Donovan Sessiongraphy
Compiled with:
Serge Mironneau and Ade Macrow.
1964
Location: The Cock, St. Albans, U.K.
Type: live
Donovan makes his live debut.
1964
Location: Southend, Sussex, U.K.
Type: live
Donovan supports Cops And Robbers and Peter Eden and Geoff Stephens approach him after the gig
and ask him if he wants to record a demo.
January 1965
Location: Peer Music, Denmark Street, London, England
Type: first demo recording
Producer: Terry Kennedy
- London Town {m}
- vocals and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- Codine {m}
- vocals and acoustic guitar - Donovan
This was recorded in the basement at Southern Music studios, as it was called then, where
artists taped songs for publishing demos. The complete tape is supposed to be a 10-track demo.
The two tracks were unreleased until Troubadour [Epic/Legacy E2K 46986]. The notes for
Troubadour say the demo was recorded in 1964, but there was no mention of Donovan in the
music press until the start of 1965.
6th February 1965
Location: U.K.
Type: Ready, Steady, Go! - U.K. TV appearance
Donovan's first (of three) consecutive appearances on the popular music TV show. He performed
one song live and then was interviewed by Cathy MacGowan.
February 1965
Location: Peer Music, Denmark Street, London, England
Type: studio
Producers: Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden and Geoff Stephens
- Catch The Wind (Version I) {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- strings - London Philharmonic
- Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
The Troubadour notes list the London Philharmonic playing on track 3 - Catch The
Wind but then they mastered the album version, without strings, instead. Catch The
Wind is supposed to have been recorded in 1964, but this time at least they get the
producers right.
March 1965
Location: Peer Music, Denmark Street, London, England
Type: studio
Producers: Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden and Geoff Stephens
- Josie {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- Catch The Wind (Version II) {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- The Alamo {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- Cuttin' Out {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- Car Car {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- Keep On Truckin' {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- kazoo - Gypsy Dave
- Gold Watch Blues {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- kazoo - Gypsy Dave
- To Sing For You {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- Tangerine Puppet {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- Dona, Dona {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- Ramblin' Boy {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- drums - Skip Alan
- Every Man Has His Chain {m}
- vocals, six string guitar and harp - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking ?
- Colours (Version I) {m/s?}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo and harmonica - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- Colours (Version II) {m/s?}
- vocal, six string guitar and banjo - Donovan
- bass - Brian Locking
- To Try For The Sun {m}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
Troubadour again claims that Colours was recorded in 1964 - this is obviously in
error. Some sources list Every Man Has His Chain as part of the original Peer Music demo.
On the recording, Donovan claims the song is called Has Every Man His Chain and refers to
Brian in the intro. Is he talking to Brian Locking?
The two versions of Colours are taken from the same take. I reckon the second lost the
harmonica over the bridge when it was remixed for Fairytale.
11th April 1965
Location: Wembley's Empire Pool, London, U.K.
Type: Live at The NME Pollwinners Concert
- Catch The Wind
- You're Gonna Need Somebody When I'm Gone (sic)
Donovan played a short set amongst several other acts. Read an account of the entire show from
the scrapbook.
Source: New Musical Express - April 1965 and Uncut magazine; Issue 10 - March 1998, p. 18
8-10th May 1965
Location: Savoy Hotel, The Strand, London, WC2
Type: informal jam
`Producer': D.A. Pennebaker
- To Sing For You {m}
- vocals and acoustic guitar - Donovan
Donovan performs his song in front of Bob Dylan and various hangers-on. Dylan responds by
playing Donovan, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, just to make the pecking order clear.
This performance can be seen as part of D.A. Pennebaker's Don't Look Back documentary,
shot in grainy b&w.
June 1965
Location: Peer Music, Denmark Street, London, England
Type: studio
Producers: Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens and Terry Kennedy
- Universal Soldier {m}
- vocal, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- Ballad Of A Crystal Man (Version I) {m}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- Ballad Of A Crystal Man (Version II) {m}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- Do You Hear Me Now {m}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- The War Drags On {m}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
Troubadour again claims that Universal Soldier was recorded in 1964 - this is
obviously in error. The two versions of Ballad Of A Crystal Man are different takes. The
second version is longer because of the addition of the `I pray your dreams' verse. It is
possible that this album version was recorded in early September, with most of the other
Fairytale songs.
June/July 1965
Location: Various, U.S.
Type: TV
Donovan appears on several TV shows in America to promote Catch The Wind. The ones he
names in the Goldmine interview are Hullabaloo, Shindig and Hollywood Palace.
25th July 1965
Location: Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Type: Live at The Newport Folk Festival
- The War Drags On {m/s?}
- Ballad Of A Crystal Man {m/s?}
- Colours {m/s?}
- vocals and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- vocals - Joan Baez
All three songs can be seen as a b&w video clip on the Donovan's Friends video, Donovan
Volume 2: Old, Live & Rare. Colours is a beautiful duet and this performance alone is
available on the 1993 Joan Baez box set Rare, Live & Classic [Vanguard 125/27-2].
Presumably the entire set was recorded.
Early September 1965
Location: Peer Music, Denmark Street, London, England
Type: studio
Producers: Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens and Terry Kennedy
- Oh Deed I Do {m/s?}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- Circus Of Sour {m/s?}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- Summer Day Reflection Song {m/s?}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- twelve string guitar - Shawn Phillips
- Candy Man {m/s?}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- Jersey Thursday {m/s?}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- twelve string guitar - Shawn Phillips
- Belated Forgiveness Plea {m/s?}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- The Little Tin Soldier {m/s?}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- Ballad Of Geraldine {m/s?}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- Song With Your Name
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- electric guitar - Shawn Phillips
Song With Your Name is mentioned on the back of the Fairytale cover and most
claim it is an out-take from the sessions.
Late September 1965
Location: Peer Music, Denmark Street, London, England
Type: studio
Producers: Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens and Terry Kennedy
- Sunny Goodge Street {m/s?}
- musical direction/arranger - Terry Kennedy
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- cello - Danny Thompson
- flute - Harold McNair
- drums - Skip Alan
30th September 1965
Location: U.S.
