The Essential Van Morrison

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Total Tracks: 15   Total Length: 59:45

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essential van morrison

TCarl

unlistenable remixes.

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again?

Ozymandia

Good music but why does emusic have 4 versions of the same album?

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The Essential Van Morrison

jezebelle

Having always been a Morrison fan, no one could go wrong with a download from this album. try "Brown-Eyed Girl"

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WTF is this?

RY33

WTF is that remix of "Brown Eyed Girl"? Oh I see. This is on The Orchard label. Everything the release is crap.

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Can they done for misreprentation?

wattsup

Purple Pyramid seem to one of those exceedingly dodgy reissue labels that will put our any old thing, with minimal or no care and attention and call it "Essential". This material has been put out so many times in so many different formats this album is probably the most inessential Van record ever released. Don't encourage these cynical money grabbing idiots by downloading any of this...

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Purple Pyramid’s Essential Van Morrison is comprised of the (much compiled) recordings Morrison made for Bang Records after his split from Them. Morrison’s wild-eyed lyricism can be an odd fit with Brill Building vet producer Bert Berns’ straight-ahead commercial sound (see the silly but fun “Chick-A-Boom” for an example). Still, a number of great songs can be found here, including the all-time great “Brown Eyed Girl,” “The Back Room,” “He Ain’t Give You None,” and “Ro Ro Rosey.” Early versions of tracks from Astral Weeks, “Madame George” and “T.B. Sheets,” also appear. Despite Morrison’s objections to aspects of the pop style, the resultant tension makes for some very interesting and invigorating listening. These sessions aren’t vital to the casual Morrison fan, but anyone whose love of the man goes beyond the hits needs to add them to his or her collection. The best place to go is Legacy’s Bang Masters, as it is a legitimate and well-mastered set that includes all the songs from the sessions. For some reason, this collection only has 12 of the 18, and to make matters worse has two horrifying dance mixes tacked on: a drum’n'bass mix of “Brown Eyed Girl” and a dubby version of “Spanish Rose.” Please avoid hearing these. – Tim Sendra

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