LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

• 2CD packed into a 6 panel digipack, UV gloss with an 8 page booklet
• A collection of live performances
• Includes BBC radio broadcasts
• Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality
• Interviews, background liners and rare images

Donovan, live at the BBC 1965 - 1969

Donovan Leitch burst into the UK hit parade in March 1965 with a number 4 hit for Pye Records in Catch The Wind. This recording had been preceded by a three-week run on the TV programme Ready Steady Go, unprecedented for an artist yet to release his first record. While Granada had Ready Steady Go, the BBC had a handful of contemporary light programmes for radio to host the ‘happening’ current acts such as Saturday Club, Folk Room and later; Nightride and Top Gear. Here, we travel back to 1965, where Donovan made numerous trips into BBC’s Paris Theatre Studios, and where he recorded these 30 songs between 1965-1969 included on this release, accompanying himself on guitar with additional stand-up bass provided by Spike Heatley and Danny Thompson. This landmark release also includes fascinating interviews with host Brian Matthew. Professionally re-mastered original broadcasts with background liners and rare archival photos.

TRACK LISTING:

DISC 1

1965

7th May

• 1 Catch The Wind (With Interview)
• 2 Who Killed Davy Moore

16th July

• 3 To Sing For You
• 4 Colours (With Interview)
• 5 Catch The Wind

30th July

• 6 The Candy Man
• 7 Colours (With Interview)
• 8 Working On The Railroad
• 24th September
• 9 Universal Soldier (With Interview)
• 10 Little Tin Soldier
• 11 Runnin’ From Home

24th December

• 12 Turquoise (With Interview)
• 13 Bert’s Blues
• 14 Daddy You’ve Been On My Mind

1967

3rd March

• 15 Hampstead Incident
• 16 Mellow Yellow (With Interview)
• 17 The Tinker And The Crab

DISC 2

1968

16th February

• 1 Lalena
• 2 The Tinker And The Crab
• 3 There Is A Mountain

22nd March

• 4 Jennifer Juniper (With Interview)
• 5 Lalena
• 6 As I Recall It
• 12th April
• 7 Young Girl Blues

12th July

• 8 The Entertaining Of A Shy Little Girl
• 9 Hurdy-Gurdy Man (With Interview)
• 10 Mad John’s Escape

26th July

• 11 Skip Along Sam
• 12 Hast Thou Seen The Unicorn

1969

• 4th July
• 13 Barabajagal (With Interview)