These bonus tracks include the first take of "Beside You," extended versions of "Slim Slow Slider" and "Ballerina," and a stripped-back alternate take of "Madame George" that emphasizes the vibraphone. The upcoming deluxe edition presents four previously unreleased recordings offering a fly-on-the-wall view of 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. Both 1968's label debut Astral Weeks and 1970's jubilant His Band and the Street Choir will get remastered and expanded editions on October 30.Īstral Weeks failed to dent the charts when it was released in the fall of 1968, but the hypnotic song cycle's singular fusion of folk, jazz, soul, blues and beyond has earned Astral Weeks its status as an ahead-of-its-time classic. There's even more coming from Van Morrison!įollowing up on 2013's multi-disc deluxe edition of the Northern Irish soul man's 1970 classic Moondance and on the heels of Legacy Recordings' announcement earlier this week that the Sony imprint has acquired the majority of Morrison's post-1971 catalogue, Rhino has just announced two new deluxe editions drawn from Morrison's seminal early Warner Bros.
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