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Donovan's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United States in January 1969 on Epic Records and in the United Kingdom in March 1969 on Pye Records .
- Please Don’t Bend. Donovan “Please Don't Bend” Live From The Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival. Rick Rubin played a key part in helping to resurrect the career of Johnny Cash when he stripped it all down for the American Recordings series of albums.
- I Am The Shaman. Donovan - I Am The Shaman. After a decade away, Donovan has been making music pretty consistently since the mid-1990s. In 2010, he hooked up with the equally meditationally-minded David Lynch.
- Mellow Yellow. Donovan Mellow Yellow {Stereo) Remastered. Like many of Donovan's biggest hits, 'Mellow Yellow' was produced by Mickie Most. Recorded and released in October 1966, and if you listen closely you may be able to hear Paul McCartney in the background somewhere.
- Colours. Donovan "Colours" 1966. A number four hit in the UK, 'Colours' was one of Donovan's early songs that got him that "Bob Dylan-esque" tag that he so struggled to shake off.
- Jet Harris, “Diamonds” (1963) The very first recording session that Jimmy Page was ever enlisted to perform on was for this instrumental song by former Shadows bassist Jet Harris.
- Shirley Bassey, “Goldfinger” (1964) Written in 1964, this title track to the third entry in the James Bond series was based on the song "Moon River," itself the theme to Breakfast at Tiffany's.
- Nashville Teens, “Tobacco Road” (1964) Despite what their name might suggest, the Nashville Teens actually sprung out of Page's own hometown of Surrey, England, in 1962.
- Otis Spann, “Stirs Me Up” (1964) Otis Spann was one of the greatest blues piano players to ever come out of postwar Chicago. But like many of his contemporaries such as Sonny Boy Williamson II and Howlin’ Wolf, when the enthusiasm for the blues dried up in America in the early 1960s, he was all but forced to migrate over to Europe, where a fresh, young audience was ready to receive him with open arms.
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- Midnight Moonlight (1985) The eventual incarnation of a group of ideas (provisionally titled Swan Song) Page had had in his back pocket since 1974, for various reasons – usually because of more realised material already on the table – it never made the cut for any Zeppelin album.
- Most High (1998) Chock full of imperiousness and grandeur – in contrast to the rest of Page and Plant’s Walking Into Clarksdale album – this Grammy-winning slab of looped power channels the spirit of Kashmir and moves it 6,000 miles west to North Africa.
- Pride And Joy (1993) An incredibly exuberant delta-blues on steroids, and as transparent as Coverdale’s Plant impression is – not to mention Page’s own sentimental journey – it never hurts to give the people what they want.
- Satisfaction Guaranteed (1985) With both Page and Paul Rodgers keen to distance themselves from any musical hangovers from their prior careers as they concentrated on The Firm, they play this underrated classic with a straight bat.
- ‘Happenings Ten Years Time Ago’ – The Yardbirds
- ‘Beck’S Bolero’ – Jeff Beck
- ‘Sunshine Superman’ – Donovan
- ‘I Can’T Explain’ – The Who
- ‘Communication Breakdown’ – Led Zeppelin
- ‘The Rain Song’ – Led Zeppelin
- ‘Immigrant Song’ – Led Zeppelin
- ‘Whole Lotta Love’ – Led Zeppelin
- ‘Black Dog’ – Led Zeppelin
- ‘Ramble On’ – Led Zeppelin
A psychedelic rock chef-d’oeuvre, ‘Happenings Ten Years Time Ago’ is credited with helping to influence the creation of the metal genre. It’s also one of the only Yardbirdsmoments that featured both Page and Jeff Beck, two of London’s hottest guitarists at the time. Slightly ominous-sounding, the dovetailing guitars of Beck and Page are intelligent...
A rock staple, ‘Beck’s Bolero’ brought together some of ’60s London’s biggest names. Aside from Beck and Page, the other icons on the track were Keith Moon, Nicky Hopkins and John Paul Jones. An instrumental, the guitar riff is one of the most famous ever penned, and the thunderous break towards the end gives the track the necessary shot in the arm...
Page was a busy man in 1966, and ‘Sunshine Superman’ is one of his most well-known works from it. Jimmy Page actually played across all of Donovan’s album of the same name, with the highlight being the title track. Providing the electric guitar on ‘Sunshine Superman’, this plinky line is one of the most suggestive Page ever recorded, and you can im...
A mod anthem, ‘I Can’t Explain’ is an early hit by The Who that has a considerable legacy. Taking cues from The Kinks’ proto-punk masterpiece ‘All Day and All of the Night’, the track helped to assert the dominance of rock in the ’60s and set The Who up as one of the era’s most essential outfits. It is a lesser-known fact that Jimmy Page provided t...
A proto-punk masterpiece, Page’s work on ‘Communication Breakdown’ is legendary. Credited with helping to establish downstroke as one of punk’s key signifiers, everyone from Johnny Ramone to The Dictators cite it as an inspiration. Released in March 1969, Led Zeppelin truly arrived with this behemoth. This was the first time that Jimmy Page was let...
A more balanced Jimmy Page take, ‘The Rain Song’ is one of his most lauded efforts. There’s flecks of his work on Led Zeppelin IV, and his acoustic playing is some of the most passionate. The acoustic and electric guitars intertwine romantically, and one would argue that is perhaps his best work with Led Zeppelin. It’s got everything, and when the ...
‘Immigrant Song’ is the highlight from 1970’s polarising effort Led Zeppelin III. The riff that carries the track is simple but effective, providing the sound with a pounding edge. Additionally, who can forget Page’s minimalist use of tremolo, which helps to give the song a real bite. It rumbles along and gradually builds to a dissonant crescendo, ...
Hard rock at its finest, ‘Whole Lotta Love’ is one of Led Zeppelin’s most well-known tracks, and there’s no surprise why. Featuring Page’s unique power-riffing, the slide guitar that pans in and out was a genius studio trick for the time. It is said that the riff emerged out of an onstage jam of ‘Dazed and Confused’, which makes a lotta sense. The ...
‘Black Dog’ has to be Jimmy Page’s best riff. Another legendary Led Zeppelin moment, the opener to Led Zeppelin IV, set the tone for the rest of the album and was a big finger up to the band’s detractors of their previous album. Flaming hot, all band members shine on the track. Page’s guitar work here is one of the most well-known intermediate guit...
Starting off with that Simon & Garfunkel-esque acoustic guitar line, ‘Ramble On’ is a folk-hard rock fusion piece at the core. Dynamically refreshing, Page’s work on the track covers every inch of the fretboard, and his career as a session musician is really brought to the fore, with many different techniques utilised. In a way, for Page, this was ...
Jimmy Page said, “You’re one of the greatest rhythm guitar players in the world. We love playing with you.” Some great jazz musicians didn’t want to say they played on a Donovan session, as if they had an image to protect, but they needn’t have worried about that. Watch Donovan perform “Hurdy Gurdy Man” in 1968
Jan 9, 2014 · Known for his diversity as well as his virtuosity, these tracks ran the gamut from hard-edged R&B, easy-listening Burt Bacharach standards, and Top 40 pop like "Downtown" by Petula Clark, and even...
