VAN MORRISON – ASTRAL WEEKS LP – Nr MINT A3/B3 UK 1973

Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
(Warner Bros Records  1973  K46024  Burbank Labels)
Matrix No’s: A3/B3 – UK Pressing

G&L Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer.

Astral Weeks is the second solo album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in November 1968 on Warner Bros. Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Van Morrison

Side one

In The Beginning

1. “Astral Weeks” – 7:06
2. “Beside You” – 5:16
3. “Sweet Thing” – 4:25
4. “Cyprus Avenue” – 7:00

Side two

Afterwards

1. “The Way Young Lovers Do” – 3:18
2. “Madame George” – 9:45
3. “Ballerina” – 7:03
4. “Slim Slow Slider” – 3:17

Personnel

Musicians

• Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jay Berliner – classical and steel-string acoustic guitars
• Richard Davis – double bass
• Larry Fallon – harpsichord on “Cyprus Avenue”
• Connie Kay – drums
• Barry Kornfeld – acoustic guitar on “The Way Young Lovers Do”
• John Payne – flute, soprano saxophone on “Slim Slow Slider”
• Warren Smith, Jr. – percussion, vibraphone

Production

• Producer: Lewis Merenstein
• Engineer: Brooks Arthur
• Arranger and Conductor: Larry Fallon