Kicking off with big hit single Brown Eyed Girl what follows doesn't for a moment let up on the quality control button. Where it all began. It was recorded March 1967 and contained his first solo pop hit "Brown Eyed Girl". I do not know why bad reviews. I do not know why bad reviews. I prefer his music pre 2000 though it is all quite listenable. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2018. Blowin' Your Mind! This adds a certain live character to the already very good sound. After a young Van Morrison left his Belfast R&B-pop band Them following a couple of U.K. hits in "Gloria" and "Here Comes the Night," American producer-songwriter Bert Berns brought him to New York for 48 hours in early 1967 to record the tracks that would become Blowin' Your Mind! Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018, Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2019, Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2007. Brown-Eyed Girl is a classic, and there are a few other cuts nearly as good. Highly recommend! If you collect classic rock, this album is a must, even though it is mediocre. Morrison had recorded a number of tracks on March 28th and 29th 1967 to put out, so he thought, four singles, but eight of those tracks were compiled into Blowin' Your Mind. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2016. This is very much jam session Van Morrison. is actually a dry run for his masterpiece, Astral Weeks. Spanish Rose features intricate Spanish guitar backing, with the album ending with Leadbelly's superb Midnight Special. One of my favorite artists. Van Morrison's debut LP was put together without his knowledge by Bang! It was included by Rolling Stone as one of the 40 Essential Albums of 1967. There's a problem loading this menu right now. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. They are good songs. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2018. Van said that if he'd known Bang Records were going to release these songs, he'd have finished them off. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. is the debut album by Northern Irish musician Van Morrison, released in 1967. Centerpiece of the album is the quite extraordinary T.B. The CD is worth buying. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Sold by Amazon.com Services LLC. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2015. Some people wouldn't know great music if it slapped them in the face. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. And the vinyl sounds totally great. These studio sessions he didn't really take seriously ended up being some pretty enjoyable songs. Additional taxes may apply. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Unfortunately this suffered in transit - no issue with the packaging ,that was robust enough , but the record and inner sleeve were sent inside the outer cover and therefore there was movement within the package resulting in the curvature of the vinyl bursting through the spine of the sleeve shame, because the record is fine. He is always soulful, and a tremendous writer. Records and started the downward spiral in his relationship with producer and record company owner Bert Berns. It was recorded 28–29 March 1967 and contained his first solo pop hit "Brown Eyed Girl". Records and started the downward spiral in his relationship with producer and record company owner Bert Berns. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Unfortunately, he makes an early attempt at rap, which adds nothing to the program. With a cover that virtually defines bad taste, Morrison immediately disowned the album. Songs like "Who Drove the Red Sports Car" look to that song cycle, even as "Midnight Special" nods to Morrison's R&B past. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to Amazon.com (US). Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. is the debut album by Van Morrison, released in 1967. Just raw studio takes that prove how much of a massive talent he was and why he became such a critically acclaimed artist. referencing Blowin' Your Mind, CD, Album, RE, TRBCD006 On his début album the opening track, his first solo single “Brown Eyed Girl” is the most enduring song, but …