Van Morrison Moondance (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] 10/11/2016 Recorded at Harry J Studios

Recorded at Harry J Studios

and Bruce Springsteen -- whose longtime running partner Clarence Clemons blows sax on two songs --- can be heard throughout

a headlong dive into pure 1960s pop psychedelia

Opening with the hard-driving "Brain Of J

Van Morrison Moondance (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] 10/11/2016 Recorded at Harry J StudiosPersonnel includes: Van Morrison (vocals, acoustic guitar); John Platania (guitar); Jack Shrorer (saxophone); Jeff Labes (keyboards); Garry Malabar (drums). It's unusual for a decade defining record to come out in that decade's first year, but that was clearly the case with MOONDANCE. While it would have been one of the finest albums of any decade, it clearly marked a turning point both for Van Morrison and for rock as a whole. Coming after 1968's