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Artist: Van Morrison Title: Astral Weeks Label:   Warner Bros. Country: Europe Date: 7 May 1987 Catalogue: 246 024 / 1768-2 Barcode: 075992717625 Format: CD Album Genre: Soft Rock Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  21 Own Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
In The Beginning
01	Van Morrison	Astral Weeks	Van Morrison	7.0  Rate
02	Van Morrison	Beside You	Van Morrison	7.0  Rate
03	Van Morrison	Sweet Thing	Van Morrison	8.0  Rate
04	Van Morrison	Cyprus Avenue	Van Morrison	8.0  Rate
Afterwards
05	Van Morrison	The Way Young Lovers Do	Van Morrison	8.0  Rate
06	Van Morrison	Madame George	Van Morrison	9.0  Rate
07	Van Morrison	Ballerina	Van Morrison	9.0  Rate
08	Van Morrison	Slim Slow Slider	Van Morrison	8.0  Rate

Notes

Four Page Booklet
All selections written by Van Morrison
All selections published by Van-Jan Music (BMI), except "Beside You" and "Madame George" published by Web IV Music (BMI)

Produced by Lewis Merenstein for Inherit Productions (Division of Schwaid-Merenstein)
Arranged and Conducted by Larry Fallon
CDD Pre-Mastering by WCI Record Group

Musicians include:
Van Morrison (vocals, guitar)
Jay Berliner (guitar)
Richard Davis (bass)
Connie Kay (drums)
John Payne (Flute, soprano saxophone)
Warren Smith Jr. (percussion and vibraphone)

Cover photo: Joel Brodsky
Art Director: Ed Thrasher

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Magic Marmalade 26th Nov 2015		Just did a taste test between this and the Original Vinyl Issue (second press - green labels), and this CD is pretty much bang on. I'd say it's the proverbial flat transfer of how it originally sounded (minus the odd crackle here and there of course... and there is a very slight edge in terms of warmth from the vinyl itself, but no great difference). So if you're looking for a cheap CD alternative that sounds like the original, this would do it (Don't know about other issues by way of comparison).
plocky45 SUBS 8th Sep 2014		My copy seems to have an identical front insert with the US and Europe cat. nos. The rear cover is almost the same, but with an extra (French) label code. The disc differs in that it has 7599-27176-2 as the cat. no. instead of the 246 024 / 1768-2 cat. nos. So the variations begin...
fixbutte 5th Sep 2014		As I have already commented, my Manufactured In Germany copy doesn't date to later than 1987 because I bought it then as my first CD (making it one of the few CDs of which I remember the year of purchase). As supposed before, explicit US copies probably only came later than that. May 1987 is the CD release date according to Martin C. Strong's Great Rock Discography.
fixbutte 19th Mar 2014		Originally released in Nov 1968 in the USA (many months later in the UK and Europe), this is still a favorite album of many music lovers. Apparently it was not released on CD before 1987 though, this (West) German pressing possibly coming even before own US pressings as it also mentions the US cat# (first on the cover and spine, second on the disc). This was my first CD album, bought in summer of 1987, only a few months after its release (I had it on vinyl before, of course).

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