Van Morrison - Astral Weeks album flac
Performer: Van MorrisonTitle: Astral Weeks
Style: Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde
Released: 1980
Country: US
MP3 album: 1564 mb
FLAC album: 1441 mb
Rating: 4.2
Other formats: AHX WMA DXD MP3 ASF VQF AUD
Genre: Rock
In 1968, Van Morrison was 22 years old and one album down, a Northern Irishman in New York, with a fledgling career built on garage rock, TB Sheets and Brown Eyed Girls. Morrison himself described Astral Weeks as an opera of sorts, a story with definite characters, a song-cycle of "poetry and mythical musings channelled from my imagination". And so we find memories of viaducts and slipstreams, ferry boats and cadillacs and cherry wine, mingling with talk of Huddie Ledbetter and little red shoes.
Astral Weeks is generally considered one of the best albums in pop music history, but for all that renown, it is anything but an archetypal rock & roll album
Listen free to Van Morrison – Astral Weeks (Astral Weeks, Beside You and more). Original Release Date: November 1968 Van Morrison - rhythm guitar, keyboard, saxophone, vocal; Jay Berliner - guitar; Barry Kornfeld - guitar on "The Way Young Lovers Do"; Richard Davis - bass; Connie Kay - drums; John Payne - flute, soprano saxophone; Warren Smith, Jr. - percussion, vibraphone; Producer: Lewis Merenstein Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last. - percussion, vibraphone; Producer: Lewis Merenstein.
1. Astral Weeks Lyrics. If I ventured in the slipstream Between the viaducts of your dream Where immobile steel rims crack And the ditch in the back roads stop. Could you find me? Would you kiss-a my eyes? To lay me down In silence easy To be born again To be born again. From the far side of the ocean If I put the wheels in motion And I stand with my arms behind me And I'm pushin' on the door.
Band Name Van Morrison. Album Name Astral Weeks. Data de lançamento Novembro 1968. Labels Warner Music Group. Estilo de MúsicaFolk Rock. Membros têm este álbum17. 2. Beside You. 3. Sweet Thing.
Tracklist
| A1 | Astral Weeks | 7:00 |
| A2 | Beside You | 5:10 |
| A3 | Sweet Thing | 4:10 |
| A4 | Cyprus Avenue | 6:50 |
| B1 | Young Lovers Do | 3:10 |
| B2 | Madame George | 9:25 |
| B3 | Ballerina | 7:00 |
| B4 | Slim Slow Slider | 3:20 |
Credits
- Arranged By, Conductor – Larry Fallon
- Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
- Bass – Richard Davis
- Drums – Connie Kay
- Flute, Soprano Saxophone – John Payne
- Guitar – Jay Berliner
- Mastered By [Cut] – Rays*
- Percussion, Vibraphone – Warren Smith
- Photography By [Cover] – Joel Brodsky
- Producer [For Inherit Productions] – Lewis Merenstein
- Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Van Morrison
Notes
No bar code.Assumed to be circa 1980 reissue of 1968 release.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS 1768, 1768 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, Pit) | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records | WS 1768, 1768 | US | 1968 |
| 1768-2 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (CD, Album, RE, RP) | Warner Bros. Records | 1768-2 | US | Unknown |
| WS 1768 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, RE, Cre) | Warner Bros. Records | WS 1768 | US | Unknown |
| MID 26 004 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, RE) | Midi | MID 26 004 | Germany | Unknown |
| WS 1768, 1768 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, Ter) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | WS 1768, 1768 | US | 1969 |
Tracklist
| In The Beginning | ||
| A1 | Astral Weeks | 7:00 |
| A2 | Beside You | 5:10 |
| A3 | Sweet Thing | 4:10 |
| A4 | Cyprus Avenue | 6:50 |
| Afterwards | ||
| B1 | Young Lovers Do | 3:10 |
| B2 | Madame George | 9:25 |
| B3 | Ballerina | 7:00 |
| B4 | Slim Slow Slider | 3:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Mastered At – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
- Mastered At – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Credits
- Arranged By – Larry Fallon
- Bass – Richard Davis
- Drums – Connie Kay
- Flute, Saxophone [Soprano] – John Payne
- Guitar – Jay Berliner
- Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Warren Smith
- Producer – Lewis Merenstein
- Written By – Van Morrison
Notes
1979 repress on Warner Bros.Cream colored, WB center labels with no label address listed on center label rim.
Pressed by Specialty Records Corporation with metalwork from Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester and Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1, etched): WS-1-1768-WW2 1-1 ─◁
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2, etched): WS-2-1768 JW-2 #1 SP 0-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2, stamped): 0
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS 1768, 1768 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, Pit) | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records | WS 1768, 1768 | US | 1968 |
| 1768-2 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (CD, Album, RE, RP) | Warner Bros. Records | 1768-2 | US | Unknown |
| WS 1768 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, RE, Cre) | Warner Bros. Records | WS 1768 | US | Unknown |
| MID 26 004 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, RE) | Midi | MID 26 004 | Germany | Unknown |
| WS 1768, 1768 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, Ter) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | WS 1768, 1768 | US | 1969 |
Tracklist
| In The Beginning | ||
| A1 | Astral Weeks | 7:00 |
| A2 | Beside You | 5:10 |
| A3 | Sweet Thing | 4:10 |
| A4 | Cyprus Avenue | 6:50 |
| Afterwards | ||
| B1 | Young Lovers Do | 3:10 |
| B2 | Madame George | 9:25 |
| B3 | Ballerina | 7:00 |
| B4 | Slim Slow Slider | 3:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Record Company – Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Inc.
- Produced For – Inherit Productions
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Credits
- Arranged By, Conductor – Larry Fallon
- Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
- Bass – Richard Davis
- Drums – Connie Kay
- Flute, Soprano Saxophone – John Payne
- Guitar – Jay Berliner
- Percussion, Vibraphone – Warren Smith, Jr.*
- Photography By [Cover] – Joel Brodsky
- Producer – Lewis Merenstein
- Vocals, Guitar – Van Morrison
- Written-By – Van Morrison (tracks: A1 to B4)
Notes
This is an early Columbia, Santa Maria pressing variationas indicated by "S 1" etched in the runout areas.
The labels are green, with "WB" shield logo at top.
The "W7" Seven-Arts logo still appears on the sleeve.
This LP was released right during the crossover period ('69,'70)
from "Warner Bros, Seven-Arts Records, Inc." to "Warner Bros. Records, Inc."
And even though it has the "WB shield" logo on the labels, it may also
be the original west coast pressing of this release.
First cat. # on front
Sec. cat. # on back, & labels.
Compare with these other similar early green label US versions
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - W7 logo on labels, Pitman pressing
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - WB logo, Terre Haute pressing.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A Label Matrix ): S39435
- Matrix / Runout (B Label Matrix ): S39436
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Etched (Variant 1)): S I 39435 WS 1768 A -1B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Etched (Variant 1)): S 39436 WS 1768 B -1B o
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Etched (Variant 2)): 39435 WS 1768 A 1-1C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Etched (Variant 2)): 39436 WS 1768 B 1-E
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS 1768, 1768 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, Pit) | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records | WS 1768, 1768 | US | 1968 |
| 1768-2 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (CD, Album, RE, RP) | Warner Bros. Records | 1768-2 | US | Unknown |
| WS 1768 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, RE, Cre) | Warner Bros. Records | WS 1768 | US | Unknown |
| MID 26 004 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, RE) | Midi | MID 26 004 | Germany | Unknown |
| WS 1768, 1768 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks (LP, Album, Ter) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | WS 1768, 1768 | US | 1969 |
