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| Original album cover illustration by Anne-Marie Anderson |
Actually, he sent me a link that led to a grainy YouTube video featuring a live recording of what turned out to be an enchantingly whimsical song by a band called Caravan. At the time I was unfamiliar with the band... and unaware of the Canterbury Scene an early 70s era progressive rock movement out of Canterbury, England that Caravan was a major part of.
Style-wise the era was characterized by psychedelia, lots of long hair and extreme bell bottoms (you'll see that in the video after the jump) but the thing that really amazed me were the song's silly/sweet lyrics... and the fact that Pat, the Golf Girl who inspired the song, shares my name.
Of course Golf Girl went to the top of my playlist as soon as I heard it, and has remained there ever since. Then, just a few days ago, I read that Caravan was releasing a special deluxe edition of In The Land Of Grey And Pink , the album that introduced Golf Girl. The remastered, remixed three-disc set, coincides with the 40th anniversary of Grey And Pink, and contains numerous bonus tracks. It's available at your local retailer or online at HMV, Amazon and Universal Vinyl. You can also order it via their Facebook page.
Now for that ultra-retro video - Rock on Golf Girl!
Ok - who else's thoughts went to the Beatles and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" while watching this video ? Just what was this "golf ball" made of to make these guys write a song like this ?
ReplyDeleteThe keyboard setup brought back memories, though. Best friend in high school had that same model Korg synthesizer on top of a Hammond X3 organ instead of a B3 like this guy had.
Definitely picking up a copy of this from Amazon for the show.
We love this song, so we write about it ;-)
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Court. Not only do you know golf equipment, you know rock equipment. A man of many seasons are you!
ReplyDeleteAh. Yes. Early 70's. Not only bell bottoms, what about the platform shoes with stacked heels I wore? Bowties were also big in early the early 70's. At the time I was engaged to a tall thin girl with long hair. With my stylish stache, she and I looked like the roadshow version of Sonny and Cher. I got you babe!
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ReplyDeletedrinking rusty nails, listening to pink floyd and jethro tull and jeff beck, playing golf at siwanoy in bronxville, reading charles bukowski and dating JAP's from scarsdale and celebrities and a movie star from hartsdale and weekends in montauk (and once even hanging out with the stones at cheryl tiegs wedding) and crashing in NYC
how boring it all was
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