Richard Sinclair
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Richard Sinclair | |
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Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1963–present |
Website | Richard Sinclair BandCamp |
Richard Stephen Sinclair (born 6 June 1948) is an English progressive rock bassist, guitarist, and vocalist who has been a member of several bands of the Canterbury scene.
Biography
Born in
In 1974, he participated in Rock Bottom, the second solo album by former Soft Machine drummer Robert Wyatt. The album was produced by Pink Floyd´s drummer Nick Mason.
After Hatfield broke up in 1975, Sinclair moved back to Canterbury, starting a carpentry/kitchen-fitting business while maintaining low-key musical activities, often under the humorous moniker Sinclair & The South. He came out of this semi-retirement in 1977 when he was asked by Camel to replace their departed bass player. This stint lasted for two studio albums and half of the live set A Live Record.
In the 1980s, his activities were sporadic. He recorded a collaborative album with Phil Miller and Alan Gowen, Before a Word Is Said, in 1981, reunited with Caravan for the 1982 reunion effort Back To Front, sang on one track of National Health's swansong D.S. Al Coda (also 1982), and joined Phil Miller's In Cahoots, for a residency at the London jazz club the Bull & Gate and, in 1984, a European tour. He left before the band undertook its first recordings. His voice or bass were barely heard until the end of the decade, save for a low-key Dutch tour in 1986 and a guest spot of Phil Miller's album Split Seconds (1989). In 1990, there was a one-off reformation of Hatfield and the North and a long-term one of the original Caravan line-up in 1990-91.
At this point, Sinclair formed his own group Caravan Of Dreams, with ex-Camel drummer Andy Ward and former Hatfield roadie Rick Biddulph on bass (live gigs only), plus occasional participation from cousin
In 2023 Richard listed his entire catalog on
Discography
Year | Artist | Title |
1962 | various artists | Canterburied Sounds (four volumes, released 1998) |
1965 | The Wilde Flowers | The Wilde Flowers (released 1994) |
1968 | Caravan | Caravan |
1970 | Caravan | If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You |
1971 | Caravan | In the Land of Grey and Pink |
1972 | Caravan | Waterloo Lily |
1974 | Hatfield and the North | Hatfield and the North |
1974 | Robert Wyatt | Rock Bottom |
1975 | Hatfield and the North | The Rotters' Club |
1977 | Camel | Rain Dances |
1977 | Camel | Unevensongs |
1978 | Camel | Breathless |
1978 | Camel | A Live Record |
1980 | Hatfield and the North | Afters |
1981 | Alan Gowen, Phil Miller, Richard Sinclair & Trevor Tomkins | Before A Word Is Said |
1982 | National Health | D.S. al coda |
1982 | Caravan | Back to Front |
1983 | Hugh Hopper & Richard Sinclair | Somewhere in France (released 1996) |
1988 | Skaboosh | Freetown |
1989 | Phil Miller | Split Seconds |
1990 | Hatfield and the North | Dave Stewart
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1990 | Hatfield and the North | Classic Rock Legends (DVD) (same show as above) |
1990 | Caravan | Classic Rock Legends (DVD) |
1992 | Richard Sinclair's Caravan of Dreams | Richard Sinclair's Caravan of Dreams |
1993 | Caravan of Dreams | An Evening of Magic |
1994 | Richard Sinclair | R.S.V.P. |
1996 | Richard Sinclair, David Rees & Tony Coe | What in the World |
1998 | Pip Pyle | 7 Year Itch |
2002 | Richard Sinclair | Live Tracks |
2003 | Camel | Live Tracks |
2003 | Dave Sinclair | Full Circle |
2003 | Dave Sinclair | Into The Sun |
2003 | Theo Travis | Earth to Ether |
2005 | Hatfield and the North | Hatwise Choice: Archive Recordings 1973—1975, Volume 1
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2006 | Hatfield and the North | Hattitude: Archive Recordings 1973-1975, Volume 2 |
2006 | In Cahoots | Conspiracy Theories |
2010 | Doubt | Never pet a burning dog |
Bandology
- 1964–1965 et al.)
- 1968–1972, 1982 Caravan
- 1972–1975 Hatfield and the North
- 1976 Sinclair and the South
- 1977–1979 Camel
- 1977 National Health
- 1982–1984 In Cahoots
- 1988 Skaboosh
- 1991–93 Caravan of Dreams
- 1994–1996 R.S.V.P. (with Pip Pyle, Didier Malherbe and Patrice Meyer)
- 1995– ? Richard Sinclair Band with Tony Coe and David Rees Williams
- 2005–2006 Hatfield and the North reformed
Filmography
- 2015: Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales (DVD)
References
- ^ "Biography". Dave-sinclair.com. 6 June 1948. Retrieved 8 May 2020.