Donovan in Concert

For the 1994 CD released as 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
Donovan chronology

A Gift from a Flower to a Garden
(1967)		 Donovan in Concert
(1968)		 The Hurdy Gurdy Man
(1968)
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Donovan in Concert is the sixth album from British 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 No.18 on the U.S. charts.

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 (Los Angeles radio station) KRLA radio personality, Rhett Walker, 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. "Intro" - 3:25
  2. "Isle of Islay" – 4:21
  3. "Young Girl Blues" – 6:09
  4. "There Is a Mountain" – 3:04
  5. "Poor Cow" – 3:28
  6. "Celeste" – 5:15
  7. "The Fat Angel" – 3:24
  8. "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

Track listing

2006 Reissue

Disc one

  1. “Intro” – 3:25
  2. “Isle of Islay” – 4:21
  3. “Young Girl Blues” – 6:09
  4. “There Is a Mountain” – 3:04
  5. “Poor Love (Poor Cow)” – 3:28
  6. “Sunny Goodge Street” – 3:13
  7. “Celeste” – 5:15
  8. “The Fat Angel” – 3:24
  9. "Guinevere" – 3:39
  10. “Widow with Shawl (A Portrait)” – 3:00
  11. “Epistle to Deroll” – 5:53
  12. "Preaching Love" – 9:38

Disc two

  1. “Lullaby of Spring” – 4:27
  2. “Sand and Foam” – 3:21
  3. “Hampstead Incident” – 5:10
  4. “Writer in the Sun” – 4:11
  5. “Try For The Sun” – 3:27
  6. “Someone Singing” – 2:55
  7. “Pebble and the Man ~ Happiness Runs” – 3:10
  8. “The Tinker and the Crab” – 3:38
  9. “Rules and Regulations” – 2:33
  10. “Mellow Yellow” – 4:42
  11. “Catch The Wind” (part) – 1:16

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Eder, Bruce. Donovan in Concert at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Original album

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