Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
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Warner Bros. Records – WS 1768 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Jazz-Rock |
Tracklist
| Part 1 - In The Beginning | |||
| A1 | Astral Weeks | 7:00 | |
| A2 | Beside You | 5:10 | |
| A3 | Sweet Thing | 4:10 | |
| A4 | Cyprus Avenue | 6:50 | |
| Part 2 - 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.
- Produced For – Inherit Productions
- Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Credits
- Arranged By – Larry Fallon
- Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
- Bass – Richard Davis (2)
- Drums – Connie Kay
- Flute, Saxophone [Soprano] – John Payne (4)
- Guitar – Jay Berliner
- Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Warren Smith
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Joel Brodsky
- Producer – Lewis Merenstein
- Written-By – Van Morrison
Notes
Early Burbank style label repress from 1973. (3rd pressing)
Columbia, Santa Maria pressing variant with "S" etched in runouts.
Sides are designated as "Part 1" & "Part 2" on labels, and "Part One" & "Part Two" on back sleeve.
Cat. # 1768 on front sleeve.
Cat. # WS 1768 on spine, back sleeve, and labels.
B1 is shown on labels as "Young Lovers Do". Another 'palm tree' label with B1 shown as "The Way Young Lovers Do" can be seen with Astral Weeks
Front sleeve has "W7" Seven Arts logo.
Back sleeve has."WB" shield logo.
Columbia, Santa Maria pressing variant with "S" etched in runouts.
Sides are designated as "Part 1" & "Part 2" on labels, and "Part One" & "Part Two" on back sleeve.
Cat. # 1768 on front sleeve.
Cat. # WS 1768 on spine, back sleeve, and labels.
B1 is shown on labels as "Young Lovers Do". Another 'palm tree' label with B1 shown as "The Way Young Lovers Do" can be seen with Astral Weeks
Front sleeve has "W7" Seven Arts logo.
Back sleeve has."WB" shield logo.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): S39435
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): S39436
- Matrix / Runout (A runout, variant 1): WS-1768 39435-2
- Matrix / Runout (B runout, variant 1): 39436-1F WS1768B (S)
- Matrix / Runout (A runout, variant 2): XS 39435 WS 1768 A -1B
- Matrix / Runout (B runout, variant 2): 39436-1F WS1768B (S) s
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Astral Weeks (LP, Album, Stereo) | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records | WS 1768 | 1968 | |||
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Astral Weeks (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records | WBS.1768, WBS 1768 | New Zealand | 1968 | ||
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Astral Weeks (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | WS 1768 | Canada | 1968 | ||
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Astral Weeks (LP, Album, Stereo) | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records | WS 1768, 1768 | US | 1968 | ||
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Astral Weeks (LP, Album, Promo) | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records | WS 1768, 1768 | US | 1968 |
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Very nice and lively sounding 70s reissue. Great soundstage and instrument separation on silent vinyl. Vocals are as muddy as ever, though that seems to just be a part of the recording at this point.
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