- KILLER Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound or very close to it for both sides of this original Apple import pressing
- These sides were doing everything right — clean, clear and full-bodied with wonderfully breathy vocals and a solid bottom end
- Engineered by Ken Scott, Donovan’s “Lord of the Reedy River” is simply amazing on this copy
- “Paul McCartney produced this debut album of twee but pretty, romantic pop-folk… the highlights are Donovan’s “Lord of the Reedy River” and “The Honeymoon Song,” which McCartney himself had sung with the Beatles way back in 1963 on the BBC…” – All Music, 4 1/2 Stars
The domestic pressings can sound very good but they can’t sound like this Brit original! This is clearly the master tape; all veils have been lifted, and the ambience and transparency of the soundstage are sublime on both sides. (more…)