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Donovan's first live album, recorded Friday 23rd September 1967 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Donovan tells us Poor Cow is actually called Poor Love because it was when the performance was recorded but by the time this record was released, it had appeared in its studio version as Poor Cow on the B-side of Jennifer Juniper. Pebble and The Man would later be re-worked as Happiness Runs, and this version features some interesting lyric differences.
The special track is the previously unheard Rules and Regulations which would not pop up on any other legal release. The album was very long for its time (only Dylan was releasing LPs as lengthy).
Isle of Islay has a spoken introduction by someone quite silly really who tries to set the mood by telling a gorgeous (or incredibly daft, depending on your view) anecdote about Donovan and rain. He then introduces Don's father who finally gets round to starting the concert.
I love the new arrangement of Young Girl Blues and revel in the solos on Preachin' Love. The complete album is very mellow.