''The Battle of Hastings'' is the twelfth album by the British Canterbury scene

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Track listing

# "It's a Sad, Sad Affair" (

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 ...

) – 3:23 # "Somewhere in Your Heart" (Hastings) – 5:42 # "Cold as Ice" (Hastings) – 4:09 # "Liar" (Hastings) – 6:07 # "Don't Want Love" (Pye Hastings,

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, ...

) – 6:48 # "Travelling Ways" (

Dave Sinclair David Sinclair (born 24 November 1947) is a British keyboardist (organ, piano, harpsichord, electric piano, Mellotron, Davolisint, etc.) associated with the psychedelia/progressive rock Canterbury Scene since the late 1960s. He became famous wi ...

) – 3:51 # "This Time" (Hastings) – 5:19 # "If It Wasn't for Your Ego" (Hastings) – 3:36 # "It's Not Real" (Hastings) – 5:29 # "Wendy Wants Another 6" Mole" (Hastings) – 2:25 # "I Know Why You're Laughing" (Hastings) – 5:32

Personnel

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– lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitar,

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guitar, harmony vocals * Geoff Richardson – viola, violin, clarinet, acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin, tambourine, wind, kalimba, shaker, amplifiers, harmony vocals *

– keyboards, harmony vocals * Jim Leverton – bass guitar, harmony vocals; lead vocals on "Travelling Ways" *

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 ...

– drums ;Additional personnel *

– flute, piccolo flute, alto flute, bass flute, clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax

Releases information

* 1999: Castle 520 * 1996: CD HTD 41 * 2002: CD Castle 72042 * 1995: CD Castle 41

References

External links

Calyx, The Canterbury Website

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