VAN MORRISON ASTRAL + LIVE ST. CHIOR MOONDANCE TUPELO IN THE WIND RARE 10 LP SET

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VAN MORRISON COLLECTION OF 8 TITLES AND 10 PIECES OF VINYL - MOST ARE OUT OF PRINT AUDIOPHILE MASTERPIECES & OUR LAST COMPLETE SET FOREVER

COLLECTION STARTS WITH KEEP IT SIMPLE DOUBLE LP SET - ORIGINAL RELEASE WITH 3 BONUS TRACKS THAT WERE ONLY ON THIS VINYL RELEASE NOW OUT OF PRINT AND OUR LAST COPY FOREVER

Those familiar with Van Morrison’s ever mercurial muse could hardly have been surprised when he turned up on the artistically centered, avant-country label Lost Highway to pay tribute to a era-spanning slate of country icons on the Nashville imprint's ‘06 collection, Pay the Devil. But while the ensuing years were dominated by several rich anthologies of Morrison’s work, he’s returned here to masterfully show his love of country was no passing fancy. As the title suggests, Morrison’s self-produced approach to the genre is both musically and emotionally elemental, a no frills approach that fits him like a well-worn pair of Tony Llamas. Indeed, even as he’s addressing matters of musical style and substance in an unusually introspective way on "That’s Entertainment" and "Soul," the veteran’s singing here is so natural and deceptively effortless as to disguise how forcefully Morrison has immersed himself in the country mold – or, more to the point, remade it lovingly in his own image, also marking the first time in several years he’s penned all the songs on one of his albums. Whether offering a little tutelage about the vagaries of fate on "School of Hard Knocks," taking W.C. Handy’s "St. Louis Blues" as the starting point for the slow-burning, Hammond B3-seeped country blues lament "Don’t Go to Nightclubs Anymore," or preaching the backroads Zen gospel of the title track and Banjo-seasoned elegy "Song of Home," Morrison’s warm, world-weary voice connects with themes that are as familiar as sunshine – and every bit as fundamentally complicated. 

Product Description

On April 1st, Lost Highway will proudly release Keep It Simple, the new album from Van Morrison. Keep It Simple is Morrison's first album of new material since 2005, and the first in several years in which he composed all 11 songs specifically for one album.

In the interim the legendary artist had a year that may be unprecedented for any living artist, having released three separate collections of his hits, with the latest, Still On Top entering the UK charts at #2 and selling platinum, proving the ongoing appetite for his unrivalled work.

His music has always incorporated the widely varied influences he heard and absorbed since his childhood days on the streets of Belfast- long before the bands of his youth and his initial breakthrough with the band he started early on- called "Them."

On Keep It Simple, Morrison honors all those varied influences - Ulster-Scots Celtic, Jazz, Folk, Blues, Country, Soul and Gospel - and an added surprise of a mighty Ukelele -most times melding them all together at once creating his unmistakable signature sound.

In some of these songs Morrison addresses the propaganda of the myth perpetrating rock music world. There is a definite theme that recurs throughout the album, especially in the title track.

In keeping with that idea, Keep It Simple does not boast the big horns or expected string arrangements of some of Morrison's previous work. What it does feature are gorgeous songs rich with emotion, depth and beauty.

The LP edition boasts 3 additional tracks recorded live in 2008: "Blue And Green", "Little Village", "And The Healing Has Begun".

Track Listings

1. How Can a Poor Boy? 2. School of Hard Knocks 3. That's Entrainment 4. Don't Go to Nightclubs Anymore 5. Lover Come Back 6. Keep It Simple 7. End of the Land 8. Song of Home 9. No Thing 10. Soul 11. Behind the Ritual 12. Blue And Green (Recorded Live 2008-Vinyl Only) 13. Little Village (Recorded Live 2008-Vinyl Only) 14. And THe Healing Has Begun (Recorded Live 2008-Vinyl Only)

VAN MORRISON - PAY THE DEVIL - ORIGINAL RELEASE 180 Gram Limited Edition classic LP high-definition Virgin Vinyl pressing for superior fidelity OUT OF PRINT & BECOMING TREMENDOUSLY RARE.

