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VAN MORRISON / HIS BAND & THE STREET CHOIR

1970  WARNER   USA 1st PRESS

•••••   THE KING OF BLUES / FOLKY GYPSY ROCK.  A transcendant album of joyous gleeful rollicking & rocking numbers and heartfelt emotions from the post- "T.B. Sheets" era. The album Van wanted you to sing & dance to! Classic "domino" is a deserving hit, and "I've Been Working" is his working class anthem for lovers everywhere while "I'll Be Your Lover Too" harkens back to the ethereal roots rocking romance of Astral Weeks. ESSENTIAL. 

• 1970 first USA pressing 
• stereo
• thick heavy semi rigid 132g vinyl weight
• Sterling Sound press
• ***ROBERT LUDWIG mastering
• ***label/cover DOES have tracks B3/B4 REVERSED
• the dead wax is etched "WS-1884 39780/39781 RL" and machine stamped "STERLING"
• GATEFOLD cover is thick heavy color printed matte finished cardboard
• LYRIC INSERT POSTER is color printed heavy paper stock
• inner sleeve is color printed heavy paper stock

CONDITION:
VINYL =    VG+    Light sleeve storage or handling / sleeve scuff or rub visible under bright halogens. The labels are EX with light handling & light spindle wisps / marks.

PLAY GRADE =   VG+   Hiss or crackle between  tracks & audible in background to varying degree (side one more than side 2 although preset to a lesser degree), LOUD HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =    NM-  Stunning condition cover with only very mild rub or indication of storage or handling, a tiny scuff front upper right corner, inside gatefold beautiful,  COLORFUL CLEAN BOLD BRIGHT.  The edge seams are ROCK SOLID NO SPLITS, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners have soft rub, rounding/creasing. The inner sleeve has some creasing/wear etc but very crisp & clean. The lyric insert poster is NM.

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Van Morrison ?– His Band And The Street Choir

Label: Warner Bros. Records ?– WS 1884 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: US Released: 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Avantgarde

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Domino 3:06 A2 Crazy Face Tenor Saxophone – Van Morrison 2:55 A3 Give Me A Kiss 2:30 A4 I've Been Working 3:25 A5 Call Me Up In Dreamland Tenor Saxophone – Van Morrison 3:52 A6 I'll Be Your Lover, Too 3:57 B1 Blue Money 3:40 B2 Virgo Clowns 4:10 B3 Gypsy Queen 3:16 B4 Sweet Jannie 2:11 B5 If I Ever Needed Someone Backing Vocals [Vocal Backing] – Emily Houston, Jackie Verdell, Judy Clay 3:45 B6 Street Choir 4:53

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Produced For – Inherit Productions
• Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Piano – Jack Schroer
• Bass – John Klingberg
• Choir [The Street Choir] – Andy Robinson (3), David Shaw (2), Ellen Schroer, Janet Planet, Larry Goldsmith, Martha Velez
• Coordinator [Production Co-ordinator] – Elliot Scheiner
• Design [Absolutely Instrumental] – Bob Cato
• Design [Album Design] – Janet* 
• Drums, Percussion, Bass Clarinet, Backing Vocals [Back Up Vocals] – Dahaud Elias Shaar* 
• Engineer – Elliot Scheiner
• Engineer [Assisting Engineer] – Dixon Van Winkle, Ed Anderson (2), Mark Harman, Richard Lubash
• Lacquer Cut By – RL* 
• Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Mandolin – John Platania
• Liner Notes – Janet Planet
• Photography By – David Gahr
• Piano, Organ – Alan Hand
• Producer – Van Morrison
• Producer [Asst. Producer] – Dahaud Elias Shaar* 
• Trumpet, Organ – Keith Johnson
• Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Van Morrison
• Written-By – Van Morrison

Notes

Inherit Productions A Division of Schwald-Merenstein.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout - Etched): WS 1884 39780 - 3A
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout - Etched): WS 1884 39781-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): (S39780)
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): (S39781)
• Mastering SID Code (Side 1 Runout - Stamped ): Sterling 
• Mastering SID Code (Side 2 Runout - Stamped & Etched): Sterling RL

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