CARAVAN In The Land Of Grey And Pink 1971 G/FOLD DERAM
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CARAVAN ‘IN THE LAND OF GREY AND PINK’ ORIGINAL P DERAM LABEL VINYL LP IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE
In the Land of Grey and Pink is considered by many to be a pinnacle release from Caravan. The album contains an undeniable and decidedly European sense of humor and charm. In addition, this would mark the end of the band's premiere lineup.
Co-founder David Sinclair would leave Caravan to form Matching Mole with Soft Machine drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt in August of 1971. As a group effort, In the Land of Grey and Pink displays all the ethereal brilliance Caravan created on their previous pair of 12" outings. Their blending of jazz and folk instrumentation and improvisational styles hints at Traffic and Family, as displayed on "Winter Wine," as well as the organ and sax driven instrumental introduction to "Nine Feet Underground." These contrast the decidedly aggressive sounds concurrent with albums from King Crimson or Soft Machine. In fact, beginning with the album's title, there seems to be pastoral qualities and motifs throughout.
Another reason enthusiasts rank this album among their favorites is the group dynamic which has rarely sounded more singular or cohesive. David Sinclair's lyrics are of particular note, especially the middle-earth imagery used on "Winter Wine" or the enduring whimsy of "Golf Girl." This is an original brown Deram label, pressing.
Sleeve condition: Ex-/Vg+, there’s very little wrong with it, just a few laminate creases and a little ringwear. I’m being very conservative in my grading.
Record condition: It’s necessary to give this two grades. Visually, the record is only VG and a VG- at that. Given that there are a couple of really quite nasty looking marks, one on each side, one would expect it to play VG or worse. In fact, and it is a testament to 1960’s vinyl, it plays Ex, maybe Ex-. I do realize that that those brought up on late 70’s and 80’s recycled vinyl might find it difficult to take in.
However, this record really does play very well indeed (considering the visual grade) and does not click or crack when tracking the marks. I have played and replayed this on my Regaplaner deck, Arcam amp and Castle speakers and thoroughly enjoyed it each time experiencing no deterioration in sound quality or intrusive crackle or surface noise.
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