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The Early Years is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom in March 1993 (Dojo EarlD 13) and the United States in October 1994.
- Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens
- March 1993
- 1965
- folk
Jul 23, 2002 · The Very Best of Donovan: The Early Years by Donovan released in 2002. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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The Very Best of Donovan: The Early Years 23 July 2002 (Sanctuary 81184) Sunshine Superman: The Very Best of Donovan (2002) Atlantis (=Rising Again) [Holland] (2002) Storyteller (2003) Catch the Wind [UK] (2003) The Great Donovan (=Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976) [Australia] (2003) The Essential Donovan [1-Disc Version] (2004)
TitleAlbum DetailsPeak Chart Positions(uk[1])Peak Chart Positions(aus[2])Released 2013 Label Treasure Isle ...––Ritual GrooveReleased Oct 2010 in Ireland Label ...––Released April 2005 Label iTunes––Released 2004 Label Appleseed––- 62
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- 1964–66: Rise to Fame
- 1967–69: International Success
- Changes
- 1980s–1990s
- 2000s
- 2010S–2020S
Returning to Hatfield, Donovan spent several months playing in local clubs, absorbing the folk scene around his home in St Albans, learning the crosspicking guitar technique from local players such as Mac MacLeod and Mick Softley and writing his first songs. In 1964, he travelled to Manchester with Gypsy Dave, then spent the summer in Torquay, Devo...
In July 1967, Epic released "There Is a Mountain", which just missed the US top ten and was later used as the basis for the Allman Brothers Band's "Mountain Jam". In September, Donovan toured the US, backed by a jazz group and accompanied by his father, who introduced the show. Later that month, Epic released Donovan's fifth album, a set entitled, ...
In late 1969, the relationship with Most ended after an argument over an unidentified recording session in Los Angeles. In the 1995 BBC Radio 2 The Donovan Story, Most recounted:
The punk era (1976–1980) provoked a backlash in Britain against the optimism and whimsy of the hippie era, of which Donovan was a prime example. The word "hippie" became pejorative, and Donovan's fortunes suffered.[citation needed] In this period, he released the albums Neutronica (1980), Love Is Only Feeling (1981), and Lady of the Stars (1984), a...
In 2000, Donovan narrated and played himself in the Futurama episode "The Deep South" on 16 April with a parody of the song "Atlantis".[citation needed] A new album, Beat Cafe, on Appleseed Records in 2004, marked a return to the jazzy sound of his 1960s recordings and featured bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Jim Keltner, with production by John...
In October 2010, Donovan's released the double album Ritual Groove, which he had described as "a soundtrack to a movie not yet made." On 10 May 2021, his 75th birthday, Donovan released the music video for the album's song "I Am the Shaman". David Lynchproduced the track and directed the video. In 2012, he released The Sensual Donovan, recorded in ...
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2005 CD release of "The Very Best Of The Early Years" on Discogs.
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- CD, Compilation
Donovan Philips Leitch (born May 10, 1946 in Maryhill, Glasgow), better known as simply Donovan, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician. Originally a '60s folk singer, as the decade progressed Donovan cultivated his own unique eclectic sound, mixing elements of folk, pop, jazz, world music and more, often with a twinge of psychedelia ...
Nov 20, 2006 · Date First Available : November 20, 2006. Label : Metro. ASIN : B000817ZCC. Country of Origin : United Kingdom. Number of discs : 1. Best Sellers Rank: #441,968 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #831 in British Folk. #1,829 in British Invasion Rock. #4,622 in Classic Psychedelic Rock.
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