One of my happy albums and well worth a repost with added songs.
I'm skipping the context here and just making it a token of love.
Big fan of almost everything he did from "Sunshine Superman" up to
the mid seventies, but to my taste this is his best. It
has been labeled folk/psych, folk/prog and even garage, while he
himself dubbed it "Celtic rock". For me it transcends all genres
because it's not trying to be anything special, just a couple of
cool laid-back comments on things as they were. Most of the
melodies are simple and catchy and the lyrics intelligent and
funny, sometimes borderline mean. Backing is basic
guitar/bass/drum, flexible and done with lots of good humor.
Donovans vocals are as good as ever with a kind of free spirit,
not always hitting the prosody but winging it just fine. The whole
album has a loose friendly atmosphere making me return to it again
and again. This Dawn issue sounds great - open and natural, like a
live performance in your living room. Released on vinyl all over the world through the years, also US reel, 8-track and cassette. Premiere US LP on Epic (E
30125). Brazil mono issue on CBS/Epic (44061). UK 2018 CD on Donovan Discs (V1002) came with one bonus track. First UK had orange
label as shown here in a thick matt f/o cover without name or title
on front. (SYSÖ*) (TÖW*) (DÖNL*)
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