Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (1968) [2015 expanded remaster]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks & cue & log) | 414 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 192 MB | Scans | 74:17
Genre: Blues Rock / Folk Rock / Pop Rock | Country: UK | Label: Warner Bros. Records | 081227952310
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks & cue & log) | 414 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 192 MB | Scans | 74:17
Genre: Blues Rock / Folk Rock / Pop Rock | Country: UK | Label: Warner Bros. Records | 081227952310
Remastered audio, each album also features previously unreleased versions of several album tracks. Astral Weeks failed to make the charts when it was released in the fall of 1968. But 47 years later, the album has achieved a near-mythic status across generations of listeners who have "ventured in the slipstream" and fallen under the music's spell. "Any best-of list is unthinkable - and worthless - without it," writes Cory Frye in the album's liner notes.The four unreleased recordings that debut on this deluxe edition highlight the interplay between Morrison and the quartet that joined him in the studio - bassist Richard Davis, guitarist Jay Berliner, percussionist Warren Smith, Jr., and Modern Jazz Quartet drummer Connie Kay. These bonus tracks include the first take of "Beside You," the full version of "Slim Slow Slider," and a stripped back version of "Madame George" that emphasizes the vibraphone.
Tracklist:
1. "Astral Weeks"
2. "Beside You"
3. "Sweet Thing"
4. "Cyprus Avenue"
5. "The Way Young Lovers Do"
6. "Madame George"
7. "Ballerina"
8. "Slim Slow Slider"
9. "Beside You" (Take 1)
10. "Madame George" (Take 4)
11. "Ballerina" (Long Version)
12. "Slim Slow Slider" (Long Version)
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EAC extraction logfile from 30. October 2015, 20:33
Van Morrison / Astral Weeks
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==== Log checksum 861EBA2BA3738C13587FF2630A62343A262E2958FE59EFEB12704A641DA61605 ====
Bass – Richard Davis
Design – Patrick Tempest
Drums – Connie Kay
Flute, Soprano Saxophone – John Payne
Guitar – Jay Berliner
Vocals, Guitar – Van Morrison
All thanks to original releaser