Type: Shindig - U.S. TV appearance
October 1965
Location: Peer Music, Denmark Street, London, England
Type: studio
Producers: Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens and Terry Kennedy
- Turquoise {m}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
- Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness) {m}
- vocals, six string guitar, banjo? and harmonica - Donovan
6th November 1965
Location: The Hilton, New York, U.S.
Type: informal jam
"In the midst of the biggest power blackout ever known, Bob Dylan, Donovan and Robbie Robertson
of The Band participate in a candlelit jam in Brian Jones's suite at the New York Hilton."
Source: MOJO magazine; Issue 24 - November 1995, p. 49
November 1965
Location: Various, U.S.
Type: live
Donovan tours America this month.
January 1966
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Sunshine Superman (Version I and II) {m/s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- electric guitars - Jimmy Page and Eric Ford
- keyboards and arrangement - John Cameron
- bass - Spike Healey
- drums - Bobby Orr
- percussion - Tony Carr
The unedited (second) version of Sunshine Superman appeared on Donovan's Greatest
Hits for the first time, and in true stereo too. I believe shortly before the release of
that album, Most and Donovan went back into the studio to record the new versions of Catch
The Wind and Colours and remix several of the original multitrack tapes to stereo.
February 1966
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London, England ?
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Legend Of A Girl Child Linda {m}
- arrangement - John Cameron
- Bert's Blues {m}
- arrangement - John Cameron
February 1966
Location: Carnegie Hall, New York, U.S.
Type: live
According to the Goldmine interview, the hall was two-thirds empty.
May 1966
Location: Columbia Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, U.S.
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- The Trip {m}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass - Bobby Ray
- drums - "Fast" Eddy Hoh
- Season Of The Witch (Version I) (m/s)
- vocal, acoustic and electric guitars - Donovan
- bass - Bobby Ray
- drums - "Fast" Eddy Hoh
- Guinevere {m}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- sitar - Shawn Phillips
- violin - A. Friend
- Breezes Of Patchulie {m}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass - Bobby Ray
- drums - "Fast" Eddy Hoh
- electric violin - A. Friend
- sitar - Shawn Phillips
- Super Lungs [Superlungs My Supergirl (Version II)] {m}
- vocal, acoustic and electric guitars - Donovan
- bass - Bobby Ray
- drums - "Fast" Eddy Hoh
- organ player - unknown
- Three King Fishers {m} #
- Ferris Wheel {m} #
- The Fat Angel {m} #
- Celeste {m} #
The true stereo version of Season Of The Witch appeared on Donovan's Greatest Hits
for the first time. The songs denoted with # could be recorded in Abbey Road Studios in May,
along with Museum.
1966 ?
Location: New York, U.S. ?
Type: Rainbow Quest - U.S. TV appearance
- My Sweet Joy {m}
- vocals and guitar - Donovan
- Colours {m}
- vocals and guitar - Donovan
- banjo - Pete Seeger
- Three King Fishers {m}
- vocals and guitar - Donovan
- sitar - Shawn Phillips
- Guinevere {m}
- vocals and guitar - Donovan
- sitar - Shawn Phillips
Rainbow Quest was a weekly show, hosted by Pete Seeger. Donovan says that My Sweet
Joy was written about him by a girl who heard him on the radio. Colours has an extra
verse, not included in the studio version that is about Derroll Adams. Donovan mentions having
written the song for Adams. All the performances are first rate, with Guinevere being the
standout. They also talk with Pete and Reverend Gary Davis and the Reverend asks to try the
sitar (he does!) The show is very dated but also utterly charming.
A tape of the complete show is available in America, called Rainbow Quest With Pete
Seeger [cat. unknown]. Three King Fishers can be found on the bootleg Old
Fashioned Picture Book. Finally, all four songs can be seen as a b&w video clip on the
Donovan's Friends video, Donovan Volume 3.
May 1966
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Museum (Version II) {m}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- electric guitar - Jimmy Page
- flute - Harold McNair
- keyboards and arrangement - John Cameron
- bass - Danny Thompson and Spike Healey
- drums - Bobby Orr
- percussion - Tony Carr
26th May 1966
Location: Abbey Road Studios ?, London, U.K.
Type: Beatles recording session
Producer: George Martin
Donovan contributes whoops and yells to the backing track of Yellow Submarine.
September 1966
Location: Abbey Road Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Mellow Yellow {m}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass and arrangement - John Paul Jones
- drums - Bobby Orr
- horns - Danny Moss and Ronnie Ross
- uncredited backing vocals - Paul McCartney
October 1966
Location: Abbey Road Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Sand And Foam {m}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- Young Girl Blues {m}
- arrangement - John Cameron
- Writer In The Sun {m}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- keyboards and arrangement - John Cameron
- flute - Harold McNair
- bass - Danny Thompson or Spike Healey
- The Observation {m}
- arrangement - John Cameron
- Bleak City Woman {m}
- House Of Jansch {m}
- Museum (Version I) {m}
- Hampstead Incident {m}
- arrangement - John Cameron
- Sunny South Kensington {m}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- electric guitar - Eric Ford
- keyboards and arrangement - John Cameron
- bass - Danny Thompson
- drums - Bobby Orr
- percussion - Tony Carr
- sitar - Shawn Phillips
December 1966
Location: Abbey Road Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Epistle To Dippy {m/s?}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- electric guitar - Jimmy Page
- keyboards and arrangement - John Cameron
- bass - Danny Thompson
- drums - Tony Carr
- strings - Royal Philharmonic
- Preachin' Love {m}
January 1967
Location: The Royal Albert Hall, London, U.K.
Type: live
Donovan was accompanied by a ballerina, who danced during a 12-minute rendition of Golden
Apples. This is presumably the title the reviewer guessed for Legend Of A Girl Child
Linda as this song had not been released in the U.K. at the time.