Pay The Devil is a new country set from the legendary Van Morrison. It is comprised of 14 tracks; three of these are originals and 11 are covers of some of Morrison's favorite classic country songs, including "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Things Have Gone To Pieces" and "Big Blue Diamonds." In 1962, Ray Charles, one of Morrison's biggest influences recorded the monumental Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music. At the time the genre jump seemed risky, but Charles proved that a great artist could make it work if he worked with great songs. Morrison, who has successfully recorded jazz, rock, R&B, blues, Celtic, skiffle and more, proves that theory to be valid. His distinctive voice melds seamlessly with these classics written by songwriting masters such as Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Merle Kilgore, Rodney Crowell and Leon Payne.

Track Listings 1. There Stands The Glass 2. Half As Much 3. Things Have Gone To Pieces 4. Big Blue Diamonds 5. Playhouse 6. Your Cheatin Heart 7. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It 8. Back Street Affair 9. Pay The Devil 10. What Am I Living For 11. This Has Got To Stop 12. Once A Day 13. More And More 14. Till I Gain Control Again

    ASTRAL WEEKS - Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 19/500!

TAS Recommended! Rated a 'Best Audiophile Label Recording' in the November 2009 issue of The Absolute Sound!
TAS Rated 5/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics in the April/May 2009 Issue of The Absolute Sound!

Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering!

1968's "Astral Weeks" remains not only Morrison's masterpiece, but one of the greatest records ever made. A haunting, deeply personal collection of impressionistic folk styled epics recorded by an all star jazz backing unit, its poetic complexity earned critical raves but made only a minimal commercial impact.

"There was no precedent for it in Van Morrison's previous vocal and songwriting success: the bright, rolling pop of his 1967 Top Ten hit, "Brown Eyed Girl"; his earlier spell as the leader of Irish R&B punks Them and writer of the garage-rock standard "Gloria." And Morrison — a notoriously private man for whom singing and songwriting have long been a form of emotional armor as well as release — never sounded as warm and ecstatic, more sensual and vulnerable, as he did on Astral Weeks." - www.rollingstone.com

"Once the needle drops, it's as if the music is being piped in from the heavens. Vocals are lifelike, levels non-fatiguing, and instruments richly detailed." - Bob Gendron, The Absolute Sound, April/May 2009, Issue 192

Features:
• Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering!
• Pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl
• Pressed at R.T.I.
• Features all original packaging
• Single Pocket Gatefold Jacket with Insert

Selections:
Part One: In The Beginning
1. Astral Weeks
2. Beside You
3. Sweet Thing
4. Cyprus Avenue
Part Two: Afterwards
5. Young Lovers Do
6. Madame George
7. Ballerina
8. Slim Slow Slider   VAN MORRISON ASTRAL WEEKS LIVE AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL - DOUBLE LP SET - Recorded in 1968 when the Belfast-bred, blues-rock music legend Van Morrison was just 22 years old, Astral Weeks immediately received critical acclaim and continues to be cited as one of the greatest albums of the rock era. Subsequently the album has been ranked on numerous Best Albums of All Time lists, including #19 on Rolling Stone s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and the 40th Greatest Album Ever on VH-1's list in 2003. Both Astral Weeks and Moondance (Morrison's next album) were inducted into the Grammy® Hall of Fame.

Astral Weeks became a cult favorite and was seen almost as a religion to many artists. On November 7 and 8, 2008, four decades later, at the age 63, Van Morrison revisited Astral Weeks live in its entirety at the Hollywood Bowl, and delivered a jawdropping, awe-inspiring performance.

The first half of the show featured Morrison playing timeless classics that have made him a legend, while the second half was the breathtaking performance of the Astral Weeks album. Van Morrison did not simply re-create what he did 40 years ago in a NY studio, but instead took the songs to a dramatically higher contemporary level. The jazz-rooted compositions of Astral Weeks are poetic stories of young love and the quest to find one s place in life. They were, and remain, ideal source material for musical improvisation that gives way to the sense of wonder for which Morrison has always striven.

" . . . transcendence is what Morrison has been after with his music from the beginning, and it s what he achieved frequently on Friday, when he played his watershed 1968 album Astral Weeks live in its entirety for the first time. The wondrous, youthful timbre of his voice then has evolved over the years into a richer, fuller instrument, with every bit of its remarkable elasticity very much intact."

