DONOVAN Sunshine Superman LP EPIC RECORDS 1966 US orig+mono+promo LN 24217
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DONOVAN
An icon of flower power who emerged as a folksinger but later gained hits like "Sunshine Superman"
with bright psychedelic pop. Upon his emergence during the mid-'60s, Donovan was anointed
"Britain's answer to Bob Dylan," a facile but largely unfounded comparison which compromised
the Scottish folk-pop troubadour's own unique vision. Where the thrust of Dylan's music remains
its bleak introspection and bitter realism, Donovan fully embraced the wide-eyed optimism of the
flower power movement, his ethereal, ornate songs radiating a mystical beauty and childlike wonder;
for better or worse, his recordings remain quintessential artifacts of the psychedelic era,
capturing the peace and love idealism of their time to perfection
"SUNSHINE SUPERMAN"Produced by Mickie Most
1966 LP EPIC RECORDS LN 24217 MONO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING PROMOTIONAL COPY (sticker)
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
NOTES: sticker on front "PROMOTIONAL ALBUM COLUMBIA SPECIAL PRODUTS A Service of Columbia Records"Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: EPIC - YELLOW LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: LN 24217
Catalog on labels: LN 24217 XEM 115111 / LN 24217 XEM 115112
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): o XEM115111-1A P
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): o XEM115112-1B P
On labels: rim text reads 'Epic. Marcas Reg. T.M. Printed In U.S.A.'
NONBREAKABLEProduced by Mickie Most
On back cover: Notes + Tracklist
® "EPIC," Marca Reg. T.M. Printed in U.S.A.tracklisting
Side 1: SUNSHINE SUPERMAN - LEGEND OF A GIRL CHILD LINDA
THREE KING FISHERS - FERRIS WHEEL - BERT'S BLUESSide 2: SEASON OF THE WITCH - THE TRIP - GUINEVERE
THE FAT ANGEL - CELESTEgrading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
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"...(AllMusic)price rating
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