Legendary Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison produced two of the most famous albums of his career - Astral Weeks and Moondance - but overlooked is this gem because of it's proximity to those two heavyweights. His Band And The Street Choir came into existence predominantly during the first half of 1970 at A&R Recording Studios in New York City, with recording wrapping up in July and August. Produced 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 His Band And The Street Choir were decidedly different from the albums that preceded it. As Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote on Pitchfork., 'The album gives an illusion of buoyant immediacy thanks in no small part to it's heavy R&B kick. Where Moondance traded in jazz - even it's liveliest moment was named after a Duke Ellington song - His Band And The Street Choir relied on soul and gospel, using folk almost as an accent.' It's fair to say that critics at the time gushed over the album. 'His Band And The Street Choir is a free album,' Jon Landau wrote in his Rolling Stone review. 'It was recorded with minimal over-dubbing and was obviously intended to show the other side of Moondance.' His Band And The Street Choir captures Van Morrison at his most joyful and spontaneous - a luminous counterpoint to the introspection of Moondance. 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. If you love the sound of real instruments recorded with warmth and soul, Street Choir belongs in your collection. 1970 album includes 'Domino,' 'Blue Money' and 'Call Me Up In Dreamland' Part of the Acoustic Sounds 40 Series Releasing 40 titles to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Acoustic Sounds! Mastered from the original analog master tape 180-gram 45 RPM double LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings Housed in a Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold jacket Tracklist: LP 1 Side A 1. Domino 2. Crazy Face 3. Give Me A Kiss LP 1 Side B 1. I've Been Working 2. Call Me Up In Dreamland 3. I'll Be Your Lover, Too LP 2 Side A 1. Blue Money 2. Virgo Clowns 3. Gypsy Queen LP 2 Side B 1. Sweet Jannie 2. If I Ever Needed Someone 3. Street Choir

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