Van Morrison - 1977-06-22 - Hilversum, Netherlands (FM)

Van Morrison

1977-06-22

Vara Studios

Hilversum, Netherlands

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Hallelujah, I Just Love Her So

02. Nobody’s Fault But Mine

03. Fever

04. Foggy Mountain Top

05. I’ll Go Crazy

06. Baby, Please Don’t Go

07. Santa Rosalia

08. Joyous Sound

09. You Gotta Make It Through The World

10. I Just Wanna Make Love To You

11. Shakin’ All Over

12. The Eternal Kansas City

13. Cold Wind In August

Van Morrison - 1977-06-22 - Hilversum, Netherlands (FM)

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.  Morrison planned to tour behind the album, with Dr. John as part of the band. They held 2 rehearsals in Hilversum the first of which on June 22, 1977, 42 years ago today, was recorded for a TV special. After the rehearsals, however, the ever unpredictable Mr, Morrison cancelled the tour and returned to England. He woul dnot go back on the road until October 1978, after the release of the album Wavelength!

Van Morrison/Allman Brothers Connections

• The legendary Knebowrth Rock Festival was first held in 1974 - the headline acts that year - the Allman Brothers and Van Morrison.
• After Bill Graham's death in 1991, the Allman Brothers, at the urging of Warren Haynes, would occasionally play a live version of Van Morrison's Into The Mystic, because it was the legendary promoter's favorite song.