A Gift From A Flower To A Garden

Sound DNA

• Rock
• Psych Rock

• dreamy
• whimsical
• psychedelic

About

Released as a two-LP box set and separately as the albums <i>Wear Your Love Like Heaven</i> and <i>For Little Ones</i>, <i>A Gift from a Flower to a Garden</i> is a wonderful piece of 1967. The <i>Heaven</i> material includes the catchy psychedelic pop of “Wear Your Love Like Heaven,” the childlike innocence of “Little Boy In Corduroy” and the organ-propelled romp, “Mad John’s Escape.” The instrumentation is lush and varied, allowing for guitar, organ, flute, bongos and drums. Even more fascinating is the <i>Little Ones</i> material recorded with little more than acoustic instruments. Here, Donovan taps into his inner child. “Song of the Naturalist’s Wife” is a spare, haunting piece of music that begins with a baby’s cry and nature sounds, while “The Enchanted Gypsy” captures a hypnotic sway with carefully arranged accompaniment. “The Lullaby of Spring,” “Widow With Shawl (A Portrait)” and “Starfish-on-the-Toast” represent the hippie vision at its most back-to-basics, with a refreshing optimism washing over the tracks. Yet, it’s quite sophisticated as music for children and is best enjoyed by adults with a silly streak.

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