New York Sessions '67

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New York Sessions '67
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Compilation album by
Van Morrison
Released1997
Recorded1967
New York
Genre Rock
Label multiple reissues [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]
Producer Bert Berns
Van Morrison chronology
The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two
(1993)		New York Sessions '67
(1997)		 The Philosopher's Stone
(1998)
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New York Sessions '67 is a two-disc retrospective album of recordings made by Van Morrison in 1967 for Bang Records that were later released in the 1990s. [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] Other album releases with the same recordings have been called Payin' Dues [lower-alpha 1] and The Complete Bang Sessions. [lower-alpha 3] The first disc presents material already available on Blowin' Your Mind! and on the previous Bang compilation albums T.B. Sheets and Bang Masters . The second disc contains the notorious "Contractual Obligation" session – thirty-one improvised nonsense songs Morrison recorded in order to fulfill his contract with Bang Records. The song "Thirty Two" takes a swipe at Berns's production style and "Brown Eyed Girl": Morrison sings "we'll get three guitars .. and we'll do the sha, sha-la-la bit." [3] Tracks from this album would be officially released on the compilation album The Authorized Bang Collection .

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Van Morrison except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Brown Eyed Girl" – 3:03
  2. "He Ain't Give You None" (alternate version) – 5:50
  3. "T.B. Sheets" – 9:36
  4. "Spanish Rose" (alternate version) – 3:52
  5. "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) – 2:57
  6. "Ro Ro Rosey" – 3:03
  7. "Who Drove the Red Sports Car?" – 5:39
  8. "Midnight Special" (traditional) – 2:45
  9. "Beside You" – 6:05
  10. "It's All Right" – 4:58
  11. "Madame George" – 5:17
  12. "Send Your Mind" – 2:52
  13. "The Smile You Smile" – 2:54
  14. "The Back Room" – 5:30
  15. "Joe Harper Saturday Morning" (alternate version) – 4:15
  16. "Chick-A-Boom" (Bert Berns, Morrison) – 3:12
  17. "I Love You (The Smile You Smile)" – 2:22
  18. "Brown Eyed Girl" (alternate take) – 3:40

Disc two

  1. "Twist And Shake" – 1:19
  2. "Shake And Roll" – 0:58
  3. "Stomp And Scream" – 1:14
  4. "Scream And Holler" – 1:14
  5. "Jump And Thump" – 1:08
  6. "Drivin' Wheel" – 1:13
  7. "Just Ball" – 1:00
  8. "Shake It Mable" – 1:12
  9. "Hold On George" – 1:30
  10. "The Big Royalty Check" – 1:36
  11. "Ring Worm" – 1:31
  12. "Savoy Hollywood" – 1:00
  13. "Freaky If You Got This Far" – 1:04
  14. "Up Your Mind" – 1:13
  15. "Thirty Two" – 0:59
  16. "All The Bits" – 0:54
  17. "You Say France And I Whistle" – 0:54
  18. "Blow In Your Nose" – 1:25
  19. "Nose In Your Blow" – 1:02
  20. "La Mambo" – 0:52
  21. "Go For Yourself" – 1:20
  22. "Want A Danish" – 1:05
  23. "Here Comes Dumb George" – 0:56
  24. "Chickee Coo" – 1:10
  25. "Do It" – 1:01
  26. "Hang On Groovy" – 0:57
  27. "Goodbye George" – 1:17
  28. "Dum Dum George" – 1:27
  29. "Walk And Talk" – 1:07
  30. "The Wobble" – 1:03
  31. "Wobble And Ball" – 1:06

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Payin' Dues released by Charly Records (UK) 1994 and Payin' Dues - The Complete Bang Records Sessions '67 released by Fruit Tree (Italy) 2002. [1]
  2. 1 2 New York Sessions '67 released by Burning Airlines (UK) 1996, Recall Records (UK) 1997, Get Back (Italy) 1997, and Hallmark Records (Germany) 1999. [2]
  3. 1 2 3 The Complete Bang Sessions released by Purple Pyramid (US) 2002. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Van Morrison - Payin' Dues". Discogs.
  2. ↑ "Van Morrison - New York Sessions '67". Discogs.
  3. ↑ Erik Hage, The Words and Music of Van Morrison -- 2009 - Page 35 "“Thirty Two” simultaneously takes a swipe at Berns's panoramic production style and “Brown Eyed Girl”: “we'll get three guitars,” he sings, “and we'll do the sha, sha-la-la bit.” Despite compromised artistic control, Morrison wasn't a complete ..."


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