Dave Sinclair

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David (Dave) Sinclair (born 24 November 1947 in Herne Bay, Kent, England), is a keyboardist (organ, pianos, synthesizer) who has been part of the progressive rock Canterbury Scene. He became famous with the band Caravan and was the author of some of their classic tracks: "For Richard", "Nine Feet Underground", "The Dabsong Conshirtoe", "Proper Job/Back To Front".

Biography

Having started his musical career 1966-67 with the Wilde Flowers, he founded Caravan in 1968 with his cousin Richard Sinclair (bass/vocals), Pye Hastings (guitar/vocals), and Richard Coughlan (drums) and has been in and out of that band for 35 years (so far 1968-71, 1973–75, 1979–82, 1990–2002). On Caravan's first three albums, he developed his organ playing enormously until their famous album In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971). "Calyx, The Canterbury Website" even calls him "master of the typical Canterbury organ sound/playing" see "David Sinclair". Retrieved 2006-01-17.

In between his Caravan episodes he was a member of Matching Mole (1971–72), Hatfield and the North (1972–73), Polite Force (1976–77), and Camel (1978-1979).

Lately he has been engaged in a solo career, including concerts in Japan and two solo albums, Full Circle and Into the Sun (both 2003). A 30th anniversary re-release of his Moon Over Man album featuring vocalist Tim Lynk (demos for an unreleased solo album recorded 1976-77, originally issued on CD by Voiceprint in 1993) appeared in 2006 (including improved sound and bonus tracks), although this is due to be superseded by a further enhanced release of the same material. Two solo albums, PianoWorks1 - Frozen In Time and Stream (featuring several distinguished guest artists) are due for release early in 2011.

Discography

1968 - Caravan / Caravan (Verve VLP 6011 now released on HTD Records as HTDCD 65)
1970 - Caravan / If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You (Decca SKL-R 5052)
1971 - Caravan / In the Land of Grey and Pink (Deram SDL-R 1)
1971 - Robert Wyatt / The End of an Ear (CBS 64189)
1972 - Matching Mole / Matching Mole (CBS 64850)
1973 - Caravan / For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (Deram SKL-R 12)
1974 - Caravan / Caravan And The New Symphonia (Decca SKL-R 1110)
1975 - Caravan / Cunning Stunts (Deram SKL-R 5210)
1980 - Caravan / The Album (Kingdom KVL 9003)
1980 - Caravan / The Best of Caravan Live (Kingdom 426002)
1982 - Caravan / Back to Front (Kingdom KVL 5011)
1993 - Caravan / Live (Demon Code90 NINETY 2 )
1993 - Dave Sinclair / Moon Over Man (Voiceprint VP119CD)
1992 - Richard Sinclair's Caravan of Dreams / Same (HTD CD7)
1993 - Richard Sinclair's Caravan of Dreams / An Evening of Magic (HTD CD 17)
1995 - Caravan / The Battle Of Hastings (HTD Records HTDCD 41)
1996 - Caravan / All Over You (HTD Records HTDCD 57)
1997 - Caravan / Live From The Astoria (HTD Records HTDCD 79)
1997 - Polite Force / Canterbury Knights (Voiceprint VP187)
1998 - Caravan / Back On The Tracks (CoCaCamp act001)
1999 - Caravan / All Over You Too (HTD Records HTDCD 102)
2003 - Dave Sinclair / Full Circle (DSincs-Music 001)
2003 - Dave Sinclair / Into the Sun (DSincs-Music 002)
2004 - Caravan / The Unauthorised Breakfast Item (on 2 tracks) (Eclectic Discs ECL 1001)
2010 - Dave Sinclair / Pianoworks I - Frozen In Time (CRSCNT 001)
2011 - Dave Sinclair / Stream (CRSCNT 002)

References

dave-sinclair.co.uk - Dave's homepage
David Sinclair at Calyx, The Canterbury Website
www.caravan-info.co.uk Caravan Information Service - Official Caravan Website
Dave Sinclair Video Gallery

External links

v t e Caravan

Pye Hastings Geoffrey Richardson Jan Schelhaas Jim Leverton Mark Walker Richard Coughlan Richard Sinclair Dave Sinclair Steve Miller Derek Austin Stuart Evans John G. Perry Mike Wedgwood Dek Messecar Doug Boyle Simon Bentall Jimmy Hastings

Studio albums	Caravan If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You In the Land of Grey and Pink Waterloo Lily For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night Cunning Stunts Blind Dog at St. Dunstans Better by Far The Album Back to Front Cool Water The Battle of Hastings The Unauthorized Breakfast Item Paradise Filter

Live albums	Caravan and the New Symphonia Live at the Fairfield Halls, 1974 BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert Travelling Man Live: Canterbury Comes to London Songs for Oblivion Fishermen Ether Way Surprise Supplies Green Bottles for Marjorie: The Lost BBC Sessions

Compilation albums	Show of Our Lives The Best of Caravan – Canterbury Tales All Over You...Too The Show of Our Lives – Caravan at the BBC 1968–1975

Related bands	Delivery Matching Mole National Health In Cahoots Egg Soft Heap Gong The Wilde Flowers Bruford Uriel Hatfield and the North Khan Earthworks

Authority control	VIAF: 22353428 BNF: cb14223593d

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Name	Sinclair, Dave
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Short description	British musician
Date of birth	24 November 1947
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