Open Road - Original 1970 UK Dawn label 12-track LP - Orange labels

Scarce original 1970 UK Dawn label 12-track LP - Donovans more organic and less polished 8th album recorded without Mickie Most, with whom Donovan recorded the previous 5 albums - recorded with the Jeff Beck Group, Madelene Bell, Lesley Duncan, Graham Nash and others.

Vinyl has generic orange and black printed company labels with upper boxed 'sun' logo above large fonted, outline and shadow effect company name.

Vinyl has handetched matrix information:
Side 1: DNLS 3009 A-1, mother/stamper D 1
Side 2: DNLS 3009 B-1, mother/stamper D 1

Vinyl is held in a matt finish Garrod & Lofthouse manufactured gatefold picture cover with 'Patents Pending' text on lower back.

Condition: VG+(+) (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+(+) (Cover):

Vinyl is superlustrous and has a single or two very light and far from audible surface marks paired with a little faint sleeve wear.

Labels has in the area of a handfull spindletraces and vinyl is overall graded close to near perfect/excellent.

Cover has a handwritten first name on upper back but otherwise only truly marginal signs of handling - graded close to near perfect/excellent.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Changes
2 Song For John
3 Curry Land
4 Joe Bean's Theme
5 People Used To
6 Celtic Rock

Side 2:
1 Riki Tiki Tavi
2 Clara Clairvoyant
3 Roots Of Oak
4 Season Of Farewell
5 Poke At The Pope
6 New Year's Resovolution

Credits:
Donovan Leitch - guitar, harp, vocals
Mike Thomson - guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Mike O'Neill - piano, vocals
John Carr - drums, vocals

Technical Credits:
Donovan Leitch - production
Mike Bobak - Engineer

Artwork:
Sid Maurer - Cover Design, Artwork
David Mills - Photography