Van Morrison – Moondance

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Moondanceis the brighter, more accessible counterpart to Astral Weeks: Van Morrison’s first major commercial success that keeps the earlier album’s spiritual depth while shifting from bleak intensity to themes of renewal and redemption. Light, soulful, and jazz-inflected, it celebrates nature and possibility-from the nostalgic “And It Stoned Me” to the nocturnal title track and the optimism of “Brand New Day.” Highlights include the incantatory “Caravan” and the transcendent “Into the Mystic,” often seen as the defining moment of Morrison’s artistry. Lacquers cut by Matthew Lutthans at Sterling Sound from the best available sources.

A1. And It Stoned Me

A2. Moondance

A3. Crazy Love

A4. Caravan

A5. Into The Mystic

B1. Come Running

B2. These Dreams Of You

B3. Brand New Day

B4. Everyone

B5. Glad Tidings