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You guys over 40...BLAST FROM THE PAST! You gotta get this album!

There's another thread going on this, cool! I think Jimmy Page played lead on the song Hurdy Gurdy Man. I know on one of the "Live" compilations Donovan gets the crowd psyched up with a brief story of how George Harrison wrote an additional verse for the song and of course sings it in. Probably took place while in India with the Maharissi. Just a great performer that certainly defined the times in another way that Dylan did. When I want to feel mellow (not yellow), whimsical, or just light and happy, Donovan foots the bill.
 
Footnote: I vaguely recall that there is a recording at the Newport Folk festival with Donovan and Joan Baez deuting 'Colours" "Yellow is the color of my true love's hair
In the morning when we rise...." Flashback ...Newport Festival, early 70's the last one they held for a long while at the grounds. Dionne Warwick on stage and due to the previous years with the incorp of large rock bands there, and it having turned into a rock fest, crowd got rowdy thinking they could again crash the gates and get in free. Before we knew it we were tear gassed running thru back yards. The irony is we had tickets, just got there late!! Ahhh the memories.
 
I have an EEC import of a Best Of that is mostly live if not all. I paid about $6 10 years ago from a cutout bin at an old Strawberries. It's a DoublePlay Best of with all the songs you want and using a picture from the original Sunshine Superman with his little hat and schoolboy look. Plenty of stories in between about the Beatles and Him meditating with the maharishi in India.

What is amazing about this disk is the sonics. It is as live as could be and he sounds right there in front of you.

Anyone else have this version?
 
My brother used to play with the Bluerunners (rock/zydeco/alt band on Island, Rounder, & indie labels) & they played a early 90s NY gig that shared billing with Donovan. (fairly sure about the timeline... could be mistaken)
 
Later that night as we were gathered together on the roof of our bungalow, under the tropical Indian stars,
we brought out the guitars and I started to write this song. It went like this:

OO-OO-OO,
OO-OO-OO.

And George Harrison he turned to me and he said:
"I could write a verse for that song, Donovan."
And he did, but I never recorded it!
But would you like to hear that long lost verse of George?

YEAH!

Okay, George wrote, I love George, he said this:

WHEN THE TRUTH GETS BURIED DEEP
BENEATH THE THOUSAND YEARS OF SLEEP
TIME DEMANDS A TURN AROUND
AND ONCE AGAIN THE TRUTH IS FOUND.

Yeah, George!

AWAKENING THE HURDY GURDY MAN
WHO COMES SINGING SONGS OF LOVE.
THEN WHEN THE HURDY GURDY MAN
THEY COME SINGING SONGS OF LOVE.
 
Paul McCartney sings background vocals on Mellow Yellow. "They call me Mellow Yellow - that's right."

Donovan performed on the local public radio program a few years ago. Sounded good as ever, and seemed like a very nice guy, too.
 
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Seems he has really been a big influence on music for someone you don't hear a lot about. I was looking through some old blues music videos on YouTube and came up with this spot where he was on a tv show with Pete Seger hosting and him and Reverend Gary Davis performing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIvUjexgvak

Very interesting, looks like from the 50's.
 
Sixcats - Thanks for posting this thread as I had no Donovan in my collection and thanks to you I know have his Greatest Hits on vinyl. Good flash back
 
For the best sounding Donovan CD ... I highly recommend ... Storyteller ... here's the track list ...

1. Catch the Wind
2. Colours
3. Universal Soldier
4. Josie
5. Sunny Goodge Street
6. Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
7. Turquoise
8. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
9. To Try for the Sun
10. To Sing for You
11. Sunshine Superman
12. Mellow Yellow
13. Hurdy Gurdy Man
14. Atlantis
 
Thanks Bluelake, that's what I was referring to but couldn't recall the details!! Age you know. As an aside, I was in Newbury Comics store yesterday poking around and the manager walks by holding up 6 fingers. I ask, "What's that about?" "Well, used to be we had 2 bins, then 4 bins, now 6 bins or LPs, and growing." Got a chuckle as I always hit th ebins on the way out looking for what's reissued. Anyway, in the DVD section they had "Sunshine Superman" a 3 hr docu/history/? of Donovan that I presumed is new. Anyone see it? Looked interesting, didnt recognize the name of the producer. I'll bet great footage!!
 
danj said:
I really dig Donovan's music - or at least most of it. He did a few things that were less than desirable. Do you remember "Intergalactic Laxative" which described how astronauts relieve themselves while in zero-gravity?
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What was he thinking? Non-fiction subject matter such as this could have only been properly addressed by Frank Zappa. Please refer to the Illinois Enema Bandid for a prime example.
 
bluelake07 said:
Later that night as we were gathered together on the roof of our bungalow, under the tropical Indian stars,
we brought out the guitars and I started to write this song. It went like this:

OO-OO-OO,
OO-OO-OO.

And George Harrison he turned to me and he said:
"I could write a verse for that song, Donovan."
And he did, but I never recorded it!
But would you like to hear that long lost verse of George?

YEAH!

Okay, George wrote, I love George, he said this:

WHEN THE TRUTH GETS BURIED DEEP
BENEATH THE THOUSAND YEARS OF SLEEP
TIME DEMANDS A TURN AROUND
AND ONCE AGAIN THE TRUTH IS FOUND.

Yeah, George!

AWAKENING THE HURDY GURDY MAN
WHO COMES SINGING SONGS OF LOVE.
THEN WHEN THE HURDY GURDY MAN
THEY COME SINGING SONGS OF LOVE.
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Awesome! That is really great.

I get most of my Donovan love from the Troubador box set- nice audio quality and good variety. I'm especially fond of Barabajagal.
 
I have one of his albums, can't recall the name, but some of the tracks it has is Atlantis, Pamela Jo, I love my Shirt, ect... I have to dig it up and give it a listen! I love Donovan!
 
Bump ... this is a fantastic sounding CD.

The Epic Legacy remastered release from 3/99.

Mellow Yellow
Colours
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Catch The Wind
Lalena
Epistle To Dippy (Single Version)
Sunshine Superman
There Is A Mountain
Jennifer Juniper
Wear Your Love Like Heaven
Season Of The Witch
Atlantis
To Susan On The West Coast Waiting (Single Version)
Barabajagal (Single Version)
Riki Tiki Tavi

Not only do I remember all of them, I used to work in radio and got to play them as they were released. Yeah way over 40. LOL.
 
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