Van Morrison - Astral Weeks Album

Tracklist

1	Astral Weeks	7:00
2	Sweet Thing	4:10
3	Afterwards
4	Ballerina	7:00
5	Cyprus Avenue	6:50
6	Madame George	9:25
7	Beside You	5:10
8	Slim Slow Slider	3:20
9	In The Beginning
10	Young Lovers Do	3:10

Credits

• Arranged By – Larry Fallon
• Bass – Richard Davis
• Drums – Connie Kay
• Flute, Soprano Saxophone – John Payne
• Guitar – Jay Berliner
• Percussion – Warren Smith
• Producer – Lewis Merenstein
• Written-By – Van Morrison

• Arranged By, Conductor – Larry Fallon
• Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
• Bass – Richard Davis
• Drums – Connie Kay
• Flute, Soprano Saxophone – John Payne
• Guitar – Jay Berliner, Van Morrison
• Percussion, Vibraphone – Warren Smith
• Photography By – Joel Brodsky
• Producer – Lewis Merenstein
• Vocals – Van Morrison
• Written-By – Van Morrison

Notes

WB shield watermark labels indicating reissued in early 1980s

On back cover:
Manufactured and Distributed by - WEA Music of Canada, Ltd.

On labels:
Manufactured by WEA Music of Canada Ltd. A Warner Communications company.1st US press with Green Labels.

Warner / 7 Arts logo

Album

To celebrate its 50t. Astral Weeks - Van Morrison. He had these signals behind his back, guitarist John Platania later told Rolling Stone. About Astral Weeks. It was recorded at Century Sound Studios in New York during September and October 1968, and released in November of the same year by Warner Bros. Ищете треки из альбома Astral Weeks исполнителя Van Morrison Тогда заходите на наш сайт - слушайте музыку онлайн и скачивайте бесплатно. Van Morrison. If Astral Weeks is the sound of Morrison rejecting radio-friendly formatting, Moondance captures him utterly excelling within it. That was the type of band I dig, Morrison said of the Moondance sessions. Two horns and a rhythm section - theyre the type of bands that I like best. The lyrics and cover art portray the symbolism equating earthly love and heaven. He was going deep inside himself, without a net or fear. Astral Weeks. Van Morrison never sounded more warm and ecstatic, more sensual and vulnerable, than on his enigmatically beautiful solo debut. Sir George Ivan Van Morrison, OBE generally known as Van Morrison or Van The Man born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award-winning artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl - Van Morrison. Fresh off the success of Brown Eyed Girl, which hit the Top 10 in 1967, and. He's a singer, songwriter, author, poet, and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since 1958. We knew instantly we had to bring it down, and then wed build it up again. Despite its cool reception in 1968 and Morrisons waffling opinion in the 21st century, Astral Weeks continues to ensnare new listeners to this day. Bassist Richard Davis later said that Morrison never told the musicians what he wanted from them or what the lyrics meant. Maybe he didnt know how to. Over the years, hes strangely described it as a rock opera, denigrated the heavily improvised arrangements as too samey, and even declared the young mans yearnings in the lyrics to be totally fictional. Featuring his characteristic growl - a unique mix of folk, blues, Irish, scat, and Celtic influences - Morrison is widely considered one of the most unusual and influential vocalists i read more. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone. According to the albums liner notes, the album was cut in less than two days in New York City. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks. He's a singer, songwriter, author, poet, and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since 1958. Hed come around to Weeks onstage, performing the album during a run of Hollywood Bowl concerts in 2008 - but with the track sequence completely reshuffled. The crowning touch was the superior jazz quintet convened by producer Lewis Merenstein to color the mists and shadows. Astral Weeks is the second studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. The album's music blends folk, blues, jazz, and classical styles, signalling a radical departure from the sound of Morrison's previous pop hits, such as Brown Eyed Girl 1967. Completa la tua Collezione su Van Morrison. WMG от лица компании Warner Astral Weeks. Completa la tua Collezione su Van still seems nonplussed and insecure about the album. Morrison serves up a fiery, clap-along Gloria and a brisk, horns-and-piano-drenched Domino, climaxing with a marathon take on the Astral Weeks stunner Cyprus Avenue. The album's music blends folk, blues, jazz, and classical styles, signalling a radical departure from the sound of Morrison's previous pop hits, such as Brown Eyed Girl 1967