DONOVAN


Discography:

The Early Acoustic Years

1. What´s Bin Did and What´s Been Hid - Pye 1965

Tracks:
1. Josie / 2. Catch the Wind / 3. Remember the Alamo / 4. Cuttin' Out / 5. Car Car / 6. Keep on Truckin' / 7. Gold Watch Blues / 8. To Sing for You / 9. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond / 10. Tangerine Puppet / 11. Donna Donna / 12. Ramblin' Boy / 13. Catch the Wind [Original Single Version With Strings] [*] / 14. Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do?[Single B Side][*] / 15. Every Man Has His Chain [*] / 16. Colours [Original Single Version With Harmonica on Bridge] [*]
Rating : 8

2. Fairytale - Pye 1965

Tracks:
1. Colours / 2. To Try For The Sun / 3. Sunny Goodge Street / 4. Oh Deed I Do / 5. Circus Of Sour / 6. The Summer Day Reflection Song / 7. Candy Man / 8. Jersey Thursday / 9. Belated Forgiveness Plea / 10. Ballad Of A Crystal Man / 11. Little Tin Soldier / 12. The Ballad Of Geraldine / 13. Universal Soldier / 14. The Ballad Of A Crystal Man / 15. The War Drags On / 16. Do You Hear Me Now / 17. Turquoise / 18. Hey Gyp
Rating : 8

3. Colours - Hallmark 1965 (comp.)

Tracks:
1. Colours / 2. To Sing For You/ 3. Car Car / 4. The Ballad Of Geraldine / 5. Keep on Truckin´ / 6. Josie / 7. Donna Donna / 8. The War Drags On / 9. Hey Gyp / 10. Tangerine Puppet /
Rating : 7

4. The Universal Soldier - Marble Arch 1967 (comp.)

Tracks:
1. Universal Soldier / 2. To Sing For You/ 3. Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do / 4. Turqouise / 5. Colours / 6. Catch the Wind/ 7. Hey Gyp / 8. The Ballad of Crystal Man / 9. Do You Hear Me Now / 10. The War Drags On /
Rating : 7

My Suggestion For a 80 minutes (app.) Best Of Compilation:


1. I´ll Try For The Sun ( Leitch ) Fairytale
2. Catch The Wind ( Leitch ) What´s Bin Hid
3. Ballad Of Crystal Man( Leitch ) Fairytale
4. Colours ( Leitch ) Colours
5. Josie( Leitch ) What´s Bin Hid
6. Ballad Of Geraldine ( Leitch ) Fairytale
7. Remember The Alamo ( Trad. ) What´s Bin Hid
8. Donna, Donna ( Trad. ) What´s Bin Hid
9. To Sing For You ( Leitch ) Colours
10. Universal Soldier ( St. Marie ) The Universal Soldier
11. Tangerine Puppet ( Leitch ) What´s Bin Hid
12. Goldwatch Blues ( Softly ) Whats´s Bin Hid
13. Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do( Leitch ) The Universal Soldier
14. Little Tin Soldier ( Phillips ) The Universal Soldier
15. Turquoise ( Leitch ) Fairytale
16. Cuttin´Out ( Leitch ) What´s Bin Hid
17. Car Car ( Guthrie ) What´s Bin Hid
18. Candy Man ( Leitch ) Fairytale
19. Ramblin´ Boy( Leitch ) What´s Bin Hid
20. Jersey Thursday ( Leitch ) Fairytale
21. Sunny Goodge Street ( Leitch ) Fairytale

The Electric Years 1966-1974

1. Sunshine Superman - Pye 1966

Tracks:
1. Sunshine Superman / 2. Legend of a Girl Child Linda / 3. Three King Fishers / 4. Ferris Wheel / 5. Bert's Blues / 6. Season of the Witch / 7. Trip / 8. Guinevere / 9. Fat Angel / 10. Celeste / 11. Breezes of Patchulie [*] / 12. Museum [*] / 13. Superlungs [*] / 14. Land of Doesn't Have to Be [#][*] / 15. Sunshine Superman [Stereo ][*] / 16. Good Trip [*][Demo] / 17. House of Jansch [*][Demo]
Rating : 7

2. Mellow Yellow - Epic (US) 1967

Tracks:
1. Mellow Yellow / 2. Writer In The Sun / 3. Sand And Foam / 4. The Observation / 5. Bleak City Woman / 6. House Of Jansch / 7. Young Girl Blues / 8. Museum / 9. Hampstead Incident / 10. Sunny South Kensington / 11. Epistle to Dippy [*] / 12. Preachin' Love [*] / 13. Good Time [#][*] / 14. There Is a Mountain [*] / 15. Superlungs [alt][#][*] / 16. Epistle to Dippy [Alt.] [#][*] / 17. Sidewalk (The Observaion] [Demo] / 18. Writer in the Sun [#][*][Demo] / 19. Hampstead Incident [#][*][Demo] / 20. Museum [#][*][Demo]
Rating : 6