Friday 10th February 1967
Location: Studio One, EMI Studios, London, U.K.
Type: Beatles recording session
Producer: George Martin
Donovan attended the session for the recording of the orchestral part of The Beatles classic
A Day In The Life. The session lasts from 8pm until 1am. Also present are Pattie
Boyd-Harrison, Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richards, Mike Nesmith, Simon and Marijke
of designer group The Fool, Brian Jones and Graham Nash. The session was filmed and then edited
into a promo film, where Donovan can be seen several times, albeit extremely briefly.
The colour video clip can be seen as part of The Beatles' Anthology release. It was
screened in the U.K. as part four and currently available on video in the U.K. and U.S. as far
as I know.
It is possible Donovan stayed on with the others after the orchestra had left when The Beatles
and some unspecified friends attempted to hum the final note that initially would close A Day
In The Life, until later when the piano chord ending was recorded and chosen instead. But
apart from that, he does not play on the recording.
Source: The Complete Beatles Chronicle - Mark Lewisohn, p. 244
and MOJO magazine; Issue 24 - November 1995, p. 88
March 1967
Location: CBS Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- The Tinker And The Crab {m/s}
- vocal, acoustic guitar and harmonica - Donovan
- flute - Harold McNair
- bells, Turkish and finger cymbals - Tony Carr
1967 ?
Location: France ?
Type: Live on French TV ?
- Sand And Foam {m}
- Sweet Beverly {m}
- Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness) {m}
- Guinevere {m}
- The Tinker And The Crab {m}
- Season Of The Witch {m}
These six songs can be found on the bootleg Old Fashioned Picture Book.
Monday 24th April 1967
Location: Saville Theatre, London W1, U.K.
Type: live
I don't know what the setlist for the concert was. Jimi Hendrix was in the audience, by the
way.
Source: MOJO magazine; Issue 50 - January 1998, p. 84
July 1967
Location: CBS Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- There Is A Mountain {m/s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- percussion - Tony Carr
- flute and arrangement - Harold McNair
- bass - Danny Thompson
The true stereo version of There Is A Mountain appeared on Donovan's Greatest Hits
for the first time.
Sunday 13th August 1967
Location: Windsor, U.K.
Type: Live at The 7th National Jazz & Blues Festival
Donovan played the third (and last) day of the festival (now renamed the National Jazz, Pop,
Ballads & Blues Festival).
"Donovan was the ideal choice for the Sunday people. As Stevie Windwood, Eric Clapton and
Andrew Oldham watched, he trilled songs for the flower generation, ditties about love, magpies,
ravens, the beauty of September, the magic of Camelot. Without his usual beads, he confessed:
“I'm not really flower power – I live in Hatfield with my father.” Nearby,
Winwood explained that he'd employed workmen to build a stage at his country cottage but they'd
disappeared."
Source: MOJO magazine; Issue 45 - August 1997, p. 28
17-18th September 1967
Location: CBS Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Poor Cow {m}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass - Danny Thompson
- percussion - Tony Carr
- string quartet - unknown
- arrangement - John Cameron
22nd September 1967
Location: Cow Palace, San Francisco, U.S.
Type: live
This was the opening date of Donovan's 30-day tour of the States.
Source: MOJO magazine; Issue 46 - September 1997, p. 33
Friday 23rd September 1967
Location: The Anaheim Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Type: live
Producer: Mickie Most
- Isle Of Islay {m/s}
- Guinevere {m/s}
- Widow With Shawl (A Portrait) {m/s}
- Pebble And The Man {m/s}
- Young Girl Blues {m/s}
- There Is A Mountain {m/s}
- Poor Cow {m/s}
- Celeste {m/s}
- The Fat Angel {m/s}
- Preachin' Love {m/s}
- The Lullaby Of Spring {m/s}
- Writer In The Sun {m/s}
- Rules And Regulations {m/s}
- Mellow Yellow {m/s}
This concert was released as Donovan In Concert. I don't know why the order here is
different to the track listing. If Serge had a copy of the unedited tape then maybe he changed
the listing to correspond to that. There appears to be at least two different edits of the
concert, the differences being very slight. Listen to the extra note at the start of
Preachin' Love on the CD that isn't on the original LP. Also, the "you're beautiful
Donovan" call is ommited from the start of Widow With Shawl (A Portrait) on the CD. I
remember a conversion with Ade Macrow who said he had some out-takes from the concert, dubbed
from an acetate. Don't know what they are, though.
September? 1967
Location: Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, U.S.
Type: live
The Philharmonic Hall is now called The Avery Fisher Hall. There's a bit of confusion here - in
the intro to Donovan In Concert, the announcer asks if anybody saw Donovan's concert at
The Hollywood Bowl. According to the Goldmine interview, the order is Philharmonic Hall,
then Hollywood Bowl, but if these dates are correct then this could not have happened. Can
anyone clear this up?
September 1967
Location: CBS Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Wear Your Love Like Heaven {m/s}
- vocal, acoustic guitar and whistling - Donovan
- electric guitar - Eric Leese
- electric bass - Cliff Barton
- drums - Kieth Webb
- keyboards - Mike O'Neil
- flute - Harold McNair
- conga and bongo - "Candy" John Carr
- vibraphone - Mike Carr
- Oh Gosh {m/s}
- vocal, acoustic guitar and whistling - Donovan
- electric guitar - Eric Leese
- electric bass - Cliff Barton
- drums - Kieth Webb
- keyboards - Mike O'Neil
- flute - Harold McNair
- conga and bongo - "Candy" John Carr
- vibraphone - Mike Carr
October 1967
Location: CBS Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most/Donovan ?
