Van Morrison Bootlegs

Audience recordings from the Troubadour in LA (1973). The intimacy of the club versus the grandeur of the Rainbow makes for a fascinating contrast. 2. The Solo & Acoustic Period (Late 1970s) The Naked Soul

Here is your guide to the shadow canon of George Ivan Morrison. Before we dive into specific tapes, we must address the paradox of Van Morrison. Officially, he is hostile to his own legacy. He rarely interviews. He sues tribute bands. He has a notoriously checkered history with live albums— It’s Too Late to Stop Now (1974) is the glorious exception, while A Night in San Francisco (1994) is brilliant but sanitized. van morrison bootlegs

On a great night, bootlegs capture the "transcendental" Van—the one who locks into a groove on “Ballerina” and seems to channel something ancient and Celtic. The hair stands up. The audience is silent. And then he grunts, "That’s it," and walks off. Audience recordings from the Troubadour in LA (1973)

After releasing the melancholic Veedon Fleece , Van disappeared to Ireland. Bootlegs from this period include a 12-minute version of “You Don’t Pull No Punches, But You Don’t Push the River” that contains an entire middle section of spoken word poetry not included on the album. These are the "lost" lyrics of a man walking the woods of County Wicklow. Part IV: How to Navigate the Legal & Sonic Minefield Let’s be practical. You cannot find Van Morrison bootlegs on Spotify. You will not find them on YouTube for long (Van’s management is famously litigious—they have a team dedicated to scrubbing bootlegs). The Solo & Acoustic Period (Late 1970s) The

By the mid-80s, Van had found God (again) and sobriety. His voice, which had been rough and raspy, took on a new, controlled power. He started mixing Celtic folk with soul.