3. A Gift From a Flower To a Garden - Pye 1968

Tracks:
1. Wear Your Love Like Heaven / 2. Mad John's Escape/ 3. Skip-A-Long Sam / 4. Sun / 5. There Was a Time / 6. Oh Gosh / 7. Little Boy in Corduroy / 8. Under the Greenwood Tree / 9. Land of Doesn't Have to Be / 10. Someone Singing / 11. Song of the Naturalist's Wife / 12. Enchanted Gypsy / 13. Voyage into the Golden Screen / 14. Isle of Islay / 15. Mandolin Man and His Secret / 16. Lay of the Last Tinker / 17. Tinker and the Crab / 18. Widow with Shawl / 19. Lullaby of Spring / 20. Magpie / 21. Starfish-On-The-Toast / 22. Epistle to Derroll
Rating : 6

4. Hurdy Gurdy Man - Epic (US) 1968

Tracks:
1. Hurdy Gurdy Man / 2. Peregrine / 3. Entertaining of a Shy Girl / 4. As I Recall It / 5. Get Thy Bearings / 6. Hi It's Been a Long Time / 7. West Indian Lady / 8. Jennifer Juniper / 9. River Song / 10. Tangier / 11. Sunny Day / 12. Sun Is a Very Magic Fellow / 13. Teas / 14. Teen Angel [*] / 15. Poor Cow [*] / 16. Lalena [*] / 17. Aye My Love [*] / 18. What a Beautiful Creature You Are [#][*] / 19. Colours [*] / 20. Catch the Wind [*]
Rating : 6

5. Barabajagal - Epic (US) 1969

Tracks:
1. Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) / 2. Superlungs My Supergirl / 3. Where Is She? / 4. Happiness Runs / 5. I Love My Shirt / 6. Love Song / 7. To Susan on the West Coast Waiting / 8. Atlantis / 9. Trudi / 10. Pamela Jo / 11. Stromberg Twins / 12. Snakeskin / 13. Lauretta's Cousin Laurinda / 14. Swan (Lord Of The Reedy River) / 15. Poor Man's Sunshine (Nativity) / 16. New Years Resolution (Donovan's Celtic Jam) / 17. Runaway (Demo) / 18. Sweet Beverley (Demo) / 19. Marjorie (Margarine) (Demo) / 20. Little White Flower (Demo) / 21. Good Morning Mr Wind (Demo) / 22. Palais Girl (Demo) / 23. Lord Of The Universe (Demo)
Rating : 6


6. Open Road - Epic 1970

Tracks:
1. Changes / 2. Song for John / 3. Curry Land / 4. Joe Bean's Theme / 5. People Used To / 6. Celtic Rock / 7. Riki Tiki Tavi / 8. Clara Clairvoyant / 9. Roots of Oak / 10. Season of Farewell / 11. Poke at the Pope / 12. New Year's Resovolution
Rating : 6

7. HMS Donovan - Dawn 1971

Tracks:
1. The Walrus and the Carpenter / 2. Jabberwocky / 3. The Seller of Stars / 4. Lost Time / 5. The Little White Road / 6. The Star / 7. Coulter's Candy / 8. The Road / 9. Things To Wear / 10. The Owl and the Pussycat / 11. Homesickness / 12. Fishes In Love / 13. Mr. Wind / 14. Wynken Blynken and Nod / 15. Celia of the Seals / 16. The Pee Song / 17. The Voyage of the Moon / 18. The Unicorn / 19. Lord Of The Dance / 20. Little Ben / 21. Can Ye Dance / 22. In An Old- Fashioned Picture Book / 23. The Song of Wandering Aengus / 24. A Funny Man / 25. Lord of The Reedy River / 26. Henry Martin/ 27. Queen Mab / 28. La Moora
Rating :

8. Cosmic Wheels - Epic 1973

Tracks:
1. Cosmic Wheels / 2. Earth Sign Man / 3. Sleep / 4. Maria Magenta / 5. Wild Witch Lady / 6. The Music Makers / 7. The Intergalactic Laxative / 8. I Like You / 9. Only The Blues / 10. Appearances
Rating : 7

