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1001 Albums you must hear before you die
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Astral Weeks is the second solo album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in November 1968 on Warner Bros. Records. This was Morrison's first album after Warner Bros. had been able to free him from his contract with Bang Records. The recording sessions were set up by the production-management team of Lewis Merenstein and Bob Schwaid and took place during three sessions in September and October 1968.
Employing a mixture of folk, blues, jazz, and classical music, Astral Weeks received critical acclaim immediately upon its first release and subsequently has been placed on numerous widely-circulated lists o
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros.
Release date: 25 November 1968
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0075992717625 UPC: 075992717625
Release date: 25 November 1968
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0075992717625 UPC: 075992717625
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"Take a white thug-hippie from Belfast who sings like Ray Charles, drop some acid and give him a great jazz band. Bliss. This cryptic dreamscape features some of the most beautiful singing on record and some of the most gently erotic music. Standout track: โMadame Georgeโ"
ToonHead2102 added this to a list 5 years, 8 months ago

"ASTRAL WEEKS (1968) VAN MORRISON Review coming soon... FAV TRACKS: "The Way Young Lovers Do"; "Astral Weeks"; "Sweet Thing"; "Beside You"; "Cyprus Avenue"; "Slim Slow Slider"; "Madame George"; "Ballerina" "