DONOVAN ?– Sunshine Superman, 1-st UK Edition (Pye,var 2.) 1967y. (EX+ to NM),
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Description
Upon his emergence during the mid-'60s, Donovan was anointed "Britain's answer to Bob Dylan," a facile but largely unfounded comparison which compromised the Scottish folk-pop troubadour's own unique vision. Where the thrust of Dylan's music remains its bleak introspection and bitter realism, Donovan fully embraced the wide-eyed optimism of the flower power movement, his ethereal, ornate songs radiating a mystical beauty and childlike wonder; for better or worse, his recordings remain quintessential artifacts of the psychedelic era, capturing the peace and love idealism of their time to perfection. Donovan Leitch was born May 10, 1946 in Glasgow and raised outside of London; at 18 he recorded his first demo, and in 1965 was tapped as a regular on the television pop showcase Ready, Steady, Go! He soon issued his debut single "Catch the Wind," earning the first round of Dylan comparisons with his ramshackle folk sound and ragamuffin look; the single nevertheless reached the U.K. Top Five, with a subsequent meeting between the two singer/songwriters captured in the classic D.A. Pennebaker documentary Don't Look Back.FairytaleDonovan's follow-up single, "Colours," was also a hit, and after making his American debut at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, he issued Fairytale, his second and last LP for the Hickory label. Signing with Epic in 1966, he released his breakthrough album, Sunshine Superman, which in its exotic arrangements and pointedly psychedelic lyrical outlook heralded a major shift from his previous work
Donovan ?– Sunshine Superman
Label:
Pye Records ?– NPL 18181. UK Mono LP by Donovan on Pye records. The Cat No is for the album is NPL 18181. The matrix numbers are NLP18181A1/B1. Next the the numbers on both sides is a triangle and the letter "F". I believe this denotes it's a first press. The vinyl is also super thick unlike re-issued vinyl, and plays perfectly. The US listing is different. Due to contractual problems, the US edition wasn't released in the UK. The US version was originally released in Sept 1966. This was released in June 1967. The UK version also has some songs from the album Mellow Yellow.
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country:
UK
Released:
1967
Genre:
Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style:
Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist
A1 Sunshine Superman A2 Legend Of A Girl Child Linda A3 The Observation A4 Guinevere A5 Celeste A6 Writer In The Sun B1 Season Of The Witch B2 Hampstead Incident B3 Sand And Foam B4 Young Girl Blues B5 Three Kingfishers B6 Bert's BluesCompanies, etc.
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
- Distributed By – Pye Records (Sales) Ltd.
- Mastered At – Pye Studios
Credits
- Arranged By [Arrangements] – John Cameron (2) (tracks: A2, A3, A6, B2, B4, B6)
- Artwork – Mick Taylor (6), Sheena McCall
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Written-By – Donovan
- Mastered By – ?F
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: NPL 18181-A ?F
- Matrix / Runout: NPL 18181-B ?F
( MULTIPLE PURCHASES...25%- postage cost FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LP )
I offer to buy vinyl records from his own collection, which collected 35 years. Plans to sell about 2,000 of the original, rare and interesting records. Vinyl before selling tapped. Thank you for your interest . Sincerely . Oleg
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