For me, there'll never be anything to top Gift from a Flower to a Garden. I have it in my car right now and when I start the engine, the music goes on. That was Xmas of 1967, a few months after Sargent Pepper. Ahhh, what great music in my lifetime. Wouldnt trade those years for anything. Finally saw Donovan in a small club in Miami Beach in 1993. Sat right in front of the 2 foot high stage and sang along to every song. Also got his autograph AND his guitar pick (plectrum). Still have them. =) "flower power !" .
Glad to see Donovan is still with us and looking great! His voice (both as a singer and a writer) is unique, and his original songs are infused with a pleasantly hallucinatory aura that bespeaks their origins in the 60s.
If you guys could see me right now... I'm fanboying so hard... This gives my soul peace... I can't...can't believe he released so much music... Yet he is so so underrated... My goodness, I wish more people my age would know him (I'm 18, 2020)
I feel like taking him aside and saying: "Hey dude, you're Donovan! You are the only dude on the planet who can claim that. You don't need to convince us. Your music already has! We believe already."
Sunshine Superman recorded in 1965 - only the title track was recorded in '65, on the very last day of December to be exact. The rest of the album was recorded in January-February 1966
How multi talented Donovan is ! I have many of his albums.I wish he had a Brother Sun Sister Moon soundtrack album - such glorious music. He has made an acoustic BSSM album ! Sutras is a great album too.
A huge talent . I wish he had described each album a bit more . His first live album was expanded into a two record set in recent years . Some songs sounded better without the commercial settings of Mickie Most . I cherish the 3 times I saw him in concert .
I have ALL of these albums accept for the last one shown, "Donovan Rising." Also have albums released after this video was made. The Donovan "Live in Japan" was harder to find. Had seen it at different times on EBay but always got outbid. Never did see it at any record shops in the Los Angeles area. Finally did win it on Ebay. Think I had to pay about $85.00 for it to a seller in Japan. A lot of money (for me) to spend for a record but splurged this one and only time.