Van Morrison’s 1970 triumph Moondance initially peaked at just No. 29 on the Billboard charts; its title track barely made the Top 100. Still, over time, the stature of Van Morrison’s third solo album has skyrocketed.
These days, Moondance is not only certified as a triple-platinum smash, it’s considered to be Van Morrison’s masterwork. So, an opportunity to dig deeper into this 10-song cycle is welcome, indeed: Warner Bros. Records’ will release an expanded two-disc set on October 22, 2013, featuring polished-up editions of the classic tracks, plus a slew of outtakes — and even a never-before-heard song.
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The expanded edition of this new Moondance box set is available for preorder now through Amazon. There is also a deluxe edition featuring 4 CDs/1 Blu-Ray audio which can be pre-ordered now via iTunes, and courtesy of Amazon.
The 11 unreleased tracks on Disc 2 of the expanded edition, by the way, include never-before-heard versions of “Caravan,” “In the Mystic,” the title track and “Crazy Love.” Of special note is an early pass at “I’ve Been Working,” which subsequently appeared on Morrison’s 1970 effort His Band and the Street Choir and his heretofore unreleased take on “I Shall Sing,” which was a hit four years later for Art Garfunkel.
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