Better by Far
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{{Infobox album
| name = Better by Far
| type = studio
| artist = Caravan
| cover = Caravan-better by far.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 1977
| recorded = March – April 1977
| venue =
| studio = Utopia Studios, London
| genre = Progressive rock, Canterbury scene, pop rock, soft rock
| length = 43:25
| label = Arista
| producer = Tony Visconti
| prev_title = Blind Dog at St. Dunstans
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = The Album
| next_year = 1980
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r32303|pure_url=yes}} link]
}}
Better by Far is the eighth studio album by Canterbury scene rock band Caravan.
Track listing
All songs composed by Pye Hastings, except where noted.
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Feelin' Alright
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = Behind You
| length2 = 5:04
| title3 = Better by Far
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Silver Strings
| writer4 = Geoff Richardson
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = The Last Unicorn
| writer5 = Richardson
| length5 = 5:52
}}
;
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Give Me More
| length1 = 4:40
| title2 = Man in a Car
| writer2 = Jan Schelhaas
| length2 = 5:43
| title3 = Let It Shine
| length3 = 4:27
| title4 = Nightmare
| length4 = 6:23
}}
Personnel
;Caravan
- Pye Hastings – vocals, guitars
- Geoff Richardson – viola, guitars, flute, sitar, mandolin, vocals
- Jan Schelhaas – keyboards, backing vocals
- Dek Messecar – bass, backing vocals
- Richard Coughlan – drums, percussion
;Additional personnel
- Vicki Brown – vocals on "Give Me More"
- Fiona Hibbert – harp on "Man in a Car"
- Tony Visconti – recorders on "The Last Unicorn"; electric double bass on "Man in a Car"
Releases
- 1977: LP - Arista 4134
- 1977: LP - Arista 1008
- 2004: CD - Eclectic Discs 1018
- 2005: CD - Eclectic Discs 1018
- 2005: CD - Eclectic Discs 230456
References
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External links
- {{cite web
|url=http://www.proggnosis.com/Release_Detail.aspx?RID=5786
|title=Better by Far released by Caravan in 1977 (ProGGnosis Release Page)
|publisher=www.proggnosis.com
|accessdate=2009-05-17
}}
- [http://www.allmusic.com/album/better-by-far-mw0000744962 Caravan - Better by Far (1977) album credits & releases] at AllMusic.com
- [https://www.discogs.com/Caravan-Better-By-Far/release/1602946 Caravan - Better by Far (1977) album releases & credits] at Discogs.com
- [https://play.spotify.com/album/1IcmfWuXGu3sRIunDmTXRa Caravan - Better by Far (1977) album to be listened] as stream at Play.Spotify.com
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