{"product_id":"pre-order-van-morrison-his-band-the-street-choir-analogue-productions-45rpm-lp","title":"[Pre Order] Van Morrison - His Band and The Street Choir - Analogue Productions 45rpm LP *","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eRelease Date: To Be Announced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1970 album includes \"Domino,\" \"Blue Money\" and \"Call Me Up In Dreamland\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMastered from the original analog master tape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180-gram 45 RPM double LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoused in a Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold jacket\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegendary Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison produced two of the most famous albums of his career —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAstral Weeks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoondance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— but overlooked is this gem because of its proximity to those two heavyweights.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecame into existence predominantly during the first half of 1970 at A\u0026amp;R Recording Studios in New York City, with recording wrapping up in July and August.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Morrison himself, the album actually started out in Woodstock, New York, where he recorded some demos in a small church. By March, however, the album's session had begun in earnest in NYC. Some of the songs had actually been first recorded for those earlier two albums we mentioned, but Morrison decided to rewrite them and rearrange them for the new LP, since the musical sensibilities on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewere decidedly different from the albums that preceded it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote on\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e., \"The album gives an illusion of buoyant immediacy thanks in no small part to its heavy R\u0026amp;B kick. Where\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoondance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraded in jazz — even its liveliest moment was named after a Duke Ellington song —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erelied on soul and gospel, using folk almost as an accent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's fair to say that critics at the time gushed over the album. \"\u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a free album,\" Jon Landau wrote in his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereview. \"It was recorded with minimal over-dubbing and was obviously intended to show the other side of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoondance\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures Van Morrison at his most joyful and spontaneous — a luminous counterpoint to the introspection of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoondance\u003c\/em\u003e. This is the sound of a great artist unguarded, caught in the groove of the moment, with the energy of the studio practically spilling out of the grooves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you love the sound of real instruments recorded with warmth and soul,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStreet Choir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebelongs in your collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1 Side A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Domino\u003cbr\u003e2. Crazy Face\u003cbr\u003e3. Give Me A Kiss\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1 Side B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. I've Been Working\u003cbr\u003e2. Call Me Up In Dreamland\u003cbr\u003e3. I'll Be Your Lover, Too\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2 Side A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Blue Money\u003cbr\u003e2. Virgo Clowns\u003cbr\u003e3. 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