{"product_id":"van-morrison-his-band-the-street-choir","title":"VAN MORRISON - His Band \u0026 The Street Choir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e produced two of the most famous albums of his career — \u003cem\u003eAstral Weeks\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMoondance\u003c\/em\u003e — but overlooked is this gem because of its proximity to those two heavyweights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e came into existence predominantly during the first half of 1970 at A\u0026amp;R Recording Studios in New York City, with recording wrapping up in July and August.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced 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 sessions had begun in earnest in NYC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome 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 \u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e were decidedly different from the albums that preceded it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Thomas Erlewine\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote on Pitchfork, \"The album gives an illusion of buoyant immediacy thanks in no small part to its heavy R\u0026amp;B kick. Where \u003cem\u003eMoondance\u003c\/em\u003e traded in jazz — even its liveliest moment was named after a \u003cstrong\u003eDuke Ellington\u003c\/strong\u003e song — \u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e relied on soul and gospel, using folk almost as an accent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's fair to say that critics at the time gushed over the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e is a free album,\" \u003cstrong\u003eJon Landau\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote in his Rolling Stone review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It was recorded with minimal over-dubbing and was obviously intended to show the other side of \u003cem\u003eMoondance\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e captures Van Morrison at his most joyful and spontaneous — a luminous counterpoint to the introspection of \u003cem\u003eMoondance\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you love the sound of real instruments recorded with warmth and soul, \u003cem\u003eHis Band And The Street Choir\u003c\/em\u003e belongs in your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACOUSTIC SOUNDS","offers":[{"title":"180g 2LP 45RPM","offer_id":58222313701721,"sku":"SDZ-46977","price":85.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/AAPR_027-45__196654__11032025024945-5002.jpg?v=1780683257","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/van-morrison-his-band-the-street-choir","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}