Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night (1973)

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This is a discussion thread for the Caravan album For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night from 1973. It was homework in the Prog & Fusion Album Club in March 2011.

Here's a rough description :

Originally Posted by tore

Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night



The origin of the Canterbury scene hails back to the band The Wilde Flowers who played concerts in the 60s. When the Wilde Flowers broke up, some members went on to form Soft Machine while some went on to form Caravan. While Soft Machine went more experimental and jazzy, Caravan generally started out as a psychedelic rock band that became a progressive rock band before they became more or less completely pop. Somewhere in that development of their sound they achieved what I think is the perfect marriage of pop-rock and progressive rock. That record is For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night and I figure the only reason people always hail In the Land of Grey and Pink as the finest Caravan record is because they haven't heard this one.

Plump Girls is a seductive prog-rock album containing gorgeous pop hooks and a feelgood atmosphere from start to finish. For those who like guitar rock, it may just be the perfect entry point into Canterbury or prog rock in general. The amount of earwigs means you may not be able to get it off your mind after a couple of listens, so check it out.

PS! Imo, the tracklist gets better over the course of the record, but remember it only has 7 tracks! Later releases tend to have a lot of bonus material.

So, what do you think?