- Mad John's Escape {m/s}
- Skip-A-Long Sam {m/s}
- Sun {m/s}
- There Was A Time {m/s}
- Little Boy In Corduroy {m/s}
- Under The Greenwood Tree {m/s}
- The Land Of Doesn't Have To Be {m/s}
- Someone Singing {m/s}
- Song Of The Naturalist's Wife {m/s}
- The Enchanted Gypsy {m/s}
- Voyage Into The Golden Screen {m/s}
- Isle Of Islay {m/s}
- The Mandolin Man And His Secret {m/s}
- Lay Of The Last Tinker {m/s}
- Widow With Shawl (A Portrait) {m/s}
- The Lullaby Of Spring {m/s}
- The Magpie {m/s}
- Starfish-On-The-Toast {m/s}
- Epistle To Derroll {m/s}
November 1967
Location: CBS Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Jennifer Juniper {m/s?}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass - Danny Thompson
- arrangement - John Cameron
- Peregrine {s}
- As I Recall It {s}
- The River Song {s}
- Tangier {s}
- A Sunny Day {s}
- Teas {s}
According to the Troubadour booklet, Jennifer Juniper was recorded in September
1968, but it was released as a single in March 1968!
16th January 1968 ?
Location: BBC Studios, London ?
Type: Top Gear radio session
- As I Recall It {m}
- Young Girl Blues {m}
- vocals - Donovan
- piano and musical director - John Cameron
- congas, drums and bongos - Candy John Carr
- bass - Danny Thompson
- flute - Harold McNair
Top Gear was a radio programme hosted by the very cool DJ, John Peel. I'm not sure if the
date given is the recording or transmission date. These two songs can be found on the bootleg
Old Fashioned Picture Book.
February 1968
Location: India ?
Type: informal jam
Producer: ?
On the 16th February, George and Patti Harrison, plus John and Cynthia Lennon, had travelled to
India to visit the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. On the 19th, Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, and Donovan
joined them. Mia Farrow and Mike Love were also there.
Source: MOJO magazine; Issue 51 - February 1998, p. 28-29
3rd April 1968
Location: CBS Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Hurdy Gurdy Man {m/s?}
- vocal, acoustic guitar and tambura - Donovan
- electric guitars - Allan Holdsworth and Jimmy Page
- bass and arrangement - John Paul Jones
- drums - John Bonham and Clem Clatini
- Teen Angel {m/s?}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass - John Paul Jones
- The Entertaining Of A Shy Girl {s}
- Get Thy Bearings {s}
- Hi It's Been a Long Time {s}
- West Indian Lady {s}
- The Sun Is A Very Magic Fellow {s}
May 1968
Location: Olympic Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Where Is She {s}
- vocals, acoustic guitar? - Donovan
- flute - Harold McNair
- bass - Danny Thompson
- drums - Tony Carr
- piano - Alan Hawkshaw
- Happiness Runs {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- vocals - Graham Nash, Leslie [Lesley?] Duncan and Mike McCartney
- Colours (Version III) {s}
- Catch The Wind (Version III) {s}
11th June 1968 ?
Location: BBC Studios, London ?
Type: Top Gear radio session
- Hi It's Been A Long Time {m}
- with The John Cameron Orchestra
- Laleña {m}
- Medley: The Unicorn/The Owl And The Pussy-cat {m]
I'm not sure if the date given is the recording or transmission date. These two songs can be
found on the bootleg Old Fashioned Picture Book.
6-7th July 1968
Location: Woburn ?, U.K.
Type: Live at The Woburn Music Festival
The headliners at this festival include Pentangle, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Fleetwood Mac
plus John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers. Supporting acts include Al Stewart, Family,
Tyrannosaurus Rex, Taste, Duster Bennett and Tim Rose.
In the magazine, there's a little reproduction of the poster but you can't read the band names
apart from the headliners.
Source: MOJO magazine; Issue 56 - July 1998, p. 34
September 1968
Location: Olympic Studios, London, England ?
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Laleña {m/s?}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- flute - Harold McNair
- drums - Bobby Orr
- bass - Danny Thompson
- strings - Royal Philharmonic
- arrangement - John Cameron
- Aye My Love {m/s?}
28th September 1968
Location: The Hollywood Bowl, U.S.
Type: live
Producer: ?
A billboard advertising the gig was put up on Sunset Boulevard and Donovan and Sid Maurer
painted bits on it whilst fans watched.
Autumn 1968 ?
Location: Abbey Road Studios, London, U.K. ?
Type: informal jam
Producer: ?
- How Do You Do {m}
- lead vocal - Paul McCartney
- Blackbird {m}
- lead vocal - Paul McCartney
- The Unicorn {m}
- lead vocal - Donovan
- Laleña {m}
- lead vocal - Donovan
- Heather {m}
- lead vocal - Paul McCartney
- Mr. Wind {m}
- lead vocal - Donovan
- The Walrus And The Carpenter {m}
- lead vocal - Donovan
- Land Of Gisch {m}
- lead vocal - Donovan
During sessions for The Beatles eponymous double album, Paul McCartney and Donovan got together
for this knockabout, which was probably recorded after a Beatles session. These songs can be
found on the No. 3 Abbey Road N.W. 8 bootleg.
November 1968
Location: American Recording Company, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- I Love My Shirt {s}
- The Love Song {s}
- To Susan On The West Coast Waiting
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass - Bobby Ray
- drums - Jim Gordon
- keyboards - Gabriel Mekler
- Atlantis {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- electric guitar - Ricki
- bass - Bobby Ray
- keyboards and arrangement - Gabriel Mekler
- background vocals - Don and friends
- drums - Jim Gordon
- Pamela Jo {s}
December 1968
Location: De Lane Lea Sound Studios, 129 Kingsway, London WC2
Type: studio
Producer: Donovan Leitch ?
- Lord Of The Reedy River {s}
- The Voyage Of The Moon {s}
My theory is that Donovan recorded these songs as a demo for Mary Hopkin so maybe the dates are
a little wrong.
November 1968-January 1969
Location: U.K. ?
Type: Mary Hopkin recording session
Producer: Paul McCartney ?
