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Caravan: Blind Dog at St. Dunstans

On April 23, 1976, “BTM” label released “Blind Dog at St. Dunstans”, the seventh Caravan studio album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “Basing Street Studios”, “Graveney Village Hall”, and was produced by David Hitchcock.

Personnel:

  • Pye Hastings– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Geoffrey Richardson– viola, electric guitar, flute, night-shift whistle
  • Jan Schelhaas– keyboards
  • Mike Wedgwood– vocals, bass guitar, congas
  • Richard Coughlan– drums
  • Jimmy Hastings– flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Chanter Sisters– backing vocals
  • Andrew Archer Associates – deisgn
  • David English – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Pye Hastings, except where noted.

  1. Here Am I
  2. Chiefs and Indians – Mike Wedgwood
  3. A Very Smelly, Grubby Little Oik
  4. Bobbing Wide
  5. Come on Bac
  6. Oik (reprise)
  7. Jack and Jill
  8. Can You Hear Me
  9. All the Way

Renaissance: Scheherazade and Other Stories

In July 1975, “BTM” label released “Scheherazade and Other Stories”, the sixth Renaissance studio album. It was recorded in May 1975, at “Abbey Road Studios”, and was produced by David Hitchcock, Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford, John Tout, Jon Camp and Terence Sullivan.

Personnel:

  • Annie Haslam– lead and backing vocals
  • Michael Dunford – acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • John Tout – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jon Camp – bass, bass pedals, lead and backing vocals
  • Terence Sullivan – drums, backing vocals, percussion
  • Terry Penman – keyboards
  • Tony Cox – orchestral arrangements
  • John Kurlander – engineer
  • Patrick Stapley – engineer assistant
  • Hipgnosis- design

Track listing:

  1. Trip to the Fair – Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher, John Tout
  2. The Vultures Fly High – Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher
  3. Ocean Gypsy – Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher
  4. Song of Scheherazade
  5. Fanfare – John Tout
  6. The Betrayal – Jon Camp, Michael Dunford, John Tout
  7. The Sultan – Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher
  8. Love Theme – Jon Camp
  9. The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade – Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher
  10. Festival Preparations – Jon Camp, Michael Dunford, John Tout
  11. Fugue for the Sultan – JohnTout
  12. The Festival – Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher
  13. Finale – Jon Camp, Michael Dunford, John Tout

Renaissance; Turn of the Cards

In May 1974, “BTM” label released “Turn of the Cards”, the fifth Renaissance studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “De Lane Lea Music Center” in Wembley, and was produced by Dick Plant, Richard Gottehrer, Annie Haslam, Michael Dunford, John Camp, John Tout and Terence Sullivan.

Personnel:

  • Annie Haslam– lead and backing vocals
  • Michael Dunford – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John Camp – co-lead and backing vocals, bass
  • John Tout – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Terence Sullivan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Horowitz – orchestral arrangements
  • Douglas Bogie, Mike Pela – engineer assistant
  • Jeffrey Lesser – remix
  • Hipgnosis – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Dunford and Betty Thatcher, except where noted.

  1. Running Hard – Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher
  2. I Think of You
  3. Things I Don’t Understand – Michael Dunford, Jim McCarty
  4. Black Flame
  5. Cold Is Being – Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher
  6. Mother Russia