Better by Far

Better by Far
Studio album by Caravan
Released	July 26, 1977
Recorded	March - April 1977, Utopia Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock, Canterbury scene
Length	43:25
Label	Arista
Producer	Tony Visconti
Caravan chronology
Blind Dog at St. Dunstans (1976)Blind Dog at St. Dunstans1976 Better by Far (1977) The Album (1980)The Album1980

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Better by Far is a 1977 release by Canterbury scene rock band Caravan.

Track listing

All songs composed by Pye Hastings, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Feelin' Alright"	3:31
2.	"Behind You"	5:04
3.	"Better by Far"	3:27
4.	"Silver Strings" (Geoff Richardson)	3:58
5.	"The Last Unicorn" (Geoff Richardson)	5:52

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give Me More"	4:40
2.	"Man in a Car" (Jan Schelhaas)	5:43
3.	"Let It Shine"	4:27
4.	"Nightmare"	6:23

Personnel

• Richard Coughlan – Drums, Percussion
• Pye Hastings – Vocals, Guitars
• Dek Messecar – Bass, Backing Vocals
• Geoff Richardson – Viola, Guitars, Flute, Sitar, Mandolin, Vocals
• Jan Schelhaas – Keyboards, Backing Vocals

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
• 2005 - CD - Eclectic Discs - 1018
• 2004 - CD - Eclectic Discs - 1018
• 2005 - CD - Eclectic Discs - 230456