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{{Infobox album
| name       = Live in Japan&nbsp;– Spring Tour 1973
| type       = Live album
| artist     = [[Donovan]]
| cover      = Donovan-Live_in_Japan.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1973
| recorded   = 25–26 March 1973
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Folk music|Folk]]
| length     = 45:23
| label      = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| producer   = Toshiyuki Sugano
| prev_title = [[Cosmic Wheels]]
| prev_year  = 1973
| next_title = [[Essence to Essence]]
| next_year  = 1973
}}
'''''Live in Japan – Spring Tour 1973''''' is the twelfth album from Scottish singer-songwriter [[Donovan]]. It was only released in Japan (Epic ECPM 25) in 1973. The album has never been released in either the United States or the United Kingdom.

==History==
The tracks on ''Live in Japan – Spring Tour 1973'' were recorded at Donovan's 25 and 26 March, 1973 shows in [[Osaka]]. Around the time of this concert, Donovan released ''[[Cosmic Wheels]]'', and had started recording ''[[Essence to Essence]]''. With the exception of "Hurdy Gurdy Man", the songs on this set avoid Donovan's chart hits of the 1960s in favor of more obscure and even unreleased songs.

The recordings of "Sadness" and "Universal Soldier" were also included in the 1990 album ''[[Rising (Donovan album)|Rising]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://donovan-unofficial.com/music/albums/rising.html |title=Rising |publisher=Donovan Unofficial |date= |accessdate=28 February 2012}}</ref>

==Album origins of tracks==
The following is a list explaining the original releases of each song. Tracks that were previously unreleased are noted with *, followed by explanations of their origin.
* "[[Hurdy Gurdy Man]]" (1968 single release)
* "Only the Blues" (from ''[[Cosmic Wheels]]'', released March 1973)
* "Sadness" (from ''[[7-Tease]]'', released November 1974)
* "A Working Man"* (no studio version released)
* "Your Broken Heart" (from ''[[7-Tease]]'', released November 1974)
* "[[Universal Soldier (song)|Universal Soldier]]" (from ''The Universal Soldier'' [[Extended play|EP]], released 15 August 1965)
* "The Dignity of Man" (from ''[[Essence to Essence]]'', released December 1973)
* "[[Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)]]" (B-side of "Turquoise", released 30 October 1965)
* "Tinker Tune"* (no studio version released)
* "Living for the Love Light"* (from ''[[Lady of the Stars]]'', released January 1984)
* "[[Josie (Donovan song)|Josie]]" (1966 single, from the album ''[[What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid]]'', released 14 May 1965)
* "Sailing Homeward"* (from ''[[Essence to Essence]]'')
* "The Ferryman's Daughter"* (from ''[[Gaelia]]'', released 2 December 2022)
* "Life Is a Merry-Go-Round" (from ''Essence to Essence'')

==Track listing==
All tracks by Donovan Leitch, except where noted.

===Original album===

====Side one====
#"Hurdy Gurdy Man" – 3:17
#"Only the Blues" – 3:20
#"Sadness" – 3:04
#"A Working Man" – 3:07
#"Your Broken Heart" – 3:42
#"Universal Soldier" ([[Buffy Sainte-Marie]]) – 2:48
#"The Dignity of Man" – 4:45

====Side two====
#"Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" – 2:26
#"Tinker Tune" – 2:47
#"Living for the Love Light" – 2:53
#"Josie" – 3:21
#"Sailing Homeward" – 3:23
#"The Ferryman's Daughter" – 2:38
#"Life Is a Merry-Go-Round" – 3:52

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://donovan-unofficial.com/music/albums/live_in_japan_spring_tour_1973.html ''Live In Japan: Spring Tour 1973'' – Donovan Unofficial Site]

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[[Category:1973 live albums]]
[[Category:Donovan live albums]]
[[Category:Epic Records live albums]]