History
When Donovan signed a contract with Epic Records, he became entangled in a legal dispute with Pye Records over the rights to his music. These legal proceedings withheld any new Donovan releases in the United Kingdom until late 1966. In the meantime, Pye Records' United States distributor Hickory Records compiled The Real Donovan from Donovan's Pye Records releases, choosing several songs that had not yet appeared on any United States release.
The Real Donovan was released within the same month as Donovan's first Epic Records album Sunshine Superman . Both albums were intended to capitalize on the success of the "Sunshine Superman" single, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts in the United States. While it did not match the Billboard chart success and sales of Sunshine Superman, The Real Donovan did chart, ultimately reaching No. 96.
What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid is the debut album from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the UK four days after his nineteenth birthday on 14 May 1965, through Pye Records. Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, and Geoff Stephens produced the album. The album was released in the US as Catch the Wind on Hickory Records in June 1965. Hickory Records changed the title to match that of Donovan's debut single.
Fairytale is the second album from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was first released in the UK on 22 October 1965 through Pye Records. The US version of Fairytale was released by Hickory Records in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs. Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens and Terry Kennedy produced the original album.
Live in Japan – Spring Tour 1973 is the twelfth album from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was only released in Japan in 1973. The album has never been released in either the United States or the United Kingdom.
"Colours" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Colours" single was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 1965 through Pye Records and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records. The "Colours" single was backed with "To Sing for You" on the United Kingdom release and "Josie" on the United States release.
"Turquoise" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Turquoise" single was released in the United Kingdom on 30 October 1965 through Pye Records and charted, peaking at No.30. The "Turquoise" single was backed with "Hey Gyp " and only released in the United Kingdom. "Turquoise" was released as the b-side on "To Try for the Sun" in the United States.
"Josie" is a song written and recorded by British singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Josie" single was backed with a cover of "The Little Tin Soldier" by Shawn Phillips and released in the United Kingdom on 18 February 1966 through Pye Records.
Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the US in April 1968. Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be marked the second Hickory Records compilation of Donovan's 1965 Pye Records material in the United States, following the moderately successful The Real Donovan from 1966.
Donovan P. Leitch is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United States in October 1970.
Golden Hour of Donovan is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom in November 1971 and did not chart.
Donovan File is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom in 1977.
Colours is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom in October 1987 and did not chart. This 1987 release bears little resemblance to the 1972 version of Colours.
The Early Years is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom in March 1993 and the United States in October 1994.
Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom in September 1993 and the United States on 21 May 1996.
Universal Soldier is the second compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the UK in September 1967.
Wonderful Music of Donovan is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released by Remember Records (1993) and in Portugal in 1996.
Mellow is a 2CD compilation album by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, released on 1 November 1997.
Summer Day Reflection Songs is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released on 25 April 2000.
Storyteller is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released on 16 September 2003 and was the first Donovan album released as a Super Audio CD/CD hybrid.
Hickory Records is an American record label founded in 1954 by Acuff-Rose Music, which operated the label up to 1979. Sony/ATV Music Publishing revived the label in 2007. Originally based in Nashville, and functioning as an independent label throughout its history, it has had several distributors.
"Hey Gyp " is a song by Donovan. He based it on "Can I Do It For You", a song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy. The name "Gyp" refers to Donovan's best friend, Gyp Mills, known then as Gypsy Dave, and is one of many songs that Donovan wrote and recorded as a dedication to his close friends.
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