Donovan in Concert (1968 album)

For the 1994 CD called Donovan in Concert, see Rising (Donovan album)
Donovan in Concert
Live album by Donovan
Released August 1968 (U.S.)
Recorded September 23, 1967
Genre Folk rock, psychedelic rock
Length 55:00
Label Epic (U.S.)
Pye (UK)
Producer Mickie Most
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Donovan chronology
A Gift from a Flower to a Garden
(1967)		 Donovan in Concert
(1968)		 The Hurdy Gurdy Man
(1968)

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 September 23, 1967. It was released in the United States in August 1968 (Epic Records BN 26386 (stereo)) and in the United Kingdom in September 1968 (Pye Records NPL 18237 (monaural) / NSPL 18237 (stereo)). The album reached #18 on the U.S. charts.

Contents

History

This concert was recorded in September 1967, several months before Donovan released A Gift from a Flower to a Garden, and the concert included several songs that would not have been widely known to a US audience, including some which were UK single b-sides. "Poor Cow" is introduced by Donovan as "Poor Love", its original title, which was changed when the song appeared in the film Poor Cow. It retained that title when released as the b-side to "Jennifer Juniper" 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 Harold McNair and percussionist Tony Carr. They play many genres of music, from folk to jazz. The concert was introduced by an unnamed announcer, who then hands the proceedings to Donovan's father Donald Leitch.

Following is a list detailing the releases of the studio versions of each song. Songs that were unreleased at the time of the concert are noted with an asterisk (*):

Reissues

Track listing

Original album

Side one

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. "Isle of Islay" – 4:21
  2. "Young Girl Blues" – 6:09
  3. "There Is a Mountain" – 3:04
  4. "Poor Cow" – 3:28
  5. "Celeste" – 5:15
  6. "The Fat Angel" – 3:24
  7. "Guinevere" – 2:42

Side two

  1. "Widow with Shawl (A Portrait)" – 3:34
  2. "Preachin' Love" – 5:03
  3. "The Lullaby of Spring" – 3:08
  4. "Writer in the Sun" – 4:30
  5. "Pebble and the Man" – 3:10
  6. "Rules and Regulations" – 2:54
  7. "Mellow Yellow" – 4:18

Personnel

External links

Donovan
Studio albums
Live albums
Songs
Box sets
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