DONOVAN - Sunshine Superman 1966 Mono LP White Label Promo VG++
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MOST OF THE ALBUMS I AM NOW LISTING ARE PROMOTIONAL COPIES WHICH CAME FROM THE COLLECTION OF A FORMER RADIO STATION EXECUTIVE; THERE ARE MANY RARITIES FROM THE 1960s AND 1970s
DONOVAN
"Sunshine Superman"
Mono
Epic LN 24217
Released in 1966
Record Condition: VG++, full gloss, some surface marks which should not materially affect play
Labels: White and black promotional
ABOUT THE ALBUM:
by John BushPaced by the title track, one of Donovan's best singles, 1966's Sunshine Superman heralded the coming psychedelic age with a new world/old world bent: several ambitious psychedelic productions and a raft of wistful folk songs. Producer Mickie Most fashioned a new sound for the Scottish folksinger, a sparse, swinging, bass-heavy style perfectly complementing Donovan's enigmatic lyrics and delightfully skewed, beatnik delivery. The two side-openers, "Sunshine Superman" and "Season of the Witch," are easily the highlights of the album; the first is the quintessential bright summer sing-along, the second a chugging eve-of-destruction tale. The rest of Sunshine Superman is filled with lengthy, abstract, repetitive folk jams, perfect for lazy summer afternoons, but more problematic when close attention is paid. Accompanied by acoustic guitar and a chamber quartet, the second track, "Legend of a Girl Child Linda," plods on for nearly seven minutes, Donovan's hippie-dippie delivery rendering "lace" into "layyyzzz." After that notable low point, he performs much better, tingling a few spines with his enunciation on the ancient-sounding folksongs "Guinevere," "Three King Fishers," and "Ferris Wheel." Elsewhere, he salutes the Jefferson Airplane on "The Fat Angel" and fellow British folkie Bert Jansch on "Bert's Blues." Donovan's songs are quite solid, but Mickie Most's insistence on extroverted productions (it would grow even more pronounced with time) resulted in a collection of songs that sound good on their own but aren't very comfortable in context.
Tracks
Title Composer Time 1 Sunshine Superman Donovan 3:152 Legend of a Girl Child Linda Donovan 6:50
3 Three King Fishers Donovan 3:16
4 Ferris Wheel Donovan 4:12
5 Bert's Blues Donovan 3:56 6 Season of the Witch Donovan 4:56
7 The Trip Donovan 4:34 8 Guinevere Donovan 3:41
9 The Fat Angel Donovan 4:11
10 Celeste Donovan 4:08
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