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Year:2005
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Donovan Leitch, at his most memorable, reflected and connected the folky beginnings of Bob Dylan with the pop instincts of the Beatles, and counted both among his friends. The singer-songwriter's airy voice and whimsical songs were malleable enough to encompass wildly diverse styles, including the sparse protest-folk of "Universal Soldier," the smoky cabaret jazz of "Sunny Goodge Street," and the harder psychedelia of "Hurdy Gurdy Man," as well as the easygoing sunshine sound of "Mellow Yellow" and the plush, orchestral "Lalena." Add some whimsical fairy tales, darker blues, and bouncy Caribbean rhythms, and you have an artist whose enormous swath is difficult to absorb, let alone anthologize.

This three-CD-plus-one-DVD set covers Donovan's work from 1964 to 2004 and is the most ambitious attempt yet to organize his extensive career. It includes 60 tracks, 15 of them previously unreleased or hard to find (many of these live and acoustic). The remastered sound is so clear it often seems Donovan is whispering into your ear. Try for the Sun is geared toward the hardcore fan, as those just wanting a taste can make do with Donovan's Greatest Hits or Troubadour: The Definitive Collection, 1964-1976. But for those with the time, interest, and patience, this nearly four-hour set, with its sumptuous packaging, extensive liner notes, and rare video footage, is a journey of its own that presents the most complete portrait available of this enigmatic and legendary artist. --Hal Horowitz

Tracklisting:

Disc One:

1.Catch the Wind [Single Version]
2.Josie
3.Co'dine [Demo Version]
4.Colours
5.Universal Soldier
6.Sunny Goodge Street
7.Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
8.Sunshine Superman [Extended Version]
9.The Trip [Single Version]
10.Legend of a Girl Child Linda
11.Three King Fishers
12.Season of the Witch
13.Guinevere
14.The Fat Angel
15.Mellow Yellow
16.Sand and Foam
17.Young Girl Blues
18.Museum
19.Hampstead Incident
20.Sunny South Kensington

Disc Two:

1.Epistle to Dippy
2.Preachin' Love
3.There Is a Mountain
4.Wear Your Love Like Heaven
5.Oh Gosh
6.Isle of Islay
7.Epistle to Derroll [Live] {Previously Unreleased}
8.To Try for the Sun [Live] {Previously Unreleased}
9.Someone's Singing [Live] {Previously Unreleased}
10.The Tinker and the Crab [Live] {Previously Unreleased}
11.Jennifer Juniper
12.Poor Cow {From The Motion Picture Poor Cow}
13.Hurdy Gurdy Man
14.Get Thy Bearings
15.Lalena
16.Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) w/The Jeff Beck Group
17.Lord of the Reedy River {Previously Unreleased}
18.Moon in Capricorn {Previously Unreleased}
19.To Susan on the West Coast Waiting
20.Atlantis

Disc Three:

1.Celia of the Seals
2.The Song of the Wandering Aengus [From Collected Poems Of W.B.Yeats]
3.The Ferryman's Daughter {Previously Unreleased}
4.She Moved Through the Fair {Previously Unreleased}
5.The Traveling People {Previously Unreleased}
6.Riki Tiki Tavi
7.Clara Clairvoyant
8.Young But Growing [Live] {Previously Unreleased}
9.Keep on Truckin' [Live] {Previously Unreleased}
10.Stealin' [Live] {Previously Unreleased}
11.I Like You
12.Maria Magenta
13.A Working Man [Live] {Previously Unreleased In The US}
14.Tinker Tune [Live] {Previously Unreleased In The US}
15.Sailing Homeward
16.Your Broken Heart
17.Dark-Eyed Blue Jean Angel
18.Please Don't Bend
19.Love Floats
20.Happiness Runs [2004 Version] {Previously Unreleased}

Disc Four: DVD-There Is An Ocean

An inviting, true-life Donovan adventure with music and poetry,this unreleased,1970 documentary finds the pop-star prince cruising the Greek Isles on his yacht, accompanied by family,friends and his "Open Road" band.

Enjoy and Seed. :P

1964-2004

Donovan Leitch's instantly recognizable vibrato may not appear until track six, but the casual "Hurdy Gurdy Man" fan has no business picking up this four-disc/sixty-song collection of the Scottish troubadour's four decades of whimsical pop confections and beatnik balladry. Sony's Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan includes a previously unreleased documentary from 1970, a lovely book that chronicles the singer/songwriter's storied career, complete with quotes of praise from current hipster bards like Devendra Banhart and the Polyphonic Spree's Tim DeLaughter, and 15 B-sides, rare demos, and live recordings, all housed in the finest faux-purple velvet box one could imagine. While there are some suspicious omissions ("Roots of Oak," "Age of Treason," "Cosmic Wheels"), there's enough here to satiate even the most rabid Donovan fan for weeks. Those interested in a less time-consuming biographical experience would do well with 1992's slightly superior -- and infinitely more cohesive -- Troubadour.