One positive thing about this thread..
no matter how much some mudcatters might moan about it's length and unpleasantness,
I'm finding it a great memory jogger......

F'rinstance, that Donovan...

If it wasn't for the cod-medievalism of a bunch of his flower power era LP tracks,
I might never have explored 'real' early music recordings in my late teens..

...and come to the realisation that John Renbourn was even better than Donovan
at that sort of thing....

...whilst at the same time I was playing in a locally notorious west country punk band...

Like I said.. diversity and perspective...