Don’t diss the Don

SIR: Rachel Johnson’s review of Donovan manages, in passing, to mention four of the best songs of the late ’60s, but they’re not, it seems, as important as the hilarious fact that the Don is 73! Should we expect pathetic ageist comments in your magazine?

Donovan (unlike Dylan) can still sing, and if Oldie readers would like to hear an undiscovered gem, I suggest Voyage into the Golden Screen, where Donovan is as melodic as Paul Mccartney and as lyrical as early Yeats. Not too many performers can match his back catalogue.

Pity your review was so petty. Graham Foster, Brighton, East Sussex