Donovan in Concert

For the 1994 CD released asDonovan in Concert,seeRising (Donovan album).For the 1975 double album released asSunshine Superman / In Concert At The Anaheim Convention Center,seeDonovan discography.

Donovan in Concert
Live albumby Donovan
Released	June 1968(U.S.)
Recorded	17 November 1967
Genre	Folk rock,psychedelic rock
Length	55:00
Label	Epic(U.S.) Pye(UK)
Producer	Mickie Most
Donovanchronology
A Gift from a Flower to a Garden (1967) Donovan in Concert (1968) The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968)

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Donovan in Concertis the sixth album from Scottish singer-songwriterDonovan,and the first live album of his career. It was recorded in the Anaheim Convention Center inAnaheim,California on 17 November 1967. It was released in the United States in June 1968 (Epic RecordsBN 26386 (stereo)) and in the United Kingdom in September 1968 (Pye RecordsNPL 18237 (monaural) / NSPL 18237 (stereo)). The album reached No.18 on the US charts.

History

This concert was recorded prior to Donovan's release ofA 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 singleb-sides."Poor Cow" is introduced by Donovan as "Poor Love", its original title, which was changed when the song appeared in the filmPoor 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 flautistHarold McNairand percussionistTony 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.

Reissues

• On 15 February 2002Beat Goes On RecordsreissuedDonovan in Concert(BGOCD 90) on compact disc in the UK.
• In 2006EMIreissued a 2-CD remastered version of the albumDonovan in Concert – The Complete 1967 Anaheim Show(094635410020) in the UK.

Track listing

Original album

Track number, title, length, and on which releases of the studio versions of each song appeared. Songs that were unreleased at the time of the concert are noted with an asterisk (*):

Side one All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

1. "Intro" – 3:25
2. "Isle of Islay" * – 4:21 (fromA Gift from a Flower to a Garden,released December 1967)
3. "Young Girl Blues" – 6:09 (fromMellow Yellow,released March 1967)
4. "There Is a Mountain" – 3:04 (single, released August 1967)
5. "Poor Cow" * – 3:28 (b-side of "Jennifer Juniper"single, released February 1968)
6. "Celeste" – 5:15 (fromSunshine Superman,released September 1966)
7. "The Fat Angel" – 3:24 (fromSunshine Superman,released September 1966)
8. "Guinevere" – 2:42 (fromSunshine Superman,released September 1966)

Side two

1. "Widow with Shawl (A Portrait)" * – 3:34 (fromA Gift from a Flower to a Garden,released December 1967)
2. "Preachin' Love" – 5:03 (b-side of "Mellow Yellow"single, released October 1966)
3. "The Lullaby of Spring" * – 3:08 (fromA Gift from a Flower to a Garden,released December 1967)
4. "Writer in the Sun" – 4:30 (fromMellow Yellow,released March 1967)
5. "Pebble and the Man" * – 3:10 (released as "Happiness Runs" onBarabajagal,11 August 1969)
6. "Rules and Regulations" * – 2:54 (no studio version released except a demo tape)
7. "Mellow Yellow" – 4:18 (single, released October 1966)

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 Derroll" – 5:53
12. "Preachin' 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

• Donovan – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
• Tony Carr – Percussion
• Harold McNair– Flute & sax
• David Troncoso – Bass
• Lorin Newkirk – Piano
• 'Candy' John Carr – Bongos & finger cymbals
• and The Flower Quartet

External links

• Donovan In Concert– Donovan Unofficial SiteArchived12 December 2010 at theWayback Machine