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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Yeah you know it! I bought this box set when it came out and curiously it  was probably the end of my Donovan period (who you calling an ole Hippie!?) I think my brother Steve ended up with this as he seemed to really like it cos I can't find it now but hey . . . . . it was a product of it's time and whereas the earlier stuff has stayed with me this period not so much . . . . . 
It's still groovy though . . . . . 

On this day in music history: April 16, 1968 - “A Gift From A Flower To A Garden”, the fifth album by Donovan is released (US release is in December 1967). Produced by Mickie Most, it is recorded at Pye Studios in London circa 1967. Originally released as two separate albums titled “Wear Your Love Like Heaven” and “For Little Ones”, it is one of the first rock albums to be issued as a box set. The songs on “Wear Your Love Like Heaven” are electric based pop songs, while “For Little Ones” are acoustic based children’s songs. The set is lavishly packaged with a full color booklet including photos and printed lyrics, “A Gift From A Flower To A Garden” peaks at number thirteen on the UK album chart, number nineteen on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.

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