- The Voyage Of The Moon {m/s?}
- Pebble And The Man (Happiness Runs) {m/s?}
- Lord Of The Reedy River {m/s?}
- vocals - Mary Hopkin
- backing vocals and acoustic guitar ? - Donovan
- I Love My Shirt {m/s?}
- vocals - Mary Hopkin
- backing vocals and acoustic guitar ? - Donovan
Sessions for Mary Hopkin's Post Card album brought together Donovan and Paul McCartney
again because Paul was producing and Donovan had wrote some of the songs for the album.
March 1969
Location: Olympic Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Superlungs My Supergirl {s}
May 1969
Location: Olympic Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Barabajagal {m/s?}
- [with the Jeff Beck Group, Lesley and Madeleine]
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- electric guitar - Jeff Beck
- bass - Ron Wood
- keyboards - Nicky Hopkins
- drums - Tony Newman
- background vocals - Suzi Quatro, Madeline Bell and Leslie Duncan
- Trudi {m/s?}
- [with the Jeff Beck Group, Lesley and Madeleine]
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- electric guitar - Jeff Beck
- bass - Ron Wood
- keyboards - Nicky Hopkins
- drums - Tony Newman
- background vocals - Suzi Quatro, Madeline Bell and Leslie Duncan
- The Stromberg Twins
Apparently there's an instrumental version of The Stromberg Twins kicking around
somewhere. I don't know if they finished the recording but the lyrics are said to be about a
carburettor.
1969
Location: Morgan Studios ?, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Donovan Leitch
- Celia Of The Seals {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass - Danny Thompson
14th October 1969
Location: Morgan Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Donovan Leitch
- Riki Tiki Tavi (Version II) {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- flute - Harold McNair
This demo version was unreleased until Troubadour in 1992.
Spring 1970 ?
Location: Morgan Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Donovan Leitch
- Riki Tiki Tavi (Version I) {s}
- vocal, acoustic guitar and harp - Donovan
- drums and vocal - John Carr
- bass, vocal and guitar - Mike Thomson
- piano and vocal - Mike O'Neil
- Clara Clairvoyant {s}
- vocal, acoustic guitar and harp - Donovan
- drums and vocal - John Carr
- bass, vocal and guitar - Mike Thomson
- piano and vocal - Mike O'Neil
- Roots Of Oak {s]
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- drums and vocal - John Carr
- bass, vocal and guitar - Mike Thomson
- Changes {s}
- Song For John {s}
- Curry Land {s}
- Joe Bean's Theme {s}
- People Used To {s}
- Celtic Rock {s}
- Season Of Farewell {s}
- Poke At The Pope {s}
- New Year's Resovolution {s}
27th June 1970
Location: Shepton Mallet, U.K.
Type: Live at The Bath Festival Of Blues And Progressive Music
Donovan played the second (and last) day of the festival.
"On the first day, it provided employment to the likes of Formerly Fat Harry, Keef Hartley,
Maynard Ferguson's Big Band, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, It's A Beautiful Day, Steppenwolf,
Johnny Winter and Pink Floyd. On the Sunday, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers did the early-morning
shift, followed by Canned Heat, Joe Jammer (who fitted in everywhere when hands failed to show
on time), Donovan, Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention, Santana, Flock, Led Zeppelin, Hot
Tuna, a Fish-less Country Joe, Jefferson Airplane, whose act was curtailed by rain, The Byrds,
who played an acoustic set in order not to chance electrocution, and Dr John.
The Moody Blues should have played but were prevented from doing so by the downpour, which
narked them somewhat as they'd paid £500 for a helicopter to get to the site on time. According
to reliable reports, the event was documented on 35mm film, though no one has ever seen the
results apart from a Fairport snippet which seemingly formed part of an educational programme
in the early '70s.
Among the 200,000 visitors to the event was a certain Michael Eavis, who crawled through a
hedge to gain entrance and became so impressed by the vibes that he immediately headed back to
Pilton, near Glastonbury, to launch a festival of his own, one that starred Marc Bolan, cost
just £1 per ticket and had the added incentive of all the free milk you could drink! Meanwhile,
Bath Festival promoter Fred Bannister made upwards of £100,000 on his little shindig."
Source: MOJO magazine; Issue 52 - March 1998, p. 119
Sunday 30th August 1970
Location: Isle Of Wight, U.K. ???
Type: Live at The Isle Of Wight Festival
This performance is available on the 1995 VA compilation Message To Love: The Isle Of Wight
Festival 1970 [Essential Records EDF CD 327]. Presumably the entire set was recorded.
1970 ?
Location: Morgan Studios, London, England ?
Type: studio
Producers: Mickie Most and Donovan
This appeared on H.M.S. Donovan for some bizarre reason! Because it is produced by Most
and Donovan, the popular theory is that it is an out-take from a previous session.
1970 ?
Location: Morgan Studios, London, England ?
Type: studio
Producer:
We've got a problem when it comes to H.M.S. Donovan. It appears to be culled from a
variety of different sources. For example, Lord Of The Reedy River and The Voyage Of
The Moon were recorded at the end of 1968. Homesickness is painfully out of place on
H.M.S. Donovan. Mr. Wind appeared as a B-side to the U.K. single of Celia Of
The Seals which came out at the end of 1970. It is possible that some of the songs that
have been previously showcased at the Hopkin demo and the John Peel sessions, were recorded
around those dates, and not in one big group at the start of 1971.
1971
Location: Morgan Studios, London, England ?
