In the Land of Grey and Pink is the third album by English progressive rock band Caravan, released in April 1971 on Deram Records.

[7][8] "Winter Wine" had been recorded in September as a rough instrumental with wordless vocals,[3] but was given a second attempt at Air Studios, by which time it had acquired lyrics about dreams and fairy tales.

The final version features a folk influenced acoustic guitar introduction and included an improvised organ section in the middle.

[9] During the sessions at Air Studios, the band recorded a rough version of "Aristocracy", but it was shelved and re-recorded the following year for the next album, Waterloo Lily.

[9] It did not chart in the UK, but sold steadily throughout the 1970s, remaining in print, with "Nine Feet Underground" becoming a popular track on late-night FM radio.

In August 1971, David Sinclair accepted an offer to join former Soft Machine drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt in a new band, Matching Mole.

[12] The album was reissued in 2001 on CD with bonus tracks, including early takes of "Winter Wine" and "Golf Girl" at Decca Studios.

[13] A new edition of the album, remixed in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound by British musician and producer Steven Wilson was released on two CDs and a DVD to coincide with its 40th anniversary in 2011.

As well as the original album, the reissue included outtakes, BBC Radio sessions, and a television performance on the German music show Beat-Club.

34 on their list of 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time, saying it evoked "a Middle Earth sunset, with the music wavering between medieval folk melodies and jazz-savvy musos".

[11] He also said that "Nine Feet Underground" was "the most for the dynamic chemistry that blended the band together"[19] and that "Golf Girl" "emerges as the kind of song that remains stuck in your head for days after you hear it, no matter how many more records you play immediately after".

[9] Caravan continue to perform songs from In the Land of Grey and Pink in their live repertoire, particularly "Nine Feet Underground"[5] and "Golf Girl".