from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_the_Wind
"Catch the Wind" was the first release by Donovan. It reached #4 in the United Kingdom and #23 in the United States.
[1] The single version featured Donovan's vocals with echo and a string section. The song was re-recorded for Donovan's first album
What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid without the vocal echo and strings.
When
Epic Records was compiling
Donovan's Greatest Hits, they were either unable or unwilling to secure the rights to the original recordings of "Catch the Wind" and "
Colours". Donovan re-recorded both songs with a full backing band, and these were included on the greatest hits album with session musicians
Big Jim Sullivan and
John Paul Jones. The CD release of the album uses the original 1965 album version.