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Donovan - The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968)

Posted By: v3122
Donovan - The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968)

Donovan - The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1990 | Epic, EK 26420 | ~ 191 or 105 Mb | Scans Included
Folk Rock / Psychedelic Rock

Having Mickie Most as producer could be a double-edged sword. On The Hurdy Gurdy Man, his over-ambitious nature and scattershot production sense occasionally sabotaged Donovan's songs rather than emphasizing their strengths. (The credits shamelessly list "Produced by Mickie Most" and "A Mickie Most Production," right next to each other.) As with the last few LPs, the program began with the hit title track (one of Donovan's best singles), a dim, dark song balancing psychedelia with the heavier, earthier rock championed during 1968 by Dylan and the Beatles. Though the next two tracks – an eerie, trance-like "Peregrine" and the endearing acoustic number "The Entertaining of a Shy Girl" – are excellent performances, any sense of mood is soon shattered by a hopelessly overblown music-hall showtune, "As I Recall It." This terrible problem of pacing and song placement continually afflicts The Hurdy Gurdy Man, rendering ineffective many solid songs. As for the writing, Donovan certainly wasn't expanding his songbase; as usual, the album overflowed with playful songs on girls ("West Indian Lady," "Jennifer Juniper") and pastoral themes ("The River Song," "A Sunny Day," "The Sun Is a Very Magic Fellow"). Most of these featured more inventive, sympathetic accompaniment, combined with Donovan's usual spot-on delivery. Despite the great songs and (usually) solid performances, though, The Hurdy Gurdy Man is a very difficult listen.

by John Bush, AMG
Donovan - The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968)


Donovan - The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968):

Donovan - The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968)

Tracklist:

01. Hurdy Gurdy Man (03:16)
02. Peregrine (03:36)
03. The Entertaining of a Shy Girl (01:42)
04. As I Recall It (02:09)
05. Get Thy Bearings (02:49)
06. Hi It's Been a Long Time (02:34)
07. West Indian Lady (02:17)
08. Jennifer Juniper (02:43)
09. The River Song (02:17)
10. Tangier (04:12)
11. A Sunny Day (01:54)
12. The Sun Is a Very Magic Fellow (02:44)
13. Teas (02:30)

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 22. May 2009, 17:44

Donovan / The Hurdy Gurdy Man

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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


TOC of the extracted CD

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3 | 6:53.50 | 1:42.17 | 31025 | 38691
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12 | 29:35.25 | 2:44.62 | 133150 | 145511
13 | 32:20.12 | 2:30.63 | 145512 | 156824


Track 1

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Track 2

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Track 4

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Track 6

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Track 7

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Track 8

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Track 9

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Track 10

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Track 11

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Track 12

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Track 13

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End of status report

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-11-21 09:40:39

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Analyzed: Donovan / The Hurdy Gurdy Man
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -4.42 dB -16.53 dB 3:17 01-Hurdy Gurdy Man
DR12 -3.23 dB -17.51 dB 3:37 02-Peregrine
DR11 -3.85 dB -19.62 dB 1:42 03-The Entertaining of a Shy Girl
DR11 -2.35 dB -16.24 dB 2:09 04-As I Recall It
DR13 -3.17 dB -17.86 dB 2:50 05-Get Thy Bearings
DR11 -4.01 dB -19.04 dB 2:35 06-Hi It's Been a Long Time
DR12 -4.03 dB -18.53 dB 2:18 07-West Indian Lady
DR11 -7.12 dB -19.93 dB 2:43 08-Jennifer Juniper
DR11 -4.09 dB -18.55 dB 2:17 09-The River Song
DR12 -1.79 dB -16.39 dB 4:13 10-Tangier
DR11 -3.77 dB -17.72 dB 1:55 11-A Sunny Day
DR13 -3.68 dB -19.98 dB 2:45 12-The Sun Is a Very Magic Fellow
DR11 -5.03 dB -21.28 dB 2:31 13-Teas
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 662 kbps
Codec: FLAC

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12 65,4 [74CE6F38] [A72F4A9F] CRC32
13 56,0 [20CC32C2] [83083834] CRC32

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