Hurdy Gurdy Man

[sermad]

Nice little note I saw on a site.

Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan

Funny I should be asked about "Hurdy Gurdy Man". I spoke to John Paul Jones who played bass on it and was the MD. The guitar player was Alan Parker. American Web sites say that John Bonham and Jimmy Page played on it. This is absolute Bullshit as JPJ said. This is the e-mail sent BY JPJ.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

I have been contacted by Clem Cattini with regard to Donovan's Hurdy Gurdy Man
I would like to confirm that the musicians on the record were as follows

Donovan Accoustic Guitar
John Paul Jones Arrangement/Musical Director and Bass Guitar
Alan Parker Lead (electric) Guitar
Clem Cattini Drums

No other musicians were involved in this session
The session was produced by Mickie Most and engineered by Eddie Kramer.

John Paul Jones
London 05/2005

[SARGE]

good work.
i used to have a small girls bike with white tires. jimmy page played on it.

[Sie-Fly]

donovan in the daily mail this week [ in his own words]...quite interesting reading...double page every day so far..


and it was me who played on hurdy gurdy man actually.

[Lord Thames]

Alan Parker also did the fab fuzz guitar solo on the Button Down Brass cover version - I know which version I prefer, though. Sorry Mr Leitch!

I picked up the brand new remastered CD of the Hurdy Gurdy Man album for £1.50 at the MVC we've-got-to-shift-this-stuff-'cos-we're-going-to-the-wall sale - nice LP.