Donovan – Fairytale (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1965

Fairytale is an LP by Donovan from 1965 released on the Astor label.

About this album

Fairytale finds Donovan refining the gentle folk-pop style that made him one of the most distinctive British singer-songwriters of the mid-1960s. Issued in 1965, the album blends acoustic folk with warmer, more adventurous arrangements, moving from the brightness of Colours and I’ll Try for the Sun to the more wistful and introspective material that helped broaden his appeal beyond the protest-folk scene. It captures the moment before his late-1960s chart breakthrough, when his songwriting was becoming more individual and dreamlike. As an early statement in his catalogue, Fairytale helped establish the melodic simplicity and lyrical imagination that would define his best-known work.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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