Type: studio
Producer:
- The Walrus And The Carpenter {s}
- Jabberwocky {s}
- The Seller Of Stars {s}
- Lost Time {s}
- The Little White Road {s}
- The Star {s]
- Coulter's Candy {s}
- The Road {s}
- Things To Wear {s}
- The Owl And The Pussy-cat {s}
- Fishes In Love {s}
- Wynken Blynken And Nod {s}
- The Pee Song {s}
- The Unicorn {s}
- Lord Of The Dance {s}
- Little Ben {s}
- Can Ye Dance {s}
- In An Old Fashioned Picture Book {s}
- The Song Of Wandering Aengus {s}
- A Funny Man {s}
- Henry Martin {s}
- Queen Mab {s}
- La Moora {s}
1972
Location: Morgan Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producers: Donovan Leitch and Michael Peter Hayes (a.k.a. Mickie Most)
- Cosmic Wheels {s}
- vocal and 12-string guitar - Donovan
- strings and arrangement - Chris Spedding
- lead violin - Pat Halling
- bass - Clive Chaman
- drums - Cosy Powell
- Moog - John "Rabbit" Bundick
- sopranos - Valerie Carrington and Jill Utting
- Earth Sign Man {s}
- vocals and guitar - Donovan
- lead guitar and strings - Chris Spedding
- drums - Cozy Powell
- bass - Clive Chaman
- piano - John `Rabbit' Bundick
- sax - Bobby Keys (Keyes ???)
- lead violin - Pat Halling
- Sleep {s}
- vocals and guitars - Donovan
- drums - Cozy Powell
- bass - Dennis Wall
- Moog and Mellotron - John `Rabbit' Bundick
- tenor sax - Bobby Keyes
- alto sax - Jim Horn
- Maria Magenta {s}
- vocal and 12-string guitar - Donovan
- bouzouki - Chris Spedding
- bass - Clive Chaman
- drums - Cosy Powell
- accordion - Jack Emblou
- Wild Witch Lady {s}
- vocals and guitar - Donovan
- guitar and strings - Chris Spedding
- drums - Cozy Powell
- bass - Clive Chaman
- sopranos - Valerie Carrington and Jill Utting
- lead violin - Pat Halling
- The Music Makers {s}
- vocals - Donovan, Lesley Duncan and Suzi Quatro
- acoustic guitars - Donovan
- electric guitar and strings - Chris Spedding
- bass - Phillip Chen
- drums - Alan White
- lead violin - Pat Halling
- The Intergalactic Laxative {s}
- vocals - Donovan, Valerie Carrington, Jill Utting, Nick Curtis, Cary Wilson
- guitars - Donovan
- I Like You {s}
- vocal and guitar - Donovan
- vocals - Gaynor Stewart, Julie Forsythe, Leslie Ash, John McCarthy and Lesley Fyson
- drums - Cosy Powell
- bass - Clive Chaman
- strings - Chris Spedding
- lead violin - Par Halling
- arrangement - John Cameron
- Only The Blues {s]
- vocal and guitar - Donovan
- lead guitar - Chris Spedding
- drums - Cozy Powell
- bass - Clive Chaman
- piano - John `Rabbit' Bundick
- Appearances {s}
- vocal and guitar - Donovan
- percussion - Tony Carr
- electric piano - John Cameron
- saxes - Jim Horn and Bobby Keyes
- strings - Chris Spedding
- lead violin - Pat Halling
I Like You is obviously not recorded in 1970, as stated in the Troubadour liner
notes.
1972 ?
Location: U.S. ?
Type: Alice Cooper recording session
Producer: Bob Ezrin
Billion Dollar Babies {s}
- vocals - Alice Cooper and Donovan
Donovan and Alice Cooper take it in turn to sing. He also co-wrote the song. How the hell did
these two get together?
25th-26th March 1973
Location: Osaka, Japan
Type: live
Producer: ?
- Hurdy Gurdy Man {s}
- Only The Blues {s}
- Sadness {s}
- A Working Man {s}
- Your Broken Heart {s}
- Universal Soldier {s}
- Dignity Of Man {s}
- Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness) {s}
- Tinker Tune {s}
- Living For The Love Light {s}
- Josie {s}
- Sailing Homeward {s}
- The Ferryman's Daughter {s}
- Life Is A Merry-go-round {s}
These live selections were released in Japan only as Live In Japan: Spring Tour 1973.
1st September - 13th October 1973
Location: Morgan Studios, London, England
Type: studio
Producer: Andrew Oldham (and Donovan ?)
- Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth {s}
- drums - Jim Gordon
- bass guitar - Carl Radle
- electric guitar - Peter Frampton
- acoustic guitar and vocals - Donovan
- electric piano - Nicky Hopkins
- percussion - Jim Gordon
- Lazy Daze {s}
- drums - Jim Gordon
- bass guitar - Carl Radle
- electric guitar - Peter Frampton
- accordion - Jack Emblow
- piano - Nicky Hopkins
- acoustic guitar, vocals and harmonica - Donovan
- vocals and organ - Bobby Whitlock
- percussion - Jim Gordon
- Life Goes On {s}
- drums - Jim Gordon
- bass guitar - Carl Radle
- electric guitar - Peter Frampton
- percussion and congas - Jim Gordon
- piano - Nicky Hopkins
- strings - Andrew Powell
- [acoustic guitar and vocals - Donovan ?]
- There Is An Ocean {s}
- bass fiddle - Danny Thompson
- acoustic guitar and vocals - Donovan
- accordion - Jack Emblow
- Dignity Of Man {s}
- acoustic guitar and vocals - Donovan
- percussion - Ray Cooper
- percussion and drums - Russell W. Kunkel
- strings - Andrew Powell
- electric guitar - Danny Kortchmar
- bass guitar - Leyland Sklar
- piano - Craig W. Doerge
- Yellow Star {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- clavinette - Jean Roussel
- percussion - Jim Gordon
- bass guitar - Alan Spenner
- drums - Denny Seiwell
- lead guitar - Henry McCullough
- Divine Daze Of Deathless Delight {s}
- drums - Bruce Rowlands
- bass guitar - Paul Ossola
- electric guitar - Neil Hubbard and Doug Schlink
- strings - Nicky Harrison
- koto - Simon Jeffes
- percussion - Ray Cooper
- ace flute - Chris Nicholls
- acoustic guitar and vocals - Donovan
- Boy For Every Girl (Version I) {s}
- dobro guitar - Danny Kortchmar
- bass guitar - Leyland Sklar
- drums - Russell W. Kunkel
- piano and harpichord - Craig W. Doerge
- acoustic guitar and vocals - Donovan
- percussion - Ray Cooper
- strings and horns - Andrew Powell
- lead guitar - Steve Marriot
- back up vocals - The Scratch Band
- Saint Valentine's Angel {s}
- drums - Denny Seiwell
- bass guitar - Paul Ossola
- electric guitar - Doug Schlink
- acoustic guitar and vocals - Donovan
- acoustic guitar - Neil Hubbard
- lead guitar - Henry McCullough
- strings - Del Newman
- piano - Jean Rousell
- Life Is A Merry-go-round {s}
- vocals and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- electric guitar - Danny Kortchmar
- bass guitar - Leyland Sklar
- drums and conga - Russell W. Kunkel
- piano - Craig W. Doerge
- tabla - Jim Gordon
- gemshorn - Andrew Powell
- Sailing Homeward {s}
- acoustic guitar and vocals - Donovan
- piano - Carole King
- woodwinds - Tom Scott
- strings - Andrew Powell
September 1974 ?
