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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 03/30/1999
Run Time: 50:14
Epic/
Legacy's 1999 reissue of
Greatest Hits improves on the original 1969 collection in a number of ways. First of all, the original
Hickory versions of
"Catch the Wind" and
"Colours" are included instead of re-recordings, which is enough to make this new edition preferable, but the compilers have also chosen to include the original mono version of these hits instead of the stereo cuts that were on the first edition. Plus, they've added four excellent bonus tracks:
"Atlantis," "To Susan on the West Coast Waiting," "Barabajagal," and
"Riki Tiki Tavi." All of that means that this expanded and updated
Greatest Hits is a near-perfect single-disc summary of
Donovan's most popular material and hit singles. As these songs prove,
Donovan and producer
Mickie Most could craft irresistible
folk-rock and
psychedelic pop singles. Some of the sounds and sentiments may sound a little dated, but the productions and the songs --
"Sunshine Superman," "Jennifer Juniper," "Wear Your Love Like Heaven," "Season of the Witch," "Mellow Yellow," "Hurdy Gurdy Man," "Epistle to Dippy," "There Is a Mountain," "Lalena," plus the aforementioned bonus tracks -- have proven to be classics of the era, and this is the best place to get them all on one collection.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
;)
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