By 1973,
Bell Records acquired the rights to release Donovan's
Pye Records catalog in the United States. These rights originally belonged to
Hickory Records and later to
Janus Records, the latter issuing
Donovan P. Leitch in 1970 and
Hear Me Now in 1971. Bell Records assembled Donovan's best known songs from the 1965 recordings and released it as
Early Treasures in 1973. The album cover featured Donovan in a white robe reminiscent of his
Essence to Essence album from the same year. This, like the album covers of
Like It Is, Was, and Evermore Shall Be and
The Best of Donovan, linked Donovan's current image with an album of his early folk songs. ==Track listing==