Location: Quadraphonic Studios, Nashville, Tennessee ?
Type: studio
Producer: Norbert Putnam ?
This one off single was released in September 1974, so it must have been recorded round about
at this time.
September and October 1974
Location: Quadraphonic Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Type: studio
Producer: Norbert Putnam
- Rock And Roll Souljer {s}
- vocal, acoustic guitar and harmonica - Donovan
- electric guitar - Reggie Young
- rhythm guitar - Johnny Christopher
- bass - Norbert Putnam
- drums - Kenny Buttrey
- keyboards and string arrangement - David Paul Briggs
- horns - Harvey Thompson, Harrison Calloway, Benny Cauley, Charlie Rose and Ronnie Eades
- concert master - Sheldon Kurland
- background vocals - Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Lea Jane Berinati,
Florence Warner and Byron Warner
- Your Broken Heart {s}
- Salvation Stomp {s}
- The Ordinary Family {s}
- Ride-a-mile {s}
- Sadness {s}
- Moon Rok {s}
- Love Of My Life {s}
- The Voice Of Protest {s}
- How Silly {s}
- The Great Song Of The Sky {s}
- The Quest {s}
- vocal, acoustic guitar and harmonica - Donovan
- electric guitar - Reggie Young
- rhythm guitar - Johnny Christopher
- bass - Norbert Putnam
- drums - Kenny Buttrey
- keyboards and string arrangement - David Paul Briggs
- horns - Harvey Thompson, Harrison Calloway, Benny Cauley, Charlie Rose and Ronnie Eades
- concert master - Sheldon Kurland
- background vocals - Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Lea Jane Berinati,
Florence Warner and Byron Warner
13th September 1974
Location: Sound Factory West
Type: studio
Producer: Donovan Leitch
- Age Of Treason {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- What The Soul Desires {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
These demos were unreleased until Troubadour in 1992.
August 1975
Location: Studios A, C & D at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Type: studio
Producer: Donovan Leitch
- Dark-eyed Blue Jean Angel {s}
- vocal, acoustic guitars and harp - Donovan
- bass - Dave Hungate
- drums - Jim Keltner
- cello - Doug Davis
- recorder - Tom Scott
- piano and Arp woodwinds - David Foster
- Arp programer - Jay Graydon
- arrangement - David Foster, Tom Scott and Doug Davis
August 1975-March 1976
Location: Studios A, C & D at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Type: studio
Producer: Donovan Leitch
- Cryin' Shame {s}
- vocal, harmonica, acoustic guitars and electric raggae guitar - Donovan
- vocal chorus - Jennette Clinger, Stacy Jo Clinger, Allan Delory, Ron Hicklan, Jennifer
Hicklan, Susie Ives, John Merlino, Maxine Willard, Julia Tillman
- vocal background contractor - Ron Hicklan
- dobro guitar - Phillip Donnelley
- bass - Leland Sklar
- drums - Jim Keltner
- The Mountain {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- sounds of nature - Toni Foutz
- Children Of The World {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- chorus vocals - Jennette Clinger, Stacy Jo Clinger, Allan Delory, Ron Hicklan, Jennifer
Hicklan, Susie Ives, John Merlino, Maxine Willard, Julia Tillman
- vocal contractor - Ron Hicklan
- bass - Klaus Voorman
- drums - Jim Keltner
- arp string ensemble - David Foster
- percussion - Emil Richards
- electric guitar - Phillip Donnelly
- My Love Is True (Love Song) {s}
- vocals, acoustic guitar, lead guitar and arp string ensemble - Donovan
- bass - Leland Sklar and Dave Hungate
- drums - Jim Keltner
- percussion - Bobbye Hall
- A Well Known Has-been {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- vocal back-up - B.J. Cook, Donny Gerrard, Ed Whitting and Africa
- rhythm electric guitar - Phillip Donnelly
- bass - Wilton Felder
- drums - Jim Keltner
- percussion and talking drum - Emil Richards
- shakers and conga - Bobbye Hall
- piano and clavinet - David Foster
- tenor sax - Tom Scott
- slide trumpet and flugel horn - Chuck Findley
- trombone - Lew McCreary
- horn arrangement - David Foster and Donovan
- Black Widow {s}
- vocal and acoustic guitars - Donovan
- vocal chorus - Maxine Willard and Julia Tillman
- slide guitar - Jessie Ed Davis
- electric guitar - Phillip Donnelly
- bass - Klaus Voorman
- drums - Jim Keltner
- percussion and moans - Emil Richards
- arp string ensemble - David Foster
- tenor sax - Tom Scott
- slide trumpet - Chuck Findley
- trombone - Lew McCreary
- horn arrangement - Donovan, David Foster and performers
- Slow Down World {s}
- vocal, vocal harmony and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass - Wilton Felder
- drums - Jim Keltner
- piano and arp string ensemble - David Foster
- arp programming and more - Jay Graydon
- clarinet - Tom Scott
- baritone horn - Chuck Findley
- piccolo trumpet and flugel horn - Bob Findley
- double belled euphonium - Lew McCreary
- arrangement - David Foster, Tom Scott and Donovan
- Liberation Rag {s}
- vocal, vocal harmony, harmonica and acoustic guitar - Donovan
- bass - Klaus Voorman
- tak piano - David Paige
- drums - Jim Keltner
- percussion - Emil Richards
1977 ?
