In 1976, Caravan played concerts to support the release of their latest album ''

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'' (1976). A recording of the show at the

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in London on 4 May 1976 was released as ''Surprise Supplies'' featuring songs from ''Blind Dog at St. Dunstans'' plus "Love in Your Eye" from the 1972 album ''

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''. Recordings from a show recorded on 5 May (broadcast 17 May) for

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show appear on the 1998 album '' Ether Way: BBC Sessions 1975-77''.

Track listing

#"Here Am I" (

Pye Hastings Julian Frederick Gordon 'Pye' Hastings (born 21 January 1947 in Tomnavoulin, Banffshire, Scotland) is a British musician. Born in Scotland and raised in Canterbury, Kent, he is the guitarist and vocalist of the Canterbury scene band Caravan and ...

) – 6:15 #"Chiefs and Indians" (

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) – 5:22 #"Can You Hear Me?" (Hastings) – 6:26 #"All the Way" (Hastings) – 7:17 #"A Very Smelly, Grubby Little Oik / Bobbing Wide / Come on Back / Oik (reprise)" (Hastings) – 13:01 #"Love in Your Eye" – 16:57 (

Richard Coughlan Richard Coughlan (2 September 1947 – 1 December 2013) was an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist of the Canterbury scene progressive rock band Caravan. He was one of the founding members of Caravan in 1968 and remain ...

, Hastings,

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)

Personnel

;Caravan *

– vocals, guitar * Geoffrey Richardson – viola *

Jan Schelhaas Jan Russell Schelhaas (born 11 March 1948) is an English musician, mostly known as the keyboard player from the bands Caravan and Camel. Biography Schelhaas was born in Liverpool, where he started his career playing bass for several bands and r ...

– keyboards *

– vocals, bass guitar *

– drums ;Additional personnel: *

Jimmy Hastings James Brian Gordon Hastings (born 12 May 1938) is a British musician associated with the Canterbury scene who plays saxophones, flute and clarinet. Hastings was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He has played with his brother Pye Hastings in Caravan, ...

– clarinet, flute, saxophone

Releases information

* 1999: CD HTD 96 * 2000: CD Import 70096 * 2002: CD Talking Elephant 039

References

External links

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Caravan - ''Surprise Supplies'' album releases & credits
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