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Sunshine Superman: The Very Best Of Donovan

~ Donovan
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  • Audio CD (9 Sep 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: EMI Records
  • ASIN: B00006AAMI
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 72,868 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Sunshine Superman (Extended Version)
2. Mellow Yellow
3. Catch The Wind (LP Version)
4. There Is A Mountain
5. Colours
6. Jennifer Juniper
7. The Trip
8. Sunny Goodge Street
9. Happiness Runs
10. Poor Cow
11. Preachin' Love
12. Hurdy Gurdy Man
13. Superlungs My Supergirl
14. Season of the Witch
15. Turquoise
16. Epistle to Dippy
17. Sand and Foam
18. Altlantis
19. Guinevere
20. Wear Your Love Like Heaven
See all 22 tracks on this disc

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ready, Steady, Go, but not just yet!, 24 Dec 2002
By Mr. Sr Harrup "nehpetsrh" (London) - See all my reviews
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Back in the 60's we all saw Donovan on RSG, hyped up as the British answer to Bob Dylan. What an unfair millstone to hang around the man's neck. Donovan was his own man, the only similarity being that (poorly played) harmonica. This album shows that Donovan's music has stood the test of time on its own merit. Some of the songs here may be familiar, others not so, but all are excellent examples of a unique British talent, not a copy of an American one.

Listen to the Jeff Beck/Jimmy Page tracks, good rock music or what? Listen to the acoustic tracks, they stand shoulder to shoulder, alongside the best of any other folk artist. Put them all together this adds up to a great introduction to the man, or a great trip down memory lane.

One criticism (well there must be one) is the omission of "For Susan on the West Coast, Waiting".

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars BLOW YOUR LITTLE MIND!, 27 Jul 2004
Like a lot of people, I've liked the few hits that everyone knows 'Sunshine Superman', 'Hurdy Gurdy man', but have never known what was worth buying. Thats where this compilation works. It's the most comprehensive and enjoyable collection of Donovan's work that you'll find. This guy wrote some great songs, and also created some pretty wicked sounds, that many still can't replicate today. The only thing missing for me is a track called 'Celeste, but thats a small blot on a very psychedelic, swirlling landscape.

P. S. It's also worth the cover price for a track called 'Atlantis' which is featured on the 'Goodfella's' film.
(Been wondering who did it for years)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional body of work, 25 Mar 2004
It took me by surprise just how impressive Donovan's music was when viewed as a retrospective body of work. The use of Mellow Yellow on a Gap advert last year alone attests to the ultra cool relevance of the man's sound 35+ years on.
People often refer to him as the poor man's Dylan but - and this may be controversial - Dylan never wrote anything as blissfully magical and engaging as Jennifer Juniper or Sunshine Superman.
A reappraisal is definitely long overdue.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for a greatest hits but....
If you are on a budget or a bit affraid of buying into a large body of work like Donovan's and lack the confidence of knowing where to start then this is the album for you... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2006 by Kevin Mcclure

3.0 out of 5 stars Someone's mistaken
Donovan did not begin by being influenced by Dylan as P.D. Harris states. They were both influenced by the same American "roots". Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2006 by John Michael Carr

4.0 out of 5 stars Not "Universal"....
This album would be a 5 star rating but for one glaring ommission - how can a best of Donovan not have "Universal Soldier" it???
Published on 22 April 2006 by Michael A. Brown

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the one to buy
Yes, this is definitely the best "Best of" to buy. It includes recordings from his early period, not the remakes of Colours and Catch the Wind on an earlier Greatest Hits; it... Read more
Published on 21 April 2006 by Pismotality

5.0 out of 5 stars Sixties folk-rocker from Scotland
Originally inspired by Bob Dylan, Donovan began as an acoustic folk-rocker but soon changed to an electric sound that yielded most of his hits although he eventually returned to... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2004 by Peter Durward Harris

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