Track Listings

Disc: 1 1. Side 1: Astral Weeks - I Believe I' ve Transcended (6:32-3:24) 2. Side 1: Beside You (5:56) 3. Side 2: Slim Slow Slider - I Start Breaking Down (4:08-3:37) 4. Side 2: Sweet Thing (5:38) 5. Side 2: The Way Young Lovers Do (3:18) 6. Side 2: Cyprus Avenue - You Came Walking Down (4:40-1:23) Disc: 2 1. Side 3: Ballerina - Move On Up (6:36-3:10) 2. Side 3: Madame George (8:46) 3. Side 4: Listen To The Lion - The Lion Speaks (5:17-2:29) 4. Side 4: Common One (6:14) 5. Side 4: Gloria (6:24)   VAN MORRISON - MOON DANCE  - Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 66/500!
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "Into The Mystic" - Rated 474/500!

TAS Rated 5/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics in the April/May 2009 Issue of The Absolute Sound! Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the July 2009 Issue of Stereophile!

Mastered from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering and pressed on 180-gram vinyl.

It's unusual for a decade-defining record to come out in that decade's first year, but that was clearly the case with "Moondance". While it would have been one of the finest albums of any decade, it clearly marked a turning point both for Van Morrison and for rock as a whole. Coming after 1968's expansive, acoustic, jazz-inflected "Astral Weeks", "Moondance" marks a complete about-face; instead of looking inward to the depths of his soul, Van turned his gaze towards sunnier climes, offering up a seamless disc of tightly composed and arranged tunes brimming with warmth and energy.

Here the R&B influence that had been part of Morrison's toolkit since his days fronting them truly came to the fore at last. "Crazy Love", "Caravan", and "Brand New Day" could have been covered by any great soul singer, even as they redefined "soul" through the filter of Morrison's eclectic sensibilities. An openhearted record full of truly inspirational moments, "Moondance" is Van at the absolute top of his game, setting the pace for everyone else to follow. Nearly every song here is a stone-cold classic, and "Moondance" has become embedded in the collective pop consciousness as one of the most important touchstones of its time.

"That was the type of band I dig," Morrison said of the Moondance sessions. "Two horns and a rhythm section — they're the type of bands that I like best." Morrison took that soul-band lineup and blended it with jazz, blues, poetry and vivid memories of his Irish childhood, until songs such as the title track, "And It Stoned Me" and "Caravan" felt like a lucid dream. On the sprightly "Everyone," Morrison turns the title over and over in his mouth, not scatting so much as searching for the sound of magic. One song, "Into the Mystic," serves as an apt summary: To listen to the album is to get your passport stamped for Morrison's world of ecstatic visions." - www.rollingstone.com

"...Songs such as the title track 'And It Stoned Me' and 'Caravan' felt like a lucid dream..." - Rolling Stone (12/11/03)

"Once the needle drops, it's as if the music is being piped in from the heavens. Vocals are lifelike, levels non-fatiguing, and instruments richly detailed." - Bob Gendron, The Absolute Sound, April/May 2009, Issue 192

"'Into the Mystic' is one of Morrison's warmest ballads, an Otis Redding-style reverie with acoustic guitar and horns. The lyrics are truly mysterious: "People say, 'What does this mean?' said Morrison. 'A lot of times I have no idea what I mean. That's what I like about rock & roll — the concept. Like Little Richard — what does he mean? You can't take him apart; that's rock & roll to me.'" - Rolling Stone

Features:
• Cut by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering!
• From the Original Analog Master Tapes!
• Pressed on Virgin 180-Gram Vinyl at Record Technology, Inc.
• Gatefold Packaging

Musicians:
Van Morrison - guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine, vocals
Judy Clay - vocals, background vocals
Cissy Houston - vocals
Emily Houston - background vocals
John Klingberg - bass
Jeff Labes - organ, percussion, piano, keyboard, clavinet
Gary Malabar - percussion, drums, vibraphone
Guy Masson - conga
John Platania - guitar, rhythm guitar
Jack Schroer - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
David Shaw - clarinet, percussion
Collin Tilton- flute, tenor saxophone,
Jackie Verdell - vocals, background vocals

