In the mid-1960s, Scottish-born Donovan Leitch was viewed as both the epitome of hippiedom and the UK’s answer to Bob Dylan. Such perceptions (further enhanced by album titles such as Breezes of Patchouli ) have followed him, often unkindly, ever since. On the basis of this four-disc, five-album collection, however, there was far more to Donovan than met the eye. The hits are here, of course, and Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, Hurdy Gurdy Man and Jennifer Juniper represent high points in 1960s pop/psychedelia. As well, obscure album tracks such as Writer in the Sun, Sunny South Kensington and Mad John’s Escape (to name but three) highlight Donovan’s classicist approach. Occasionally fey and whimsical? Absolutely, but there’s plenty of era-defining material here that also stands the test of time.
Sunshine Superman
1-1 Sunshine Superman 3:16
1-2 Legend Of A Girl Child Linda 6:54
1-3 Three Kingfishers 3:18
1-4 Ferris Wheel 4:15
1-5 Bert's Blues 4:00
1-6 Season Of The Witch 4:58
1-7 The Trip 4:38
1-8 Guinevere 3:42
1-9 The Fat Angel 4:14
1-10 Celeste 4:13
Mellow Yellow
1-11 Mellow Yellow 3:44
1-12 Writer In The Snow 4:31
1-13 Sand And Foam 3:21
1-14 The Observation 2:25
1-15 Bleak City Woman 2:26
1-16 House Of Jansch 2:46
1-17 Young Girl Blues 3:48
1-18 Museum 2:58
1-19 Hampstead Incident 4:44
1-20 Sunny South Kensington 3:50
The Hurdy Gurdy Man
2-1 Hurdy Gurdy Man 3:18
2-2 Peregrine 3:39
2-3 The Entertaining Of A Shy Girl 1:43
2-4 As I Recall It 2:10
2-5 Get Thy Bearings 2:54
2-6 Hi It's Been A Long Time 2:39
2-7 West Indian Lady 2:19
2-8 Jennifer Juniper 2:43
2-9 The River Song 2:17
2-10 Tangier 4:14
2-11 A Sunny Day 1:58
2-12 The Sun Is A Very Magic Fellow 2:48
2-13 Teas 2:41
Bonus Track
2-14 Jennifer Juniper (Italian Version) 2:43
Barabajagal
2-15 Barabajagal 3:26
2-16 Superlungs My Supergirl 2:50
2-17 Where Is She 2:49
2-18 Happiness Runs 3:28
2-19 I Love My Shirt 3:19
2-20 The Love Song 3:16
2-21 To Susan On The West Coast Waiting 3:14
2-22 Atlantis 5:01
2-23 Trudi 2:25
2-24 Pamela Jo 4:27
From The Barabajagal Sessions
2-25 A Poor Man's Sunshine (Nativity) 5:17
A Gift From A Flower To A Garden
3-1 Wear Your Love Like Heaven 2:30
3-2 Mad John's Escape 2:24
3-3 Skip-A-Long Sam 2:30
3-4 Sun 3:21
3-5 There Was A Time 2:06
3-6 Oh Gosh 1:52
3-7 Little Boy In Corduroy 2:38
3-8 Under The Greenwood Tree 2:00
3-9 The Land Of Doesn't Have To Be 2:33
3-10 Someone Singing 3:09
3-11 Song Of The Naturalists Wife 2:48
3-12 The Enchanted Gypsy 3:23
3-13 Voyage Into The Golden Screen 3:18
3-14 Isle Of Islay 2:25
3-15 The Mandolin Man And His Secret 3:36
3-16 Lay Of The Last Tinker 1:55
3-17 The Tinker And The Crab 2:56
3-18 Widow With Shawl (A Portrait) 3:04
3-19 The Lullaby Of Spring 3:29
3-20 The Magpie 1:33
3-21 Starfish On-The-Toast 2:49
3-22 Epistle To Derroll 5:47
"Sunshine Superman" Associated Recordings
4-1 Breezes Of Patchuli 4:36
4-2 Museum (First Version) 2:53
4-3 Superlungs (First Version) 3:17
4-4 The Land Of Doesn't Have To Be 2:43
4-5 Sunshine Superman (Original Longer Stereo Version) 4:44
"Mellow Yellow" Associated Recordings
4-6 Epistle To Dippy 3:12
4-7 Preachin' Love 2:41
4-8 Good Time 1:55
4-9 There Is A Mountain 2:36
4-10 Superlungs (Second Version) 3:17
4-11 Epistle To Dippy (Alternative Arrangment) 3:13
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" Associated Recordings
4-12 Teen Angel 2:18
4-13 Poor Cow 2:58
4-14 Lalena 2:55
4-15 Aye My Love 2:08
4-16 What A Beautiful Creature You Are 2:45
"Barabajagal" Associated Recordings
4-17 Colours 4:19
4-18 Catch The Wind 5:05
4-19 The Stromberg Twins 4:41
4-20 Snakeskin 2:41
4-21 Lauretta's Cousin Laurinda 4:18
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" Associated Recording
4-22 The Swan (Lord Of The Reedy River) 3:10
"Barabajagal" Associated Recording
4-23 New Years Resolution (Donovan's Celtic Jam) 3:15
