Universal Solider

This single-CD compilation – issued in 1998 from the Australian-based Raven Records – gathers 23 tracks from Scottish pop folky Donovan. While this was not the first, it may well – as its title implies – be the most essential for both collectors and casual fans alike. With a total running time that clocks in at over 78 minutes, the track list has room to include both hits as well as deeper album tracks and rarities from both Donovan's earliest recordings for Pye (1965-1966) as well as his later work on Epic (1967-1973). …

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