territory: U.S.
release date: November 1974 ???
label: Epic Records
catalogue number(s):

duration: 41.48 ???
producer(s): Norbert Putnam (except Salvation Stomp, The Ordinary Family and The Great Song of the Sky - Donovan, Mark Radice and Norbert Putnam)
comment: Donovan's 12th studio album

Side 1

1. Rock and Roll Souljer (3.44)
2. Your Broken Heart (Version II) (3.38)
3. Salvation Stomp (3.13)
4. The Ordinary Family (4.14)
5. Ride-a-mile (4.48)
6. Sadness (Version II) (2.38)

1. Moon Rok (2.58)
2. Love of My Life (4.22)
3. The Voice of Protest (3.20)
4. How Silly (2.38)
5. The Great Song of the Sky (2.45)
6. The Quest (3.30)

Timings are from the U.K. issue record label and any subsequent observations may only be relevant to the U.K. issue of the album.

Commentary

The album title is a pun on `seventies'.

The front cover is a picture of Donovan wearing a fetching green spankly top, holding a girl (is it Linda?) on the edge of a castle. Donovan's logo appears in the top right hand side.

On the back is Donovan and two girls standing on a rocky terrain with the sun trying to burst through between them.

On the insert is a message from Donovan, This tale is for us all to see what were the Greater Thoughts and on the back of the album cover there's a little comment by him - This album was made in Nashville and showcases the talents of some of the .

There is a tiny dedication, presumably written by Donovan, after all the session information on the back of the album, that reads “Thanks To All Quads' Children.”

This album has not been re-issued on CD, so at the moment, the only tracks that are available on CD are Rock and Roll Souljer, Salvation Stomp and The Quest. The first and third are on Troubadour and the second is on Definitive Collection.

Discrepancies

• the insert says that The Ordinary Family is assigned to Abkco Music, Inc. for U.K. but BMI's listing says it isn't

Details for Collectors

Insert
Yellow label with black text
Epic Records logo

The insert is a single yellow sheet, double-sided containing lyrics, lots of little photos and a message from Donovan.

Record: S EPC 69104
Side 1: S EPC 69104 A
  runout groove on my copy: S.EPC.69104.A1   and   CBS.S.69104.A1 (with the CBS.S. crossed out)   and   AL   and   a tiny therefore sign (three dots)
Side 2: S EPC 69104 B
  runout groove on my copy: S.EPC.69104.B1   and   CBS.S.69104.B1 (with the CBS crossed out)   and   AL   and   four scratches in two pairs on different sides of the record