Van Morrison - 1978-11-26 - Los Angeles, CA (FM)

Van Morrison

1978-11-26

The Roxy

Los Angeles CA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Brown Eyed Girl

02. Wavelength

03. And It Stoned Me

04. Checkin It Out

05. Hungry For Your Love

06. Sweet Thing

07. Crazy Love

08. Kingdom Hall

09. Moonshine Whiskey

10. Purple Heather

11. Help Me

12. Tupelo Honey

13, Caravan

14. Cyprus Avenue

Van Morrison - 1978-11-26 - Los Angeles, CA (FM) 

1978 - From 1970 to 1974, Van Morrison released 6 albums of new material, plus the live disc, Too Late To Stop Now. It was an immensely prolific period for Van the Man, marked by incredible artistic and commercial successes such as Moondance, Tupelo Honey, and St. Dominic’s Preview. Of course, given the number of albums he released, some of the material, such as Hard Nose to The Highway, met with less than stellar reviews. That level of production also put great stress on Van the Man, who by the end of 1974 was so burned out that he contemplated leaving the music business. He took 3 years off, not releasing another album until 1977’s aptly named “A Period Of Transition”, a collaboration with Doctor John. Van’s real return; however, came in the spring of 1978, when he released Wavelength, which at the time became the fastest selling album of his career. Most critics also praised the disc, with Time magazine, for example, stating that “Wavelength is good enough to stand close by Morrison's best work, a record of sinuous, sensuous magic. The man just can't be beat.” Perhaps energized by his new album, Van took to the road in the fall of 1978, playing a host of shows at small intimate theaters, such this show at the Roxy on November 26, 1978 show, 35 years ago today. This FM broadcast captures that show in its entirety, with Van in complete control of an enraptured audience. Download this one to hear Van announce to the rock world that he was back.