Cosmic Wheels is the tenth studio album and eleventh album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in both the United Kingdom (Epic SEPC 65450) and the United States (Epic KE 32156) in March of 1973. In 1999, Mastertone Records released a compilation entitled Cosmic Wheels that contains live concert recordings by Donovan from the 1980's. These songs were originally released on Rising in 1990. This album contains none of the recordings released on the original 1973 album. 33⅓ LP vinyl record album The vinyl record is a type of gramophone record, most popular from the 1950s to the 1990s, that was most commonly used for mass-produced recordings of music. ... Donovan Philips Leitch (usually known simply as Donovan) (born May 10, 1946) is a British musician. ... For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Epic Records is a record label launched originally as a jazz and classical label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow and black logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical music releases. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes (June 20, 1938 - May 30, 2003), successful record producer notably with a string of Number 1 hit singles with his own RAK Records label and acts such as The Animals, Hermans Hermits, Donovan and Hot Chocolate. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a globally comprehensive metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Donovan Philips Leitch (usually known simply as Donovan) (born May 10, 1946) is a British musician. ... H.M.S. Donovan is the ninth studio album and tenth album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Donovan Philips Leitch (usually known simply as Donovan) (born May 10, 1946) is a British musician. ... For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

History

After the inward reflection of fatherhood and family life contained in the songs of H.M.S. Donovan, Donovan turned his attention to popular music again in 1972. It had been three years since "Atlantis" entered the top 10. Since that time, Donovan had released a mildly successful album with Open Road and a solo children's album that failed to make the charts in the U.K. and did not even see a release in the U.S..

In hopes of fomenting success, Donovan brought in Mickie Most to share the producer duties on his next album. The Cosmic Wheels sessions were recorded in Morgan Studios in London, England. In the U.K. at that time, glam rock ruled the top of the charts. Bands and artists like T. Rex, Alice Cooper, David Bowie and others defined the many styles that would form glam rock. Several of these bands and artists claimed Donovan as a key influence in their music. This praise coupled with the chart success of the genre likely had great influence on the musical direction Cosmic Wheels would take. Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes (June 20, 1938 - May 30, 2003), successful record producer notably with a string of Number 1 hit singles with his own RAK Records label and acts such as The Animals, Hermans Hermits, Donovan and Hot Chocolate. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Glam rock is a style of rock music popularised in the 1970s, and was mostly a British phenomenon. ... Before finding teenybopper adulation as a 1970s pop group T. Rex began life as Tyrannosaurus Rex, darlings of the hippy/lighter weight end of the UK Underground scene in 1960s London. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. ... David Bowie David Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie, is a British rock and roll musician, actor, and artist who has had a profound influence on rock and roll from the 1960s to the present. ... Glam rock is a style of rock music popularised in the 1970s, and was mostly a British phenomenon. ...

While Donovan was recording Cosmic Wheels, Alice Cooper was recording their 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies in the same studio. Alice Cooper guitarist Michael Bruce suggested asking Donovan to sing co-lead on the title track with Vincent Damon Furnier (who later took the name Alice Cooper for himself). Donovan agreed, and the resulting song helped propel Billion Dollar Babies to #1 in the United States. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Billion Dollar Babies is a heavy metal album by American rock band Alice Cooper, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a heavy metal singer and musician. ... Michael Owen Bruce was a guitarist for the Alice Cooper Group Michael Bruce (March 27, 1746 - July 15, 1767) was a Scottish poet. ... Billion Dollar Babies is a heavy metal album by American rock band Alice Cooper, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ...

Cosmic Wheels reached the top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic, enjoying the same chart success as many of Donovan's previous albums. By 1973 the music business had shifted to promoting album-oriented rock, relegating singles to less promotion and fewer sales. An edited form of "I Like You" reached #66 in the U.S. and became the last charting single Donovan would have. The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Album Oriented Rock, abbreviated AOR, was originally an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock music artists rather than singles releases. ...

Reissues

• On August 15, 1994, Epic's Rewind Records label reissued Cosmic Wheels (Epic/Rewind 477378 2) on compact disc in the U.K..

• On November 3, 1998, Mastertone Records released a compilation of Donovan's live recordings from the 1980's titled Cosmic Wheels (Mastertone 8354). All of these songs were originally released on Rising in 1990 and are not from the original Cosmic Wheels album.

• On February 23, 2004, Diablo Records released Cosmic Wheels/Essence to Essence (DIAB8051) in the U.K. on compact disc. This compilation includes all of Cosmic Wheels and all of Essence to Essence on one disc.

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Track Listing

Original Album

Side 1

1. "Cosmic Wheels" (Donovan Leitch) - 4:02
2. "Earth Sign Man" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:56
3. "Sleep" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:48
4. "Maria Magenta" (Donovan Leitch) - 2:12
5. "Wild Witch Lady" (Donovan Leitch) - 4:27

Side 2

1. "The Music Makers" (Donovan Leitch) - 4:28
2. "The Intergalactic Laxative" (Donovan Leitch) - 2:49
3. "I Like You" (Donovan Leitch) - 5:18
4. "Only the Blues" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:13
5. "Appearances" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:44

1998 Mastertone Records Version (Rising reissue)

1. "Make Up Your Mind" (Donovan Leitch) - 5:29
2. "Laleña" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:17
3. "Stealing" (traditional; arranged by Donovan Leitch) - 4:10
4. "Young But Growing" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:42
5. "Young Girl Blues" (Donovan Leitch) - 5:02
6. "Colours" (Donovan Leitch) - 2:30
7. "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (Donovan Leitch) - 2:28
8. "Cosmic Wheels" (Donovan Leitch) - 4:12
9. "Universal Soldier" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) - 2:48
10. "Sadness" (Donovan Leitch) - 2:54
11. "Sunshine Superman" (Donovan Leitch) - 4:02
12. "Catch the Wind" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:00