Geoff Richardson

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Geoffrey Richardson
Background information
Birth name Peter Geoffrey Richardson
Born July 15, 1950 (1950-07-15) (age 57)
Origin Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
Genre(s) progressive rock
Occupation(s) musician
Instrument(s) viola, guitar
Years active 1970's – present
Associated acts Spirogyra, Caravan, Murray Head

Peter Geoffrey Richardson (born 15 July 1950 in Hinckley, Leicestershire), known as Geoff, is a viola and guitar player best known for his work with Caravan and Murray Head.

He joined Spirogyra in 1972, but the band broke up shortly after and he joined Caravan on viola. In the mid-1970s, he diversified into session work, including with Kevin Ayers, Café Jacques, Penguin Café Orchestra, The Buzzcocks and Captain Sensible. He left Caravan in 1978, but briefly returned 1979-1981, playing on The Album.

Later in his career, he has toured with Murray Head, Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Bob Geldof. He has also recorded with Murray Head, including Between Us (1979), Innocence (1993) and Pipe Dreams (1996). He rejoined Caravan again in 1995. He released a solo album, Viola Mon Amour, in 1993, followed by two albums with fellow Caravan band member Jim Leverton, Follow Your Heart (1995) and Poor Man's Rich Man (2000).

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[edit] 1973–1991

1973 Caravan For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
1974 Caravan Caravan and the New Symphonia
1974 Kevin Ayers The Confessions of Dr. Dream
1975 Caravan Cunning Stunts
1976 Caravan Blind Dog at St. Dunstans
1976 John G. Perry Sunset Wading
1977 Caravan Better By Far
1977 Quantum Jump Barracuda
1977 Quantum Jump Mixing
1977 Ozark Mountain Daredevils Don't Look Down
1978 Café Jacques Round The Back
1978 Murray Head Voices
1979 Murray Head Between Us
1979 John Glover Midnight Over England
1980 Caravan The Album
1980 Buzzcocks Why She's a Girl From The Chainstore
1980 Bob Weston Nightlight
1980 Wildlife Burning
1980 Rupert Hine Immunity
1981 Murray Head Find A Crowd
1982 Rupert Hine Waving Not Drowning
1982 Murray Head Shade
1983 Penguin Café Orchestra Penguin Café Orchestra
1983 Penguin Café Orchestra The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album
1984 Penguin Café Orchestra Broadcasting from Home
1985 Microdisney The Clock Comes Down The Stairs
1986 Murray Head Restless
1986 Murray Head Sooner Or Later
1986 Murray Head Some People
1987 Paul Brady Primitive Dance
1987 Penguin Café Orchestra Signs of Life
1988 Penguin Café Orchestra When in Rome...
1990 Thinkman Hard Hat Zone
1990 Dubh Chapter Silence, Cunning & Exile
1990 Bob Geldof The Vegetarians of Love
1991 The Cross Blue Rock
1991 BBC Concert Orchestra Still Life at the Penguin Café
1991 Murray Head Wave
1991 Renaud Marchand de Cailloux
1991 Bliss A Change In The Weather
 

[edit] 1992–

1992 Bob Geldof The Happy Club
1992 Chris De Burgh Power of Ten
1993 Milla Jovovich The Divine Comedy
1993 Penguin Café Orchestra Union Café
1993 Rachid Taha Rachid Taha
1993 Geoffrey Richardson Viola Mon Amour
1994 Penguin Café Orchestra Concert Program
1994 Renaud A La Belle de Mai
1995 Caravan The Battle Of Hastings
1995 Murray Head When You're In Love
1995 Jim Leverton & Geoffrey Richardson Follow Your Heart
1995 Murray Head Pipe Dreams
1995 Nina Morato L'Allumeuse
1995 John G Perry Seabird
1995 Rachid Taha Ole, Ole
1996 Caravan All Over You
1996 Nick Heyward Tangled
1996 Bruno Maman Aujourd'hui'
1996 Renaud Paris/Provinces
1997 Frankie Valentine Summary of Evidence
1997 Rachid Taha Diwan
1997 Metisse Singe
1997 Justin Hayward The View From The Hill
1997 Penguin Café Orchestra Preludes, Airs and Yodels
1998 Linda McCartney Wide Prairie
1998 Wolf Maahn
1998 Rachid Taha Carte Blanche
1999 The Uncalled Four Rubbed Raw
1999 Caravan Surprise Supplies – Live
1999 Caravan All Over You Too
1999 Rachid Taha Made in Medina
2000 Kofi Dako Kologo
2000 Jim Leverton & Geoffrey Richardson Poor Man's Rich Man
2000 Penguin Café Orchestra Simon Jeffes Piano Music
2002 Caravan Live at Fairfield Halls, 1974
2003 Caravan The Unauthorised Breakfast Item
2006 Paul Roland Re-animator
2007 Maestoso Caterwauling

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