![]() ![]() On the title track, the shakers in the right channel come out of the haze, and the acoustic rhythm-guitar strums are more pronounced. From the opening notes, the music feels more expansive and focused. Yet Kevin Gray’s all-analog remaster of the album, pressed by RTI on 180-gram vinyl, greatly improves what was a very good-sounding LP. A second pressing, from 1969, has an olive label with a Warner Brothers keystone instead of the 7 Arts logo. Then again, a movie could probably be written around the album itself.įor many years, the original 1968 Warner Brothers/7 Arts pressing of Astral Weeks from was the version to have. Music from this album would be a great soundtrack to this movie:Īn updated version of A Walk on the Wild Side, the film version of Nelson Algren’s 1956 novel. I can’t imagine doing anything else while listening to this record, which demands and rewards careful listening. Nothing- Astral Weeks is singular and unlike any other album, by Van Morrison or any of his peers. Review By Joe Taylor When listening to this album I think of this band or music: ![]()
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