- blues rock, rock, chamber folk, singer-songwriter
- 46 min
- 8 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Astral Weeks is the second studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was recorded at Century Sound Studios in New York during September and October 1968 and released in November of the same year by Warner Bros. Records.
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Character
Character-led, grave, earnest and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- The Independent5/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock5/5
- Pitchfork10/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- RTÉ5/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4.5/5
- Tom HullA
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Tracks
- A1Astral Weeks7:00
- A2Beside You5:10
- A3Sweet Thing4:10
- A4Cyprus Avenue6:50
- B1Young Lovers Do3:10
- B2Madame George9:25
- B3Ballerina7:00
- B4Slim Slow Slider3:20
8 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Van Morrison
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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