After the commercial failure of Astral Weeks, Van Morrison moved to upstate New York and started writing shorter, tighter songs. Moondance, originally released in January 1970 through Warner Bros., is the result: horns, a swinging rhythm section, and gospel-flavoured backing vocals under And It Stoned Me, Caravan, Crazy Love, and Into the Mystic. He produced the album himself and recorded it at A&R Studios in New York. The title track and Into the Mystic became fixtures on American FM radio. This edition is a 3-LP expanded edition with alternate takes and outtakes.
- 1 And It Stoned Me
- 2 Moondance
- 3 Crazy Love
- 4 Caravan
- 5 Into the Mystic
- 6 Come Running
- 7 These Dreams of You
- 8 Brand New Day
- 9 Everyone
- 10 Glad Tidings
- 11 Into the Mystic (Take 11)
- 12 Caravan (Take 4)
- 13 Glad Tidings (Remix 2)
- 14 These Dreams of You (Remix)
- 15 Come Running (Take 2)
- 16 Brand New Day (Take 3)
- 17 Glad Tidings (Alt. Version)
- 18 Crazy Love (Alternate Mix)
- 19 CaravanRedo: Take 3
- 20 These Dreams of You (Alt. Version)
- 21 Moondance (Take 22)
- 22 Glad Tidings (Take 9)
- 23 I Shall Sing (Take 7)
- 24 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Outtake)
- 25 I've Been Working (Early Version, Take 5)
ArtistVan Morrison
Number of discs3
FormatLP
GenreRock
StylesFolk Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul
Year01-12-2023
EANEAN0081227820992
