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Remembering Now

    With ‘Remembering Now’, Van Morrison returns to the transcendent, uncategorisable rhapsodies that make him unique. Soul, jazz, blues, folk, country - this is music in conversation with all of them but limited by none. Its rich with hallmarks of classic Van Morrison, from dominant themes of love in spirit with the great ‘Someone Like You’ (the escapist romance of ‘Once In A Lifetime Feelings’, the self-deprecating candour of ‘The Only Love I Ever Need Is Yours’) to specific references to locations from his youth in the title track and ‘Stomping Ground’. The title of another song, ‘When the Rains Came’, echoes a lyric from his classic ‘Brown Eyed Girl’.

    From the radiant opener, ‘Down to Joy’, to the joyously resilient ‘Haven’t Lost My Sense of Wonder’, Van Morrison’s voice, guitar and saxophone continue to mesmerise and he is surrounded, as always, by a fabulous band - Richard Dunn (Hammond organ), Stuart McIlroy (piano), Pete Hurley (bass) and Colin Griffin (drums and percussion) - who have worked with him since ‘Three Chords and the Truth’ in 2019.

    The single ‘Down To Joy’ feels like he has gone back to his soul and gospel roots, its strong emphasis on an uplifting big band arrangement with evocative strings providing fans with a taste of timeless sounds which represents the rest of the album.

    Beyond his key band members, ‘Remembering Now’ features an array of accomplished collaborators. Its strings were arranged and directed by Fiachra Trench (Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello), whose association with Van Morrison goes back to ‘Avalon Sunset’ in 1989. Those strings were performed by the Fews Ensemble led by Joanne Quigley.

    Other contributions come from Michael Beckwith, the founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center, the renowned lyricist Don Black (Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Quincy Jones); and the acclaimed folk artist Seth Lakeman.


    TRACK LISTING

    1. Down To Joy
    2. If It Wasn’t For Ray
    3. Haven’t Lost My Sense Of Wonder
    4. Love, Lover And Beloved
    5. Cutting Corners
    6. Back To Writing Love Songs
    7. The Only Love I Ever Need Is Yours
    8. Once In A Lifetime Feelings
    9. Stomping Ground
    10. Memories And Visions
    11. When The Rains Came
    12. Colourblind
    13. Remembering Now
    14. Stretching Out

    Van Morrison

    Be Just And Fear Not (RSD25 EDITION)

      THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2025 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 12TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

      IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM ON MONDAY APRIL 14th.




      Van Morrison

      Moondance - 2023 Reissue

        A triple LP Deluxe Edition of Van Morrison’s multi-platinum selling 1970 release Moondance with the original LP remixed by Steven Wilson.

        TRACK LISTING

        LP 1 The Original Album Remixed By Steven Wilson (2022)
        Side A
        1. And It Stoned Me
        2. Moondance
        3. Crazy Love
        4. Caravan
        5. Into The Mystic
        Side B
        1. Come Running
        2. These Dreams Of You
        3. Brand New Day
        4. Everyone
        5. Glad Tidings

        LP 2 Outtakes And Remixes
        Side C
        1. Into The Mystic (Take 11)
        2. Caravan (Take 4)
        3. Glad Tidings (Remix 2)
        4. These Dreams Of You (Remix)
        Side D
        1. Come Running (Take 2)
        2. Brand New Day (Take 3)
        3. Glad Tidings (Alt. Version)
        4. Crazy Love (Alternate Mix)

        LP 3 Outtakes And Remixes
        Side E
        1. Caravan (Redo: Take 3)
        2. These Dreams Of You (Alt. Version)
        3. Moondance (Take 22)
        4. Glad Tidings (Take 9)
        Side F
        1. I Shall Sing (Take 7)
        2. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out (Outtake)
        3. I’ve Been Working (Early Version, Take 5)

        Van Morrison

        Accentuate The Positive

          Van Morrison unveils his 45th studio album, ‘Accentuate the Positive’.

          Like this year’s acclaimed ‘Moving On Skiffle’, ‘Accentuate The Positive’ sees Van Morrison returning to one of his childhood passions: this time rock ‘n’ roll. Growing up in Belfast shortly after World War II, he was immensely inspired by the heady sounds of 20th century blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Listening to artists such as Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and The Everly Brothers, it wasn’t long until Van was intuitively reinterpreting these sounds with his own band in local hometown venues.

