For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night |  | Artist: Caravan
Label: Decca - Pop
Category: Music
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 1293
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 78 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
UPC: 766486826328
EAN: 0042288298021
ASIN: B00005A0UX
Release Date: February 26, 2001
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| | Memory Lain, Hugh/Headloss (Medley) | | | Hoedown | | | Surprise, Surprise | | | C'Thlu Thlu | | | Dog, The Dog, He's At It Again, The | | | Be Alright/Chance Of A Lifetime (Medley) | | | L'Auberge Du Sanglier/A Hunting We Shall Go/Pengola/Backwards/A Hunting We Shall Go (reprise) (Medley) | | | Memory Lain, Hugh/Headloss (US mix) (Medley) (bonus track) | | | No! (Be Alright)/Waffle (Chance Of A Lifetime) (Medley) (previously unreleased, bonus track) | | | He Who Smelt It Dealt It (Memory Lain, Hugh) (previously unreleased, bonus track) | | | Surprise, Surprise (previously unreleased, bonus track) | | | Derek's Long Thing (previously unreleased, bonus track) |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 13
for boys who like good music at night January 17, 2010
Samuel Pyke (Barcelona)
Apart from its nice price, everything about this recording is just right. The hard work obviously put into it, combined with the inspiration that was a hallmark of so many groups of the late sixties-early seventies, and the general high quality of Caravan's work, makes for an excellent album. I was afraid this one couldn't match their earlier efforts (especially "If I could..." and "...Grey and Pink") but my fears were unfounded. Well-crafted, jazzy rock that carries you along effortlessly. Lovely stuff! Even the cover art is just right (despite the comment in the well-written liner notes that suggests the girl they wanted to depict on the original sleeve was to be much closer to the original Eve prototype). And the bonus tracks add over 33 minutes of equally enjoyable alternative versions and unreleased material for thore who still want more. So, 1973 was not such a bad year, after all, despite the fact that most of the music around at the time was to be eclipsed by -yes, you guessed it- the dark side of the moon.
Excellent December 15, 2009
Mr. MK Potts (Cheshire)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I remember my dad buying me this album for passing my 'O'levels in 1975- needless to say rate this as one of my all-time favourite albums and introduced me to the music of Caravan - if you are into good old prog roack a la Canterbury an absolute 'must buy'.
For fans who grow hungry for more October 13, 2009
Paul Millington (Wirral, England)
This is the best studio work from this great band. 'Grey & Pink' is also a great album of course, but this one feels fresher and more dynamic. Right from the opening track you know this is going to be special. The groups new line up included John Perry on bass and he makes a difference. Pye Hastings is very clear in the notes on how renewed the motivation was at that time and it comes through in the songs. 'Memory Lain', 'The Dog' and 'Chance of a lifetime' are my pick of the bunch but there is nothing weak on this one.
The remastered version is a lesson in how this should be done. The disc is full of relevant, interesting and valuable extras. Some tracks even outshine the released versions. This would be the place for anyone less familiar with Caravan to make their entry point.
 Nice album January 24, 2008
Gentle Giant Prog (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After getting `In The Land of Grey and Pink,' the next album prog enthusiasts would recommend to you is usually this album.
The album is certainly good, and though it doesn't have the same `Masterpiece,' feel to it, you'll still find melodies from it trapped in your head for days on end. There's a more `Urgent,' mood on this album than previous Caravan albums, and a more stomping drum style. Its just as cool in places, but more driving than the laid back and unconsciously complex `In The Land Of Grey And Pink,'
With a nice remastering job and interesting linear notes as well as quite a few bonus tracks, there's never been a better time to expand your prog collection.
My Personal Favorite tracks are the catchy and fun `Hoedown,' and the rocking `Hugh Head loss,' which comes as a delicious mixture of Yes's `Yours Is No Disgrace,' and Zeppelins `We're Gonna Groove.'
This is not one of all time the essential albums, but if you like Caravan you'll love it.
Plumptious December 18, 2007
D. J. H. Thorn (Hull, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having first heard their earlier albums, 'If I Could...' and 'In The Land Of Grey And Pink,' this one surprised me. While those two albums have an airy, late 1960s feel and a sharper production, 'For Girls...' is more abrasive and heavier. 'Memory Lain, Hugh/Headloss' is the kind of driving rock that you don't get on the earlier material. At one point, 'Headloss' sounds more like a Wishbone Ash number. With the woodwind and brass, however, you get more than guitar rock. Geoffrey Richardson's viola also gives the band more options. He gets his first party piece on 'Hoedown' with a riff that mimics a lead guitar.
Although Caravan never really did great 'songs' as such, 'The Dog, The Dog...' is an exception, with a lovely ascending melody and a lyric designed to face off against prudery. 'Be Alright' returns to more abrasive rock territory and the album proper concludes with one of those multi-part compositions that they're so fond of. It's more of a mood piece with drastic shifts in style and an orchestra thrown in. It noodles around ineffectually at first but improves with repeated plays.
The playing is turbulent and quite intense across the album. Caravan were already well-rehearsed for this album, having played much of the material live. Of the extra tracks, only 'Derek's Long Thing' (another title from the school of 'Carry On' humour) is completely new. Its eleven minutes are pleasant enough, led off by one of their less-favoured instruments, the piano, but it isn't as good as anything on the original album. I'm not convinced that this is better than the earlier material but it's a great album nevertheless and the band seem more energised than ever.
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