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The last bonus track is the single version of 'Colours'. 'Turquoise' and 'Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)' were originally released as Donovan's third UK single on 30 October 1965. The next three songs ('Do You Hear Me Now', 'The War Drags On' and 'The Ballad of a Crystal Man') are from Donovan's 1965 EP Universal Soldier. On the original US version of Fairytale 'Oh Deed I Do' was cut and a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie's 'Universal Soldier' was added. The first bonus track is a cover of Bert Jansch's 'Oh Deed I Do'. In 1996, Sequel Records reissued the US version of Fairytale on compact disc (Sequel 1004-2).In February 1991, Castle Records reissued the UK version of Fairytale on compact disc (Castle CLACD226) in the UK.'Colours' and 'The Little Tin Soldier' were both removed from the album. In January 1969, Fairytale was reissued in an edited form ( Marble Arch Records MAL 867) in the UK.Record World said that the single 'Sunny Goodge Street 'has an elusive beauty' and that 'the poetic images all ring true and the melody is simple.' Reissues The Canadian pressing, issued on the British Pye label, omitted 'Belated Forgiveness Plea' but included 'Oh Deed I Do' and 'Universal Soldier'. Donovan's recording of 'Universal Soldier' was released in the US as a single the previous September, and was achieving some chart success. Shawn Phillips is playing the extra twelve-string guitar.įor release in the US, Hickory Records added a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie's ' Universal Soldier' and removed a cover of Bert Jansch's 'Oh Deed I Do'. Like his previous album What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid, Fairytale primarily features Donovan singing and playing mouth harp and acoustic guitar. 'Sunny Goodge Street' foreshadows the jazzy feel and descriptions of life in urban London that Donovan would continue to explore over the next two years.

Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens and Terry Kennedy produced the original album.įairytale finds Donovan evolving his styles further towards British folk, especially on songs such as 'Summer Day Reflection Song' and 'Jersey Thursday'. The US version of Fairytale was released by Hickory Records (catalog number LPM 127 / LPS 127 ) in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs. It was first released in the UK on 22 October 1965 through Pye Records (catalog number NPL 18128). Fairytale is the second album from British singer-songwriter Donovan.

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