Donovan in Concert
Donovan in Concert | ||||
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Live album by Donovan | ||||
Released | June 1968 (U.S.)[1] | |||
Recorded | 17 November 1967 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 55:00 | |||
Label | Epic (U.S.) Pye (UK) | |||
Producer | Mickie Most | |||
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Donovan in Concert is the sixth album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, and the first live album of his career. It was recorded in the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on 17 November 1967. It was released in the United States in June 1968 (Epic Records BN 26386 (stereo)) and in the United Kingdom in September 1968 (Pye Records NPL 18237 (monaural) / NSPL 18237 (stereo)). The album reached No.18 on the US charts.
History
This concert was recorded prior to Donovan's release of A Gift from a Flower to a Garden, and the concert included several songs that would not have been widely known to a US audience, including some which were UK single b-sides. "Poor Cow" is introduced by Donovan as "Poor Love", its original title, which was changed when the song appeared in the film Poor Cow. It retained that title when released as the b-side to "Jennifer Juniper" in February 1968.
The music at the concert was much more subdued than Donovan's singles of the time, and Donovan was backed by the core group of musicians who had recorded with him on his previous albums including flautist Harold McNair and percussionist Tony Carr. They play many genres of music, from folk to jazz. The concert was introduced by (Los Angeles radio station) KRLA radio personality, Rhett Walker, who then hands the proceedings to Donovan's father Donald Leitch.
Reissues
- On 15 February 2002 Beat Goes On Records reissued Donovan in Concert (BGOCD 90) on compact disc in the UK.
- In 2006 EMI reissued a 2-CD remastered version of the album Donovan in Concert – The Complete 1967 Anaheim Show (094635410020) in the UK.
Track listing
Original album
Track number, title, length, and on which releases of the studio versions of each song appeared. Songs that were unreleased at the time of the concert are noted with an asterisk (*):
Side one All tracks by Donovan Leitch.
- "Intro" – 3:25
- "Isle of Islay"* – 4:21 (from A Gift from a Flower to a Garden, released December 1967)
- "Young Girl Blues" – 6:09 (from Mellow Yellow, released March 1967)
- "There Is a Mountain" – 3:04 (single, released August 1967)
- "Poor Cow"* – 3:28 (b-side of "Jennifer Juniper" single, released February 1968)
- "Celeste" – 5:15 (from Sunshine Superman, released September 1966)
- "The Fat Angel" – 3:24 (from Sunshine Superman, released September 1966)
- "Guinevere" – 2:42 (from Sunshine Superman, released September 1966)
Side two
- "Widow with Shawl (A Portrait)"* – 3:34 (from A Gift from a Flower to a Garden, released December 1967)
- "Preachin' Love" – 5:03 (b-side of "Mellow Yellow" single, released October 1966)
- "The Lullaby of Spring"* – 3:08 (from A Gift from a Flower to a Garden, released December 1967)
- "Writer in the Sun" – 4:30 (from Mellow Yellow, released March 1967)
- "Pebble and the Man"* – 3:10 (released as "Happiness Runs" on Barabajagal, 11 August 1969)
- "Rules and Regulations"* – 2:54 (no studio version released except a demo tape)
- "Mellow Yellow" – 4:18 (single, released October 1966)
2006 Reissue
Disc one
- "Intro" – 3:25
- "Isle of Islay" – 4:21
- "Young Girl Blues" – 6:09
- "There Is a Mountain" – 3:04
- "Poor Love (Poor Cow)" – 3:28
- "Sunny Goodge Street" – 3:13
- "Celeste" – 5:15
- "The Fat Angel" – 3:24
- "Guinevere" – 3:39
- "Widow with Shawl (A Portrait)" – 3:00
- "Epistle to Derroll" – 5:53
- "Preachin' Love" – 9:38
Disc two
- "Lullaby of Spring" – 4:27
- "Sand and Foam" – 3:21
- "Hampstead Incident" – 5:10
- "Writer in the Sun" – 4:11
- "Try for the Sun" – 3:27
- "Someone Singing" – 2:55
- "Pebble and the Man (Happiness Runs)" – 3:10
- "The Tinker and the Crab" – 3:38
- "Rules and Regulations" – 2:33
- "Mellow Yellow" – 4:42
- "Catch the Wind" (part) – 1:16
Personnel
- Donovan – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
- Tony Carr – Percussion
- Harold McNair – Flute & sax
- David Troncoso – Bass
- Lorin Newkirk – Piano
- 'Candy' John Carr – Bongos & finger cymbals
- and The Flower Quartet
References
External links
- Donovan In Concert – Donovan Unofficial Site Archived 12 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- v
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- What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (Catch the Wind)
- Fairytale
- Sunshine Superman
- Mellow Yellow
- A Gift from a Flower to a Garden
- The Hurdy Gurdy Man
- Barabajagal
- Open Road
- HMS Donovan
- Cosmic Wheels
- Essence to Essence
- 7-Tease
- Slow Down World
- Donovan
- Neutronica
- Love Is Only Feeling
- Lady of the Stars
- Sutras
- Pied Piper
- Sixty Four
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon
- Beat Cafe
- Shadows of Blue
- Donovan in Concert
- Live in Japan: Spring Tour 1973
- Rising
- Rising Again
- Greatest Hits Live: Vancouver 1986
- "Catch the Wind"
- "Colours"
- "Universal Soldier"
- "Turquoise" / "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)"
- "You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond"
- "To Try for the Sun"
- "Josie"
- "Remember the Alamo"
- "Sunshine Superman"
- "Mellow Yellow"
- "Epistle to Dippy"
- "There Is a Mountain"
- "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
- "Jennifer Juniper"
- "Hurdy Gurdy Man"
- "Atlantis"
- "Laléna"
- "Barabajagal"
- "Rock 'n' Roll with Me"
- "Season of the Witch"
- "Billion Dollar Babies"
- "I Am the Shaman"
albums
- The Best of Donovan (1969)
- Catch the Wind (1971)
- Catch the Wind (1986)
- Atlantis Calling
- Donovan's Greatest Hits
- Donovan's Greatest Hits and More
- The Collection
- Colours (1972)
- Colours (1991)
- Definitive Collection
- Donovan File
- Universal Soldier
- Wonderful Music of Donovan
- Early Treasures
- The Early Years
- This Is Donovan
- A Touch of Music a Touch of Donovan
- Sunshine Superman: The Very Best of Donovan
- Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom
- The Real Donovan
- Peace and Love Songs
- Minstrel Boy
- Mellow
- Love Is Hot, Truth Is Molten
- Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be
- Storyteller
- Summer Day Reflection Songs
- Eco-Song
- Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976
- Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan
- Linda Lawrence (wife)
- Donovan Leitch (son)
- Ione Skye (daughter)
- Kirsty Hume (daughter-in-law)
- Ben Lee (son-in-law)
- Ad-Rock (son-in-law)
- There Is an Ocean
- The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan)
- Island of Circles
- Open Road
- One Night in Time
- The Sensual Donovan
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