          Several decades later, Van Morrison now revisits the genre by reimagining some of his personal favourites for ‘Accentuate The Positive’, and infusing those timeless songs with an energy that constantly challenges and expands upon its traditions. Van’s inimitable voice combined with superb arrangements and highly accomplished brings a fresh zeal to such great songs as The Johnny Burnette Trio’s ‘Lonesome Train’, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates’ ‘Shakin’ All Over’ and Big Joe Turner’s pioneering rock ‘n’ roll hit ‘Flip, Flop and Fly’.

          Contributors to the album include electric guitar from the late Jeff Beck and vocals from Chris Farlowe on ‘Lonesome Train’, plus guitar from Taj Mahal on ‘Lucille’ and ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’.


          TRACK LISTING

          Side 1
          1) You Are My Sunshine
          2) When Will I Be Loved?
          3) Two Hound Dogs
          4) Flip, Flop And Fly
          5) I Want A Roof Over My Head
          Side 2
          6) Problems
          7) Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes
          8) The Shape I’m In
          9) Accentuate The Positive
          10) Lonesome Train
          Side 3
          11) A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues
          12) Shakin’ All Over
          13) Bye Bye Johnny
          14) Red Sails In The Sunset
          15) Sea Of Heartbreak
          Side 4
          16) Blueberry Hill       
          17) Bonaparte’s Retreat
          18) Lucille
          19) Shake Rattle And Roll

          Van Morrison

          Moving On Skiffle

            It should come as no surprise that Van Morrison has made an album inspired by skiffle. Van Morrison’s love of skiffle dates back to his childhood. He would hang out at the famed Belfast record store Atlantic Records, where he’d hear early 20th century folk, blues and jazz from the likes of Lead Belly and Jelly Roll Morton. So when he heard Lonnie Donegan’s take on ‘Rock Island Line’ he intuitively understood the music he was creating. Before long, Van Morrison was playing with a skiffle band in school. Several decades on, Van Morrison now revisits his love of the genre with his new album ‘Moving On Skiffle’, which will be released on 10th March 2023.

            ‘Moving On Skiffle’ finds him taking a homemade style that exploded across Britain in the mid-1950s and infusing it with a level of sophistication and soulfulness that it didn’t always possess the first time around. The 23-track album goes to the heart of the music Van Morrison has inhabited ever since he was six years old, hanging out in the smoky confines of Belfast’s Atlantic Records. It also contains songs that underline, in their messages on the importance of freedom and living on your own terms, his lifetime philosophy. 

            TRACK LISTING

            Freight Train
            Careless Love
            Sail Away Ladies
            Streamline Train
            Take This Hammer
            No Other Baby
            Gypsy Davy
            This Loving Light Of Mine
            In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down
            Yonder Comes A Sucker
            Travelin’ Blues
            Gov Don’t Allow
            Come On In
            Streamlined Cannonball
            Greenback Dollar
            Oh Lonesome Me
            I Wish I Was An Apple On A Tree
            I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
            I’m Movin’ On
            Cold Cold Heart
            Worried Man Blues
            Cotton Fields
            Green Rocky Road

            Van Morrison

            Moondance

              It's unusual for a decade-defining record to come out in that decade's first year, but that was clearly the case with "Moondance". While it would have been one of the finest albums of any decade, it clearly marked a turning point both for Van Morrison and for rock as a whole. Coming after 1968's expansive, acoustic, jazz-inflected "Astral Weeks", "Moondance" marks a complete about-face; instead of looking inward to the depths of his soul, Van turned his gaze towards sunnier climes, offering up a seamless disc of tightly composed and arranged tunes brimming with warmth and energy. Here the R&B influence that had been part of Morrison's toolkit since his days fronting Them truly came to the fore at last. "Crazy Love", "Caravan", and "Brand New Day" could have been covered by any great soul singer, even as they redefined 'soul' through the filter of Morrison's eclectic sensibilities. An openhearted record full of truly inspirational moments, "Moondance" is Van at the absolute top of his game, setting the pace for everyone else to follow. Nearly every song here is a stone-cold classic, and "Moondance" has become embedded in the collective pop consciousness as one of the most important touchstones of its time.


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