The Early Years (Donovan album)

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The Early Years
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Compilation album by Donovan
Released March 1993
Recorded 1965
Genre folk
Label Dojo
Producer Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens
Donovan chronology
One Night in Time
(1993) One Night in Time1993
The Early Years
(1993)
Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom
(1993) Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom1993
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The Early Years is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom in March 1993 (Dojo EarlD 13) and the United States in October 1994.

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Contents

History

In 1993, Dojo Records released another compilation of Donovan's 1965 Pye Records recordings entitled The Early Years. The compilation was released in the United States by Castle the following year.

Pye Records was a British record label. Its best known artists were Lonnie Donegan (1956–69), Petula Clark (1957–71), The Searchers (1963–67), The Kinks (1964–71), Sandie Shaw (1964–71), Status Quo (1968–71) and Brotherhood of Man (1975–79). The label changed its name to PRT Records in 1980, before being briefly reactivated as Pye Records in 2006.

Track listing

All tracks by Donovan Leitch, except where noted.

  1. "Catch the Wind" – 2:56
  2. "Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do" – 2:57
  3. "Cuttin' Out" – 2:19
  4. "Gold Watch Blues" (Mick Softley) – 2:32
  5. "Colours" – 2:45
  6. "Do You Hear Me Now" (Bert Jansch) – 1:48
  7. "Turquoise" – 3:30
  8. "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" – 3:11
  9. "Circus of Sour" (traditional; arranged by Donovan) – 1:51
  10. "Sunny Goodge Street" – 2:56
  11. "Josie" – 3:25
  12. "The Little Tin Soldier" (Shawn Phillips) – 2:58
  13. "Remember the Alamo" (Jane Bowers) – 3:04
  14. "Ballad of a Crystal Man" – 3:50

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