Van Morrison - Astral Weeks 180g vinyl

Van Morrison 
Astral Weeks 
Warner Records 1768

Quoted, recommended, and worshipped by the critics for decades, this underground masterpiece has now become part of the establishment. It cries to be listened to without interruption, which may explain why it failed to reach either the UK or US charts. It wanders and weaves, repeating themes and lyrics as if one song, yet we never tire of "gardens wet with rain," "champagne eyes," or the wonder of how Morrison can make a place like Ladbroke Grove seem so hauntingly evocative. This all-acoustic but fully arranged record is also a great educator in opening your eyes beyond pop, to folk, soul, and jazz, and although (or perhaps because) Morrison continues to return to its themes again and again, this is his core.
Personnel includes: Van Morrison (vocals, acoustic guitar); Larry Fallon (arranger); Jay Berliner (guitar); John Payne (flute, soprano saxophone); Warren Smith, Jr. (vibraphone, percussion); Richard Davis (bass); Connie Kay (drums).
Recorded in New York. Includes liner notes by Van Morrison. Pressed in the EU

     Track Listing
1. Astral Weeks
2. Beside You
3. Sweet Thing
4. Cyprus Avenue
5. Way Young Lovers Do, The
6. Madame George
7. Ballerina
8. Slim Slow Slider

NEW SEALED re-issue LP - pressed in the EU 

(The newer pressings no longer have the Warner logo on the upper R corner as shown in the picture - they are slowly renaming the company Warner Records, rather than Warner Brothers, and part of that re-branding involves eliminating the older logos - however, the Warner Seven Arts logo DOES appear on the back)