DONOVAN/DONOVAN'S GREATEST HITS BXN 26439 (-69) US/HOLLAND

Had the UK mono version for a long time now   https://monolover.blogspot.com/2012/04/donovans-greatest-hits-npl-18283-69-uk.html  and always been quite happy with that - the Pye label, the heavy vinyl and laminated sleeve with booklet. Don't like the audio though, coming through very uneven - some tracks ok while others sounds muffled and/or unbalanced. Never sat down for a throrough comparison, but to me that has all features of a fold. And as this compilation was a US project from the beginning I wanted to find a such stereo original hoping for better audio. So when this showed up in a used bin a while ago I picked it up for the US sleeve and number, expecting a US vinyl, though as it turned out the label was Dutch. First suspecting a swap, but since the matrixes are US - stamped "o XSB 138953/4-1A" - together with the US sleeve and number, it could be tagged as an American made, exported and then pressed in Holland. "Mellow Yellow" slightly re-channeled, the rest true stereo. The audio is great - loud and very clear...don't think "Hurdy Gurdy Man" have ever sounded better regardless of format. So now I've found my stereo keeper and even if not the exact one I wanted from the the beginning, my search is over. Issued and reissued on about every format all over the world through the years. US 1999 CD (Epic EK 67530) came with "Atlantis", "To Susan On The West Coast Waiting", Barabajagal" and "Riki Tiki Tavi" as bonus tracks. Premiere Dutch had label as shown here and sturdy matt US sleeve with six page booklet. (TÖW*) (HÖLX*) (PÖP*)