If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It [Import, Original recording remastered]

Caravan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 17, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Polygram UK
• ASIN: B00005A46U
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,543 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If I Could Do It All Over Again Id Do It All Over You

2. And I Wish I Were Stoned Dont Worry

3. As I Feel I Die

4. With An Ear To The Ground You Can Make It Martinian Only Cox

5. Hello Hello

6. Asforteri 25

7. Cant Be Long Now Francoise For Richard Warlock

8. Limits

9. A Day In The Life Of Maurice Haylett

10. Why (And I Wish I Were Stoned)

11. Clipping The 8th (Hello Hello)

12. As I Feel I Die (Demo Version)

Editorial Reviews

Full title 'If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You'. Remastered reissue of the British prog-rock act's 1970 album. Featuring the original 8 tracks and 4 bonus tracks, 'A Day In The Life Of Maurice Haylett', 'Why?', 'Clipping The 8th' and 'As I Feel I Die'. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely essential and full of surprises!, November 16, 2005

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H. Howorth (Chicagoland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It (Audio CD)

Wow! I had forgotten just how great this album really is. I put on the remastered cd last night with a good pair of headphones and was instantly transported back in time. Beautiful melodies smoothly but quite unexpectedly segue into hard-hitting (though highly structured) jams that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Dave Sinclair's keyboards absolutely rock while the rest of the band cooks right along with him. The addition of Jimmy Hastings' flute and sax adds so much colour and depth to the extended pieces--top notch playing all around! I really love the "Englishness" of the vocals and lyrics, with their typically understated humour and charm. What else can I say? Together with "In The Land of Grey and Pink" this is the best stuff Caravan ever did, though "For Girls Who Grow..." is pretty close in overall quality and intensity. It's worth mentioning that the sound quality of the remastered disc is quite good (Richard Sinclair's bass sounds wonderful and I have a whole new appreciation for Richard Coughlan's excellent drumming) and the liner notes are insightful and interesting. Sorry for gushing, but I'm still on a cloud after hearing this again for the first time in quite awhile. Hurry and get it and be sure to buy a copy for a good friend. They'll love you for it. Cheers!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flawless..., March 21, 2002

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A. Haynes (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It (Audio CD)

Start to finish this is just a fantastic album. Caravan have quickly become one of my favourite bands (bought my first album of theirs around a year ago), and this album is one of the biggest reasons why.

Even if Caravan aren't your "thing" you really owe it to yourself to listen to track 7, the greatest piece of music the band ever wrote, _For Richard_.

The bonus tracks are great too, _A Day In The Life of Maurice Haylett_ in particular is a great song, and it's hard to believe it never surfaced untill now!

So what are you doing still reading this review?? Add this item to your cart immediately!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best prog-rock CD ever!!!, February 4, 2004

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Paul Levinson "truthseeker" (Maui, HI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It (Audio CD)

This is my all-time favorite album. I have owned this album approximately 4 or 5 times - the first 3 or 4 in vinyl (I kept re-buying it every time it got a little worn) and once on CD. I had been searching for it for years on CD and was stoked to find it about 10 years ago as a Fench import. I cannot add much to the above reviews except to say that the addition of the great jazz/classical flautist, James Hastings (on flute and sax) elevates this album from merely great to best prog-rock album ever. Listen to his unbelievable fade-out flute solo on the last track 'Limits' and weep along with me why anyone would be stupid enough to fade it out instead of letting him go on and on for another 10 minutes! In the 35 odd years I have owned this album, I have played it to hundreds of friends. Almost without exception, everyone has loved it!