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Sunshine Superman (Stereo Special Edition)

Donovan

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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.

© John Bush /TiVo

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1
Sunshine Superman
00:03:19

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

2
Legend Of A Girl Child Linda
00:06:52

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

3
Three Kingfishers
00:03:19

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

4
Ferris Wheel
00:04:13

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

5
Bert's Blues
00:03:59

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

6
Season Of The Witch
00:04:57

Leitch, Composer, Lyricist - Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

7
The Trip
00:04:37

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer - D. Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

8
Guinevere
00:03:44

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer - D. Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

9
The Fat Angel
00:04:17

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

10
Celeste
00:04:12

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

11
Breezes Of Patchuli
00:04:38

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer - D. Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

12
Museum (First Version)
00:02:52

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer - D. Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

13
Superlungs (First Version)
00:04:13

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

14
The Land of Doesn't Have to Be
00:02:42

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

15
Sunny South Kensington
00:03:56

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer - D. Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

16
Epistle to Dippy (2005 Remastered Version) [Stereo]
00:03:11

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

17
Writer In The Sun
00:04:32

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

18
Hampstead Incident
00:04:50

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2011 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

19
Sunshine Superman (Long Version)
00:04:42

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2011 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

DISC 2

1
Sunshine Superman (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:03:15

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

2
Legend of a Girl Child Linda (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:06:54

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

3
The Observation (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:02:24

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

4
Guinevere (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:03:42

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer - D. Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

5
Celeste (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:04:13

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

6
Writer in the Sun (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:04:31

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

7
Season of the Witch (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:04:58

Leitch, Composer, Lyricist - Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

8
Hampstead Incident (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:04:43

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

9
Sand and Foam (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:03:20

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

10
Young Girl Blues (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:03:48

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

11
Three Kingfishers (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:03:18

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

12
Bert's Blues (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:04:00

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

13
Ferris Wheel (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:04:14

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

14
The Trip (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:04:37

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer - D. Leitch, Composer, Lyricist

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

15
The Fat Angel (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
00:04:13

Donovan, Artist, MainArtist - Donovan Leitch, Composer

2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd 2005 The state51 Conspiracy Ltd

Album review

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.

© John Bush /TiVo

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