drain

Size : 102 MB
Bitrate 320
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3 comments:

  1. What a great album--thanks for posting some lyrics. I just wrote about this one too on my music blog. Have a good one!

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  2. One of the greatest bands ever, their music is awesome, so many passages, it was brain meltingly since I heard them for the first time. Great blog by the way.

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