Donovan – Sunshine Superman (Mono)
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RARITY - SEALED
Donovan – vocals, guitar, organ
Bobby Ray – bass guitar
Eddie Hoh – drums
Shawn Phillips – sitar
Lenny Maitlin – Hammond organ
Cyrus Faryar – bouzouki
Peter Pilifian – electric violin
John Carr – bongos
Written by Donovan Leitch
1 LP, Standard Sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Mono
Studio
Record Press : United Record Pressing
Label : Sundazed Music
Original Label : Epic
Recorded December 1965–May 1966 at Columbia Studio, Hollywood and EMI Studio, London
Produced by Mickie Most
Lacquer cut by Rob LoVerde
Cover Design by Dick Smith
Sleeve Notes by Donovan
Originally released in August 1966
Reissued in 2005
Tracks:
Side A:
- Sunshine Superman
- Legend Of A Girl Child Linda
- Three King Fishers
- Ferris Wheel
- Bert's Blues
Side B:
- Season Of The Witch
- The Trip
- Guinevere
- The Fat Angel
- Celeste
Reviews:
“Paced 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.” AllMusic Review by John Bush
Rating :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.27 / 5