Location: ?
Type: studio
Producer: Mickie Most
- Brave New World {s}
- Astral Angel {s}
- Local Boy Chops Wood (Version I) {s}
- Kalifornia Kiddies {s}
- The International Man {s}
- The Light {s}
- Sing My Song {s}
- Lady Of The Stars (Version I) {s}
- Maya's Dance {s}
- Dare To Be Different {s}
1980 ?
Location: ?
Type: studio
Producer: ?
- Shipwreck {s}
- Only To Be Expected {s}
- Comin' To You {s}
- No Hunger {s}
- Neutron {s}
- Mee Mee I Love You {s}
- The Heights Of Alma {s}
- No Man's Land {s}
- We Are One {s}
- Madrigalinda {s}
- Harmony {s}
1981 ?
Location: ?
Type: studio
Producer: ?
- Lady Of The Flowers {s}
- Lover O Lover {s}
- The Actor {s}
- Half Moon Bay {s}
- The Hills Of Tuscany {s}
- Lay Down Lassie {s}
- She {s}
- Johnny Tuff {s}
- Love Is Only Feeling {s}
- Marjorie Margerine {s}
May 1981 ?
Location: London ?, U.K. ?
Type: The Crystal Gayle Show ? - U.K. TV (BBC 2)
- Neutron {m}
- Laleña {m}
- Catch The Wind {m}
- vocals - Donovan and Crystal Gayle
All three songs can be seen as a colour video clip on the Donovan's Friends video, Donovan
Volume 2: Old, Live & Rare. I don't know if the date given is the recording or transmission
date.
1981 ?
Location: ?
Type: Kate Bush recording session
Producer: ?
- Lord Of The Reedy River {s}
- vocals - Kate Bush
- backing vocals and acoustic guitar ? - Donovan
August 1981 ?
Location: Cambridge, U.K. ?
Type: Live at The Cambridge Folk Festival
- Sunshine Superman {m/s?}
- Catch The Wind {m/s?}
- Jennifer Juniper {m/s?}
- Mellow Yellow {m/s?}
All four songs can be seen as a colour video clip on the Donovan's Friends video, Donovan
Volume 2: Old, Live & Rare.
1982-1986
Location: various
Type: live
Producer: ?
- Jennifer Juniper {s}
- Catch The Wind {s}
- Hurdy Gurdy Man {s}
- Sunshine Superman {s}
- Sadness {s}
- Universal Soldier {s}
- Cosmic Wheels {s}
- Atlantis {s}
- Wear Your Love Like Heaven {s}
- To Susan On The West Coast Waiting {s]
- Colours {s}
- Young Girl Blues {s}
- Young But Growing {s}
- Stealing {s}
- Sailing Homeward {s}
- Love Will Find A Way {s}
- Laleña {s}
- Make Your Mind Up {s}
These live selections were recorded during various world tours. They were released as the set,
Donovan Rising a.k.a. The Classics Live in 1990.
1983 ?
Location: ?
Type: studio
Producer: ?
- Lady Of The Stars (Version II) {s}
- I Love You Baby {s}
- Bye, Bye Girl {s}
- Every Reason {s}
- Season Of The Witch (Version II) {s}
- Boy For Every Girl (Version II) {s}
- Local Boy Chops Wood (Version II) {s}
- Sunshine Superman (Version III) {s}
- Living For The Love Light {s}
- Till I See You Again {s}
1985 ?
Location: ?
Type: Hardin/Starkey recording session
Producer: ?
- Wind In The Willows {s}
- vocals - Donovan
- everything else ? - Eddie Hardin and Zak Starkey ?
1990 ?
Location: ?
Type: studio
Producer: ?
- Jennifer Juniper {s}
- vocals - Donovan and Singing Corner (a.k.a. Trevor and Simon)
Early 1990s
Location: various
Type: live
Donovan supported The Happy Mondays in their early 90s tours.
1993 ?
Location: ?
Type: studio
Producer: Bob Rose
- One Night In Time {s}
- Dear Heart {s}
- You Got Me Reeling {s}
- The Sensitive Kind {s}
- Runaway {s}
- When All The World Is Young {s}
- You Do Belong (Teenage Suicide) {s}
- What's A Girl ... {s}
- Forever Your Love {s}
- There Are No Roads {s}
Released as the album One Night In Time on Japanese cassette only?
1995-1996 ?
Location: U.S. ?
Type: studio
Producer: Rick Rubin
- Please Don't Bend {s}
- Give It All Up {s}
- Sleep {s}
- not the Cosmic Wheels song
- Everlasting Sea {s}
- High Your Love {s}
- The Clear-browed One {s}
- The Way {s}
- Deep Peace {s}
- Nirvana {s}
- Eldorado {s}
- Be Mine {s}
- Lady Of The Lamp {s}
- The Evernow {s}
- Universe Am I {s}
- The Garden {s}
Everlasting Sea was originally a Hurdy Gurdy Man out-take. The song Universe Am
I dates from 1972 (but not the recording). Donovan previewed The Hotel Juliet
(another song from 1968) on a radio documentary, maybe meaning for it to be on Sutras but
it didn't make the final listing.
Monday 14th ? October 1996
Location: Dingwalls, Camden, London, U.K. ???
Type: live
I was there and I have the setlist somewhere. Beth Orton was a superb choice for support and
the concert was definitely taped. Sutras had just been released that day and the
atmosphere was magical.
Wednesday 19th February 1997
Location: Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush Green, London, U.K. ???
Type: live
I was there and I have the setlist somewhere. Tickets cost £11 and I nearly got thrown out for
taping the concert on my dictophone. Rock and roll, eh?