Donovan spoke to reporters at the MIDEM International Music Conference in Cannes, France on Monday, telling them that the Internet is what he and his contemporaries dreamed about in the 60's."The dream of the '60s, of me and John Lennon and the others, was how do we speak to everybody on the planet at the same time? The first answer was via satellite, but that didn't connect to everyone. Then...
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Donovan, famous for '60s pop hits such as "Hurdy Gurdy Man" and "Mellow Yellow," has announced plans to open the Invincible Donovan University, where students will adhere to the principles of transcendental meditation."I know it sounds like an airy-fairy hippie dream to go on about '60s peace and love," said the 61-year-old singer, who was born Donovan Leitch in the Maryhill area of Glasgow. "B...
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Cosmic Wheels (1973)Flawed, Charming, Curious, Odd... It's A Post 60s Donovan AlbumI'd be the first to admit that Donovan may have worn out his welcome by the time the 60s morphed into the 70s. But that didn't stop him from recording interesting material that seemed to cherish his inner voice over commercial convention. Cosmic Wheels is one of those albums. Admittedly, part of its appeal was th...
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Open Road (1970)Donovan's White AlbumFar from Donovan's best release, Open Road should surely be considered one of his most genuine. Gone are the superstar players like Page and Beck (who served him well on a string of psychedelic folk LPs in the late 60s), and in their place is Donovan's only official "band," Open Road. Released in 1970, Open Road (the album) came across as a return to form he...
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So this week I had my Mom join me in my search for another vinyl for the week. This would make for a more efficient sweep of the store, we can start from the beginning and end, then meet in the middle making sure no gems are overlooked. Things didn't exactly turn out that way, instead it was like usual-rummage through random letters without any pre conceived notion that we'll find anything sp...
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I have enjoyed Donovan songs for many years. This is one of my favourites.I've never thought of Donovan as the Scottish Bob Dylan as the press once suggested. He has his own style. You will possibly know some of Donovan's work. Tracks such as Colours and Mellow Yellow have been used in advertising on television.A couple of my other favourites are Universal Soldier (he really is to blame) and Th...
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it goes all the way back as far as i can remember. it was bob dylan! all his fault, or his credit. without bob, i would have known only woody guthrie as the guy who wrote "this land is your land," which we sang in elementary school... and without its verse about "trespassin'"then there is donovan, wonderfully lampooned and put on the spot in dont look back which influenced my filmmaking as m...
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Cosmic Wheels (1973)Flawed, Charming, Curious, Odd... It's A Post 60s Donovan AlbumI'd be the first to admit that Donovan may have worn out his welcome by the time the 60s morphed into the 70s. But that didn't stop him from recording interesting material that seemed to cherish his inner voice over commercial convention. Cosmic Wheels is one of those albums. Admittedly, part of its appeal was th...
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Donovan Leitch was one of the first of the 'new Dylans' to emerge in the master's wake. His "Catch The Wind" seemed to be a reply to Dylan's "Blowin' In The Wind", and his recording of Buffy Ste Marie's "Universal Soldier" further cemented his reputation as a new 'spokesman for a generation'.His sound developed and blossomed in the emerging psychedelic scene, and with Jimmy Page on guitar he...
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As summer in these parts begins to slowly fade, I came across this collection of tunes aptly named "Summer Day Reflection SongsIt is a UK 2-CD compilation from 'the British Invasion's answer to Bob Dylan' and contains all of Donovan's Pye output before he dumped his label and hooked up with Mikey Most.It is certainly worth a trip in the wayback machine
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From the same compilation of Donovan tunes, which MOG does not recognize. Donovan was one of the most popular British recording artists of his day, producing a series of hit albums and singles between 1965 and 1970
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A final tune from the aforementioned compilation.Truth be told, I was a Donovan fan back in the day as were many artists at the time including the Beatles. He influenced both John Lennon and Paul McCartney when he taught them his finger-picking guitar style in 1968.
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