August 31, 2012 Playlist

"Saint Dominic's Preview'" by Van Morrison (1972)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Van Morrison  "Saint Dominic's Preview"  1972 (UK - Northern Ireland)
Today is Van Morrison's 67th birthday.   This Belfast-born singer songwriter is a true original who has always seemed to me a bit out of place and time.  His classic albums of the 1960's and 70's produced plenty of pop hits, yet they are a uniquely sophisticated blend of soul, jazz, celtic and folk music with heavily "poetic" lyrics -- and generally popularity eludes artists who are this eclectic.  The factor that makes all the difference is probably his distinctive voice, extremely effective at soulful R&B shouting but with a rapturous, obsessive dedication to The Poetic Muse that very few singers can muster.  Although it lacked any big hits, his best selling album is Saint Dominic's Preview, which is a perfectly balanced collection of short soul numbers and epic stream-of-conscious odes.
Here's Van performing the title track from this week's classic album live in 2008.  One of my all time favorites by Morrison is also on this album, "Listen To The Lion".  But Van's breakthrough came back in 1964 with the greatest garage rock anthem ever written:  "Gloria".
(N) = New Release
(R) = Listener Request
Artist Song Album Year (label) Country
Them (Van Morrison)
Gloria
 		B-side 7" single
1964
UK-Northern Ireland
The Shadows Of Knight
Gloria (Them)
 		A-side 7" single
1965
USA
Patti Smith
Gloria (Them) Horses
1975
USA
The Monkees (R)
I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (live)
 		Live 1967
rec. 1967, rel. 1983
USA/UK
MC5
I Can Only Give You Everything (Them)
 		A-side 7" single
1967
USA
Van Morrison
Gloria (live)
 		It's Too Late To Stop Now
1973
UK-Northern Ireland
 
  
Van Morrison
Saint Dominic's Preview
 		Saint Dominic's Preview
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1972
UK-Northern Ireland
Van Morrison
Wild Night
 		Tupelo Honey
1971
UK-Northern Ireland
Van Morrison
Almost Independence Day
 		Saint Dominic's Preview
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1972
UK-Northern Ireland
Thin Lizzy
King's Vengeance
 		Fighting
1975
Ireland/UK/USA
 
  
The Monkees (R)
Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again
 		Head
1968
USA/UK
The Setting SonEat My Fear
Before I Eat My Eyes And Ears (N)2012 (Bad Afro)
Denmark
Mission of Burma What They Tell MeUnSound (N)2012 (Fire)USA
Yamantanka // Sonic TitanQueens
YT // ST (N)2011 (Psychic Handshake)
Canada
PontiakAcross The Steppe
Echo Ono (N)2012 (Thrill Jockey)
USA
Nice FaceCold Shoulder
Horizon Fires (N)2012 (Hozac)
USA
 
  
Can GraublauThe Lost Tapes (N - previously unreleased tracks)rec. 1969 (2012 Spoon/Mute)Germany
Faust
Krautrock
 		Faust IV
 		1973
Germany
GlowpeopleCrepusular
Things... (N)2012 (self release)
UK
The Monkees (R)
Take A Giant Step
 		The Monkees
1966
USA/UK
The Monkees (R)
Tapioca Tundra
 		The Birds The Bees & The Monkees
1968
USA/UK
 
 
Dinosaur jr
See It On Your Side
I Bet On Sky (N)2012 (Jagjaguar)USA
Heavy Blanket (J Mascis)Corpuscle Through Time
Heavy Blanket (N)2012 (Outter Battery)
USA
Burial Hex Temple Of The FloodThe Book Of Delusions (N - previously released on LP's, splits and tapes)2012 (Cold Spring)USA
 
 
Van Morrison
Madame George
 		Astral Weeks
1968
UK-Northern Ireland
Them (Van Morrison)
Friday's Child
 		A-side 7" single
1967
UK-Northern Ireland

 
Charile Parker
Loverman
 		The Complete Dial Recordings
 		rec. 1946
USA
                 
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