Showcasing the Best New Music, Curating the Classics. Altan – ‘Whenever God Shines His Light’ (8.45pm)Įach 'Rave On, Van Morrison' performance premieres every night on the Hot Press YouTube channel. One of the most enigmatic and unknowable albums in the pantheon of rock and pop, Van Morrisons incredible Astral Weeks turns 50 years old.John Spillane – ‘Cleaning Windows’ (8.30pm).Terri Hooley – ‘In The Days Before Rock ’n’ Roll’ (7.45pm) Moya Brennan (Clannad) – ‘The Beauty Of The Days Gone By’ (7.30pm).Inner sleeve: issued with Warner / Seven Arts 'tenth anniversary' inner sleeve - for 1968. 44th Street - later changed to 488 Madison Avenue. Labels: green with 'W7' boxed logo - later changed to the shield logo. Today was Van Morrisons 70th birthday, and he celebrated the occasion by performing two concerts on Cyprus Avenue, the leafy street in east Belfast made. Bob Geldof – ‘I'm Tired Joey Boy’ (7.15pm) A Pitman version (east coast) with W7 logo labels can be seen at Van Morrison - Astral Weeks.Higgins with Bill Whelan – ‘Rave On, John Donne’ (7pm) Up for sale is a Vintage Vinyl Pressing of Van Morrisons Astral Weeks Record Album, originally released by Warner Bros. See the action-packed programme for Van's Big Day on Monday, August 31, below: Watch Glen Hansard perform 'Astral Weeks' below: He released his latest album, This Wild Willing, last year. Originally rising to prominence as a member of The Frames, Academy Award winner Glen Hansard is widely considered one of Ireland's most treasured singer-songwriters. Astral Weeks is generally considered one of the best albums in pop music history, but for all that renown, it is anything but an archetypal rock & roll album.

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