9. Essence to Essence - Epic 1974

Tracks:
1. Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth / 2. Lazy Daze / 3. Life Goes On / 4. There Is An Ocean / 5. Dignity Of A Man / 6. Yellow Star / 7. Divine Daze Of Deathless Delight / 8. By For Every Girl / 9. Saint Valentine's Angel / 10. Life Is A Merry-Go-Round / 11. Sailing Homeward
Rating : 5

10. Seven Tease - Epic 1974

Tracks:
1. Rock and Roll Souljer / 2. Your Broken Heart / 3. Salvation Stomp / 4. Ordinary Family / 5. Ride-A-Mile / 6. Sadness / 7. Moon Rok / 8. Love of My Life / 9. Voice of Protest / 10. How Silly / 11. Great Song of the Sky / 12. Quest
Rating :


11. Donovan´s Greatest Hits (66-69) - Epic

Tracks:
1. Mellow Yellow / 2. Colours / 3. Hurdy Gurdy Man / 4. Catch the Wind / 5. Lalena / 6. Epistle to Dippy / 7. Sunshine Superman / 8. There Is a Mountain / 9. Jennifer Juniper / 10. Wear Your Love Like Heaven / 11. Season of the Witch / 12. Atlantis [*] / 13. To Susan on the West Coast Waiting [*] / 14. Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) [*] / 15. Riki Tiki Tavi [*]
Rating : 8


My Suggestion For a 80 minutes (app.) Best Of Compilation:


1. Jennifer Juniper ( Leitch ) Hurdy Gurdy Man
2. Season of The Witch( Leitch ) Sunshine Superman
3. Atlantis ( Leitch ) Barabajagal
4. Epistle to Dippy ( Leitch ) Greatest Hits
5. Sunshine Superman ( Leitch ) Sunshine Superman
6. Cosmic Wheels ( Leitch ) Cosmic Wheels
7. Mellow Yellow ( Leitch ) Mellow Yellow
8. Hurdy Gurdy Man ( Leitch ) Hurdy Gurdy Man
9. Happiness Runs( Leitch ) Barabajagal
10. To Susan On The West Coast Waiting ( Leitch ) Barabajagal
11. Sunny South Kensington ( Leitch ) Sunshine Superman
12. Wear Your Love Like Heaven ( Leitch ) A Gift From a Flower To a Garden
13. The Sun is a Very Magic Fellow ( Leitch ) Hurdy Gurdy Man
14. There Is a Mountain ( Leitch ) Greatest Hits
15. Only The Blues ( Leitch ) Cosmic Wheels
16. Appearances ( Leitch ) Cosmic Wheels
17. Lazy Daze ( Leitch ) Essence to Essence
18. Daze of Deathless Delight ( Leitch ) Essence to Essence
19. Celeste ( Leitch ) Sunshine Superman
20. Mad John's Escape ( Leitch ) A Gift From a Flower to a Garden
21. The Land of Doesn't Have To Be ( Leitch ) A Gift From a Flower to a Garden
22. Tinker and The Crab ( Leitch ) A Gift From a Flower to a Garden
23. Hi, It's Been a Long Time ( Leitch ) Hurdy Gurdy Man
24. Riki Tiki Tavi ( Leitch ) Open Road
25. I Like You ( Leitch ) Cosmic Wheels
26. Life Goes On ( Leitch ) Essence to Essence
27. Boy For Every Girl ( Leitch ) Essence to Essence
28. Changes ( Leitch ) Open Road
29. Season of Farewell ( Leitch ) Open Road
30. Land of Doesn´t Have to Be ( Leitch ) A Gift From a Flower to a Garden
31. Song for John ( Leitch ) Open Road
32. Earth Sign Man ( Leitch ) Cosmic Wheels
33. Devine Daze ( Leitch ) Essence to Essence
34. Teen Angel ( Leitch ) Hurdy Gurdy Man
35. What a Beautiful Creature You Are ( Leitch ) Hurdy Gurdy Man
36. Palais Girl ( Leitch ) Barabajagal
37. Marjorie ( Leitch ) Barabajagal

Essential Albums!

Original albums as listed and rated on “Rate Your Music” - December 25 - 2005

23 Sunshine Superman - 1966
44 Fairy Tale - 1965
48 A Gift From a Flower to a Garden - 1968
63 Mellow Yellow - 1967
88 Hurdy Gurdy Man - 1968
115 Wear Your Love Like Heaven - 1967
153 What´s Bin Did and What´s Been Hid - 1970
155 Barabajagal - 1969
157 In Concert - 1968
191 HMS Donovan - 1971
218 Open Road - 1970
229 Cosmic Wheels - 1973
250 For Little Ones - 1967
504 Essence to Essence - 1973
612 Beat Café - 2004
679 Slow Down World - 1976
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