Selections:
1. Stoned Me
2. Moondance
3. Crazy Love
4. Caravan
5. Into the Mystic
6. Come Running
7. These Dreams of You
8. Brand New Day
9. Everyone
10. Glad Tidings    

VAN MORRISON TUPELO HONEY - AN AUDIOPHILE MASTERPIECE - OUT OF PRINT EUROPEAN PRESSING

THE 180 GRAM TUPELO HONEY - LP 180 Gram Vinyl of Tupelo Honey, an album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1971. The hymn-like title track has been an enduring hit, as well as the other single released from the album, "Wild Night". The namesake for the album is a varietal honey produced from the flowers of the tupelo tree in southeastern US. The cover photograph showed Janet, his wife at the time, on horseback and Van walking alongside. Part of Van Morrison's living-in-the-country-and-taking-life-easy series of early-1970s albums, Tupelo Honey is full of the organic mix of soul, folk, blues and rock that was his signature sound at the time. The freewheeling "Wild Night" bursts at the seams with the pure joy of living, carried along by R&B horns and Morrison's own soulful invocations.

Wild Night

(Straight To Your Heart) Like A Cannon Ball Old Old Woodstock Starting A New Life You're My Woman Tupelo Honey I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative) When That Evening Sun Goes Down

Moonshine Whiskey

VAN MORRISON - HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR - Featured as one of the 'Records to Die For' in the February 2011 issue of Stereophile!

TAS Rated 4.5/5 Music, 4/5 Sonics in the April/May 2009 Issue of The Absolute Sound!

Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering!

Van Morrison's 1970 release "His Band and The Street Choir" had a more relaxed sound than its predecessor "Moondance." This release was just one of many critically acclaimed releases for the equal parts blue-eyed soul shouter and wild eyed poet sorcerer.

"Once the needle drops, it's as if the music is being piped in from the heavens. Vocals are lifelike, levels non-fatiguing, and instruments richly detailed." - Bob Gendron, The Absolute Sound, April/May 2009, Issue 192

Features:
• Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering!
• Pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl
• Pressed at R.T.I.
• Features all original packaging
• Single Pocket Gatefold Jacket with Insert

Selections:
1. Domino
2. Crazy Face
3. Give Me A Kiss
4. I've Been Working
5. Call Me up In Dreamland
6. I'll Be Your Lover, Too
7. Blue Money
8. Virgo Clowns
9. Gypsy Queen
10. Sweet Jannie
11. If I Ever Needed Someone
12. Street Choir

 

 BLOWIN YOUR MIND! - 

THESE ORIGINAL EUROPEAN LIMITED EDITION PRESSING NOW OUT OF PRINT & BECOMING TREMENDOUSLY RARE.  Which includes the 49th best song in Rock N Roll history Morrison's Classic Brown Eyed Girl

After a young Van Morrison left his Belfast R&B-pop band Them following a couple of U.K. hits in "Gloria" and "Here Comes the Night," American producer-songwriter Bert Berns brought him to New York for 48 hours in early 1967 to record the tracks that would become BLOWIN’ YOUR MIND.

Berns died shortly thereafter, but the tracks he cut included the song that launched Morrison's solo career--the U.S. top 10 hit "Brown Eyed Girl." - voted the 49th Best Single of All-Time.

Most of these songs have been released on early Morrison compilations, including some on this same label. Originally produced by Epic/distributed by Sony Music on Bang Records in 1968 - this is a repressed version in its original format with great psychedelic artwork on the cover. 

Contains some youthful vocal magic on the soul standard "He Ain't Give You None," the stark and graphic "TB Sheets," and the strange and wonderful "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)."

This was undoubtedly Morrison's first period of transition. After the release of BLOWIN’ YOUR MIND! he moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to work on his next album, the landmark Astral Weeks.

Tracks include: Brown Eyed Girl - He Ain’t Give You None - T.B. Sheets - Spanish Rose - Goodbye Baby - Ro Ro Rosey - Who Drove The Red Sports Card and Midnight Special.

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