Troubadour: The Definitive Collection (1964-1976)

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TROUBADOUR is a collection of hits, demos and previously-unreleased tracks. Initial pressings came in a special "keeper box." As of October 1996 it is available in a standard double-CD jewel box. Personnel includes: Donovan Leitch (vocals, guitar, harp, banjo, harmonica); Mike O'Neil (vocals, piano, keyboards); Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, Eric Ford (guitar); Shawn Phillips (sitar, bouzouki); London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic (strings); Tom Scott (recorder); Jack Emblou (accordion); Charlie Rose, Ronnie Ross (horns); David Foster (piano, synthesizer); Nicky Hopkins, David Paul Briggs (keyboards); John Paul Jones, Ron Wood, Clive Chaman, Brian Locking, Spike Healey, Bobby Ray, Allen Spenner (bass); Jim Keltner, John Bonham, Kenny Buttrey, Denny Seiweill, Cozy Powell, Tony Newman (drums); Madeline Bell, Suzi Quatro, Leslie Duncan, Graham Nash, Don & friends, Valerie Carrington, Jill Utting, Gaynor Stewart, Julie Forsythe, Leslie Ash, John McCartney, Lesley Fyson, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Lea Jane Berinati, Florence Warner, Byron Warner (background vocals). Producers includes: Donovan Leitch, Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, Michael Peter Hayes, Geoff Stephens. Includes liner notes by Brian Hogg and Derek Taylor. Personnel: Donovan (vocals, whistling, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, banjo, harp, harmonica, programming); Mike Thomson (vocals, guitar); Mike O'Neill (vocals, piano); John Candy Carr (vocals, drums); Mike McCartney, Graham Nash, Gaynor Stewart, Lesley Duncan (vocals, background vocals); Julie Forsythe, John McCarthy (vocals); Valerie Carrington, Jill Utting (soprano); Johnny Christopher (guitar, electric guitar); Henry McCullough, Jay Graydon (guitar); Eric Leese, Eric Ford, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Allan Holdsworth, Reggie Young (electric guitar); Chris Spedding (bouzouki, strings); Shawn Phillips (sitar); A. Friend (violin, electric violin); Patrick Halling (violin); Douglas Davis (cello); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra (strings); Harold McNair (flute); Jack Emblou (accordion); Tom Scott (recorder); David Foster (woodwinds, piano); Danny Moss, Harrison Calloway, Jr., Ronnie Ross , Ben Cauley, Charles Rose, Harvey Thompson, Ronnie Eades (horns); Jean Roussel (Clavinet); Gabriel Mekler, David Briggs , John Cameron, Nicky Hopkins (keyboards); John "Rabbit" Bundrick (Moog synthesizer); Mike Carr (vibraphone); Cliff Barton (electric bass); Cozy Powell, Denny Seiwell, Keith Webb, Bobby Orr, Clem Clatini, Fast Eddie Hoh, Jim Keltner, John Bonham, Kenny Buttrey, Tony Newman (drums); Candy John Carr (congas, bongos); Tony Carr, Jim Gordon (percussion); Mary Holladay, Byron Warner, Florence Warner, Leslie Fyson, Ginger Holladay, Leslye Ash, Madeline Bell, Suzi Quatro, Lea Jane Berinati, Buffy Sainte-Marie (background vocals). Liner Note Authors: Derek Taylor; Brian Hogg. Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; American Recording Company, Los Angeles, CA; CBS Studios, London, England; Columbia Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Morgan Studios, North London, England; Olympic Studios, London, England; Peer Music, London, England; Quadrafonic Sound Studios, Nashville, TN; Sound Factory West. Unknown Contributor Role: Donovan. Subtitled THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION, 1964-1976, this two-disc 1992 compilation is just that. Starting with two 1964 demos, able but not definitive versions of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Codeine" and Tim Hardin's "London Town," TROUBADOUR quickly skips through Donovan's underrated folk-rock period--"Catch the Wind," "Colours," and Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier" are it--before hitting track six. "Sunshine Superman," one of the most daffily inspired and silly pop songs of its time, ushered in Donovan's psychedelic magpie era, when his lighter-than-air visions were set to some of the most enchantingly twee pop tunes of the era. "Mellow Yellow," "Hurdy Gurdy Man," "Atlan
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