Van MorrisonAstral Weeks

Label:

Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records – 1768

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Santa Maria Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Acoustic

Tracklist

Part 1: In The Beginning
A1 Astral Weeks 7:00
A2 Beside You 5:10
A3 Sweet Thing 4:10
A4 Cyprus Avenue 6:50
Part 2: Afterwards
B1 Young Lovers Do 3:10
B2 Madame George 9:25
B3 Ballerina 7:00
B4 Slim Slow Slider 3:20

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyWarner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Inc.
  • Produced ForInherit Productions
  • Produced ForSchwaid-Merenstein
  • Mastered AtCustomatrix
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits

  • Arranged By, ConductorLarry Fallon
  • Art DirectionEd Thrasher
  • BassRichard Davis (2)
  • DrumsConnie Kay
  • Flute, Soprano SaxophoneJohn Payne (4)
  • GuitarJay Berliner
  • Percussion, VibraphoneWarren Smith, Jr.*
  • Photography ByJoel Brodsky
  • ProducerLewis Merenstein
  • Vocals, Guitar, Liner NotesVan Morrison
  • Written-ByVan Morrison

Notes

This is an original US issue, with green labels and the "W7" boxed logo representing Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Inc..

"S" etched in the run-outs indicates pressing from Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

Labels: green with "W7" boxed logo - later changed to the shield logo.
Back cover logo: "W7" boxed logo (top center) - later changed to shield logo
Back cover address: 321 W. 44th Street - later changed to 488 Madison Avenue.
Inner sleeve: issued with Warner / Seven Arts "tenth anniversary" inner sleeve - for 1968.

A later 'green label' pressing without the above attributes can be seen at: Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

Side A is labeled "Part 1"; Side B is labeled "Part 2" (see images)

First cat. # on labels, and back sleeve, spine.
Second cat. # on front sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): (S39435)
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): (S39436)
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, etched (o stamped)): S 39435 WS 1768 A -1B. o A1O
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, etched (o stamped)): \ 39436 WS 1768 B -1B. o B5
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, etched (o stamped), variant 2): S 39435 WS 1768 A -1B. o A11
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, etched (o stamped), variant 2): \ 39436 WS 1768 B -1B. o B6 [or 8?]

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