{"product_id":"van-morrison-astral-weeks-vinyl","title":"Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rUyqCXlfWaE?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180 Gram Black Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis reissue of \u003cem\u003eAstral Weeks\u003c\/em\u003e, catalog R1 1768, was mastered from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. The two sides keep the album's two titled parts, In the Beginning and Afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVan Morrison's second album was recorded at Century Sound Studios in New York on September 25 and October 1 and 15, 1968, and Warner Bros. released it that November. Lewis Merenstein produced it. Bassist Richard Davis led the session players: Jay Berliner on guitar, Connie Kay of the Modern Jazz Quartet on drums, Warren Smith Jr. on percussion and vibraphone, and John Payne on flute and soprano saxophone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorrison sang and played acoustic guitar in a separate booth while the band played together in the room, and the strings and horns were added afterward. Warner gave the album little promotion at first and it was not an immediate success. Forty years after it came out, Morrison performed all eight songs live for the first time at two Hollywood Bowl concerts in November 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAstral Weeks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeside You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCyprus Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Way Young Lovers Do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadame George\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBallerina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlim Slow Slider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight Van Morrison titles at Evergreen Vinyl, this one included: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-morrison-moondance\"\u003eMoondance\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-morrison-tupelo-honey\"\u003eTupelo Honey\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-morrison-saint-dominic-s-preview\"\u003eSaint Dominic's Preview\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-morrison-irish-heartbeat\"\u003eIrish Heartbeat\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-morrison-the-best-of-van-morrison\"\u003eThe Best of Van Morrison\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-morrison-down-the-road\"\u003eDown the Road\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/van-morrison-pay-the-devil\"\u003ePay the Devil\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 081227990718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rhino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.30.08\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rhino","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67449990348958,"sku":"EVP-6ADE6766-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/3000x3000bb_7cad827d-315e-4130-ad53-be7583d5acac.jpg?v=1791879312","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/van-morrison-astral-weeks-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}