''Donovan in Concert'' is the sixth album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, and the first live album of his career. It was recorded in the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on 17 November 1967. It was released in the United States in June 1968 ( Epic Records BN 26386 (stereo)) and in the United Kingdom in September 1968 (

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NPL 18237 (monaural) / NSPL 18237 (stereo)). The album reached No.18 on the US charts.

History

This concert was recorded several months before Donovan released ''

A Gift from a Flower to a Garden ''A Gift From a Flower to a Garden'' is the fifth album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, and marks the first double-disc album of his career and one of the first box sets in folk music. It was released in the US (Epic Records L2N 6071 (m ...

'', and the concert included several songs that would not have been widely known to a US audience, including some which were UK single

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. "Poor Cow" is introduced by Donovan as "Poor Love", its original title, which was changed when the song appeared in the film ''

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''. It retained that title when released as the b-side to "

Jennifer Juniper "Jennifer Juniper" is a song and single by the Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, released in 1968. It peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart, and at number 26 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. AllMusic journalist Matthew Greenwald noted that ...

" in February 1968. The music at the concert was much more subdued than Donovan's singles of the time, and Donovan was backed by the core group of musicians who had recorded with him on his previous albums including flautist

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and percussionist

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. They play many genres of music, from folk to jazz. The concert was introduced by (Los Angeles radio station) KRLA radio personality, Rhett Walker, who then hands the proceedings to Donovan's father Donald Leitch.

Reissues

*On 15 February 2002 Beat Goes On Records reissued ''Donovan in Concert'' (BGOCD 90) on compact disc in the UK. *In 2006

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...

reissued a 2-CD remastered version of the album ''Donovan in Concert – The Complete 1967 Anaheim Show'' (094635410020) in the UK.

Track listing

Original album

Track number, title, length, and on which releases of the studio versions of each song appeared. Songs that were unreleased at the time of the concert are noted with an asterisk (*): Side one All tracks by Donovan Leitch. #"Intro" – 3:25 #"Isle of Islay"* – 4:21 (from ''

'', released December 1967) #"Young Girl Blues" – 6:09 (from ''

Mellow Yellow "Mellow Yellow" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. In the US, it reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside the US, "Mellow Yellow" peaked at No. 8 in the UK in early 1967. Content The song was ru ...

'', released March 1967) #"There Is a Mountain" – 3:04 (single, released August 1967) #"Poor Cow"* – 3:28 (b-side of "

" single, released February 1968) #"Celeste" – 5:15 (from '' Sunshine Superman'', released September 1966) #"The Fat Angel" – 3:24 (from ''Sunshine Superman'', released September 1966) #"Guinevere" – 2:42 (from ''Sunshine Superman'', released September 1966) Side two #"Widow with Shawl (A Portrait)"* – 3:34 (from ''

'', released December 1967) #"Preachin' Love" – 5:03 (b-side of "

" single, released October 1966) #"The Lullaby of Spring"* – 3:08 (from ''A Gift from a Flower to a Garden'', released December 1967) #"Writer in the Sun" – 4:30 (from ''

'', released March 1967) #"Pebble and the Man"* – 3:10 (released as "Happiness Runs" on '' Barabajagal'', 11 August 1969) #"Rules and Regulations"* – 2:54 (no studio version released except a demo tape) #"Mellow Yellow" – 4:18 (single, released October 1966)

2006 Reissue

Disc one

# "Intro" – 3:25 # "Isle of Islay" – 4:21 # "Young Girl Blues" – 6:09 # "There Is a Mountain" – 3:04 # "Poor Love (Poor Cow)" – 3:28 # "Sunny Goodge Street" – 3:13 # "Celeste" – 5:15 # "The Fat Angel" – 3:24 # "Guinevere" – 3:39 # "Widow with Shawl (A Portrait)" – 3:00 # "Epistle to Derroll" – 5:53 # "Preachin' Love" – 9:38

Disc two

# "Lullaby of Spring" – 4:27 # "Sand and Foam" – 3:21 # "Hampstead Incident" – 5:10 # "Writer in the Sun" – 4:11 # "Try for the Sun" – 3:27 # "Someone Singing" – 2:55 # "Pebble and the Man (Happiness Runs)" – 3:10 # "The Tinker and the Crab" – 3:38 # "Rules and Regulations" – 2:33 # "Mellow Yellow" – 4:42 # "Catch the Wind" (part) – 1:16

Personnel

* Donovan – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals * Tony Carr – Percussion *

– Flute & sax * David Troncoso – Bass * Lorin Newkirk – Piano * 'Candy' John Carr – Bongos & finger cymbals * and The Flower Quartet

References

External links

''Donovan In Concert'' – Donovan Unofficial Site
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