Fairytale (album)

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This article is about the album by Donovan. For the album by Bambee, see Fairytales (album).
Fairytale
Fairytale cover
Studio album by Donovan
Released October 22, 1965
Recorded 1965
Genre Folk music
Length 35:17
Label Pye Records
Producer(s) Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens
Professional reviews
Donovan chronology
Catch the Wind
(1965)		 Fairytale
(1965)		 The Real Donovan
(1966)


Fairytale is the second album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was first released in the United Kingdom on October 22, 1965 through Pye Records (catalog number NPL 18128). The U.S. version of Fairytale was released by Hickory Records (catalog number LPM 127 [monaural] / LPS 127 [stereo]) in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs. Peter Eden and Geoff Stephens produced the album.

Contents

[edit] History

Fairytale finds Donovan evolving his styles further towards British folk, especially on songs such as "Summer Day Reflection Song" and "Jersey Thursday". "Sunny Goodge Street" foreshadows the jazzy feel and descriptions of life in urban London that Donovan would continue to explore over the next two years. Like his previous album What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid, Fairytale primarily features Donovan singing and playing mouth harp and acoustic guitar.

For release in the United States, Hickory Records added a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier" and removed a cover of Bert Jansch's "Oh Deed I Do". Donovan's recording of "Universal Soldier" was released in the U.S. as a single the previous September, and was achieving some chart success.

[edit] Reissues

  • In January of 1969, Fairytale was reissued in an edited form (Marble Arch Records MAL 867) in the UK. "Colours" and "The Little Tin Soldier" were both removed from the album.
  • In February of 1991, Castle Records reissued the UK version of Fairytale on compact disc (Castle CLACD226) in the UK.
  • In 1996, Sequel Records reissued the U.S. version of Fairytale on compact disc (Sequel 1004-2) in the U.S.. The CD features 7 bonus tracks. The first bonus track is a cover of Bert Jansch's "Oh Deed I Do". On the original U.S. version of Fairytale "Oh Deed I Do" was cut and a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier" was added. The next three songs ("Do You Hear Me Now", "The War Drags On", "The Ballad of a Crystal Man") are from Donovan's 1965 EP Universal Soldier. "Turquoise" and "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" were originally released as Donovan's third UK single on October 30, 1965. The last bonus track is the single version of "Colours".
  • On February 19, 2002, Sanctuary Records reissued the original UK version of Fairytale on compact disc. The CD features 6 bonus tracks. The first four bonus tracks were originally released August 15, 1965 in the UK on Donovan's Universal Soldier EP. That EP featured a different take of "The Ballad of a Crystal Man". The last two bonus tracks are both sides of Donovan's third single "Turquoise" / "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" released October 30, 1965 in the UK.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original album (UK)

Side 1

  1. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11
  2. "To Try for the Sun" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:44
  3. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:36
  4. "Oh Deed I Do" (Bert Jansch) – 2:00
  5. "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:50
  6. "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11

Side 2

  1. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 3:25
  2. "Jersey Thursday" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:13
  3. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:54
  4. "Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:50
  5. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 3:02
  6. "Ballad of Geraldine" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:38

[edit] 1965 Hickory Records version (U.S.)

1965 Hickory Records version (U.S.)
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1965 Hickory Records version (U.S.)

Side 1

  1. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:16
  2. "To Try for the Sun" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:44
  3. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:36
  4. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:44
  5. "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:50
  6. "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11

Side 2

  1. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 3:25
  2. "Jersey Thursday" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:13
  3. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:54
  4. "Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:50
  5. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 3:02
  6. "Ballad of Geraldine" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:38

[edit] 1969 Marble Arch Records version (UK)

1969 Marble Arch Records version (U.K.)
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1969 Marble Arch Records version (U.K.)

Side 1

  1. "To Try for the Sun" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:44
  2. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:36
  3. "Oh Deed I Do" (Bert Jansch) – 2:00
  4. "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:50
  5. "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11

Side 2

  1. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 3:25
  2. "Jersey Thursday" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:13
  3. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:54
  4. "Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:50
  5. "Ballad of Geraldine" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:38

[edit] 1996 Sequel Records version (U.S.)

1996 Sequel Records version (U.S.)
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1996 Sequel Records version (U.S.)
  1. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:17
  2. "To Try for the Sun" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:39
  3. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:56
  4. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:46
  5. "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:52
  6. "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:13
  7. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 3:28
  8. "Jersey Thursday" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:15
  9. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:58
  10. "Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:53
  11. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 3:01
  12. "Ballad of Geraldine" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:42

Bonus Tracks

  1. "Oh Deed I Do" (Bert Jansch) – 2:08
  2. "Do You Hear Me Now" (Bert Jansch) – 1:51
  3. "The War Drags On" (Mick Softley) – 3:44
  4. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:18
  5. "Turquoise" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:34
  6. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:13
  7. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:46

[edit] 2002 Sanctuary Records/Castle Records version

2002 Sanctuary Records/Castle Records version slipcover.
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2002 Sanctuary Records/Castle Records version slipcover.
  1. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11
  2. "To Try for the Sun" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:44
  3. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:36
  4. "Oh Deed I Do" (Bert Jansch) – 2:00
  5. "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:50
  6. "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11
  7. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 3:25
  8. "Jersey Thursday" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:13
  9. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:54
  10. "Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:50
  11. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 3:02
  12. "Ballad of Geraldine" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:38

Bonus Tracks

  1. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:15
  2. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:19
  3. "The War Drags On" (Mick Softley) – 3:44
  4. "Do You Hear Me Now" (Bert Jansch) – 1:50
  5. "Turquoise" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:31
  6. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:08

[edit] 2005 Silverline Records version

  1. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11
  2. "To Try for the Sun" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:44
  3. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:36
  4. "Oh Deed I Do" (Bert Jansch) – 2:00
  5. "Circus of Sour" (Paul Bernath) – 1:50
  6. "Summer Day Reflection Song" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:11
  7. "Candy Man" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) – 3:25
  8. "Jersey Thursday" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:13
  9. "Belated Forgiveness Plea" (Donovan Leitch) – 2:54
  10. "Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:50
  11. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 3:02
  12. "Ballad of Geraldine" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:38

Bonus Tracks

  1. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:15
  2. "The Ballad of a Crystal Man" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:19
  3. "The War Drags On" (Mick Softley) – 3:44
  4. "Do You Hear Me Now" (Bert Jansch) – 1:50
  5. "Turquoise" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:31
  6. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" (Donovan Leitch) – 3:08
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