Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
- Format
- Vinyl LP
- Genre
- Rock
- Catalog No.
- CON1008LP
The fourth Donovan LP in our re-issue series is The Hurdy Gurdy Man, the sixth studio album (seventh overall) by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. Released in 1968, his songwriting here centered on drones such as on the songs 'Peregrine', 'The River Song' and 'Tangier', pop on most of the other tracks and jazz on 'As I Recall It'.
- Hurdy Gurdy Man
- Peregrine
- The Entertaining of a Shy Girl
- As I Recall It
- Get Thy Bearings
- Hi It's Been a Long Time
- West Indian Lady
- Jennifer Juniper
- River Song
- Tangier
- A Sunny Day
- The Sun Is a Very Magic Fellow
- Teas
- Laléna Bonus Track
- Teen Angel Bonus Track
- Poor Cow Bonus Track
- Moon in Capricorn Bonus Track
- The Ferryman's Daughter Bonus Track
- Format
- CD
- Genre
- Rock
- Tracks
- 18
- Edition
- Limited Edition
This is a complete limited pressing edition from the Donovan Paper Jacket Collection volume 5, released as a Japan-only project to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Donovan's debut, featuring a Blu-spec CD2 presented in a mini LP style paper sleeve and marking the first-ever Japanese paper jacket release of this title, not available for export, originally released in 1968 and newly remastered in 2026, including Japanese liner notes, lyrics with Japanese translations, a reproduced Japanese LP obi, a reproduced inner sleeve, and a bonus track, with Hurdy Gurdy Man being fully produced following Donovan's trip to India with The Beatles to study Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and standing as a diverse and experimental album blending psychedelic, jazz, traditional, Latin, and Indian musical elements with whispered vocals, featuring the lead single Jennifer Juniper which reached number 26 on the US charts, the title track which reached number 5, and an album peak of number 20 on the US charts.
