David (Dave) Sinclair (born November
24, 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".
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Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Discography
- 3 References
- 4 External
links
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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 on 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, for the tour of the album Breathless).
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 (demos for an
unreleased solo album recorded 1976-77, originally issued on CD by
Voiceprint in 1993) is expected shortly (including improved sound and
bonus tracks), and new material is already being prepared for release.
Discography
- 1968 - Caravan / Caravan (Verbe VLP 6011)
- 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)
References
External links
