Astral Weeks is a Rock album by Van Morrison, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 241 pressings tracked, owned by 62 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- meditative
- poetic
About
There’s never been anything like <i>Astral Weeks</i>—not before or since. Parting with the straightforward, R&B-based rock of his past, a young Van Morrison embraced his love of jazz, blues, folk, and poetry all at once. The thrillingly transcendent journey finds him mixing bittersweet childhood memories and in-the-moment reveries like a folk-rock James Joyce. His soulful voice soars over a constantly shifting, almost impressionistic landscape of fluid, jazzy lines, gentle strumming, and shimmering orchestrations. The magic Morrison created here is as otherworldly as the title suggests.
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Tracklist
- Part 1: In The Beginning
- Part 2: Afterwards
Side A
- A1Astral Weeks7:00
- A2Beside You5:10
- A3Sweet Thing4:10
- A4Cyprus Avenue6:50
Side B
- B1Young Lovers Do3:10
- B2Madame George9:25
- B3Ballerina7:00
- B4Slim Slow Slider3:20
Credits
Performers
- Larry FallonCONDUCTOR
- Richard DavisBASS
- Connie KayDRUMS
- John PayneFLUTE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Jay BerlinerGUITAR
- Warren SmithPERCUSSION VIBRAPHONE
- Van MorrisonVOCALS GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Warren Smith, Jr.PERCUSSION VIBRAPHONE
62 collectors on Gatefold own this · 241 pressings tracked on Gatefold