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).

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 1973–1991 1.2 1992– 2 Sources

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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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• Calyx biography