Who sang mellow yellow5/7/2023 ![]() And they were.Īdmittedly, the compilation was rather good, but it was still a rock ’n’ roll swindle, and Pye should have been ashamed of themselves. The British release (on Pye, with whom Donovan was in dispute) combined songs from Mellow Yellow and Sunshine Superman into a hybrid album. Muttering trickles through the studio like iced water.Īfter a whispered conversation between Quizmaster and a hidden fact checker, the host grins unconvincingly and agrees, yes, the audience member is absolutely correct! Not only was Sunshine Superman released in the UK nine months later than the US, it wasn’t even the same album. The figure sits, to brief applause from the surrounding Americans. “In March 1967,” continues the informant firmly, “Donovan released Mellow Yellow, followed later in the year by the double album A Gift From A Flower To A Garden”. Brief pause as audience, presenter and contestant absorb this data. “ Sunshine Superman,” drawls a voice redolent with New World authority, “was released in September 1966 on the Epic label and reached number #11 on the US charts”. “Horse hockey!” they bellow.Ī tall figure in a dazzling stars and stripes waistcoat stands and addresses the Quizmaster. The contestant’s smile broadens as the audience applauds, then falters as a small contingent down the front boo loudly. Smiling confidently, the answer comes without hesitation. “What album did Donovan release in 1967?” Having already netted points for the musician’s birth name and place (Donovan Phillips Leitch, born Glasgow, May 1946) and his first album release ( What’s bin did and what’s bin hid, Pye Records, May 1965) he nods at the next question, seemingly no more demanding than the first pair. ![]() ![]() We are in a TV studio in London, and the aspirant Music Quiz champion in the spotlight has chosen Donovan’s sixties music as his special topic. ![]()
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