Classic Bootleg: Van Morrison Live in Montreux 1990 (Audio)

Essential, awesome, flawless. Quite possibly the best boot there is.
-Russell Parkinson

This is rated by Van Traders as one of the top Van bootlegs of all time. On some lists as high as number two. If you don’t have this it is essential Van the Man. The sound quality is very good soundboard/FM. There is an amazing version of “Sweet Thing” that seams nicely into “Astral Weeks” before returning back to “Sweet Thing” that makes this a special one. And “Northern Muse” changes to “Auld Lang Sine”, “No Prima Donna” and finishes with “When Heart is Open”. This is really some good stuff. The “Summertime in England” is awesome. At 13 minutes and Van adds “A Town Called Paradise”, “Take Me Back” and “Boogie Woogie Country Girl” into it. This truly is an amazing bootleg!
– arizjones.blogspot.no

Casino de Montreux
Montreux, Switzerland
July 11, 1990

Featuring special guest Georgie Fame

Musicians:

• Richie Buckley – Saxophone
• Dave Early – Drums
• Georgie Fame – Keyboards
• Steve Gregory – Saxophone
• Bernie Holland – Guitar
• Neil Drinkwater – Keyboards
• Brian Odgers – Bass
• Haji Ahkba – Flugelhorn & Trumpet

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1. Yeh, Yeh (Mongo Santamaría cover)
2. Did Ye Get Healed?
3. It’s All in the Game / Make It Real One More Time
4. Here Comes the Night
5. Baby, Please Don’t Go (Joe Williams’ Washboard Blues Singers cover)
6. Domino / In the Midnight Hour
7. Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)
8. Sweet Thing
   What follows must have stunned the audience. With Steve Gregory on flute Van sings a glorious “Sweet Thing”. A lot slower than previous live versions this song floats along and then seams nicely into “Astral Weeks” before returning back to “Sweet Thing”. The song finishes with a little mantra that I think comes from the Common One album.
   -Russell Parkinson
9. Star of the County Down ([traditional] cover)
10. Northern Muse (Solid Ground) / When Heart Is Open
11. Whenever God Shines His Light
12. Summertime in England
    “Summertime in England” is awesome. At 13 minutes its one of the longer versions around. It is very similar to the Pagan Streams version but is seamless and doesn’t have the chatter. Van adds “A Town Called Paradise”, “Take Me Back” and “Boogie Woogie Country Girl” to the formula.
    -Russell Parkinson
13. Caravan
14. In the Garden

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• Van Morrison – The Legendary Concert @ Shrine Auditorium, LA – April 18, 1973 (Video)
• Classic concert – Van Morrison at Rainbow Theatre London 1973
• Classic concert: Van Morrison @ Winterland, San Francisco Feb 2, 1974 (concert video)
• Van Morrison @ The Bottom Line, NYC – November 1, 1978 (audio)
• Van Morrison live in Belfast February 20, 1979 (full concert)
• Classic concert: Van Morrison Capitol Theatre Oct 6, 1979
• Van Morrison – Live at Montreux 1980 – full concert
• Van Morrison: Grugahalle, Essen – 4 April 1982 (Full concert video)
• Van Morrison @ The Tube – C4 TV, Tyne Tees TV Studios, Newcastle in 1985 (video)
• Van Morrison & The Chieftains @ The Late Late Show – March 1988 (video)
• Van Morrison & The Chieftains at Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1988 (video)
• Van Morrison @ Beacon Theater New York – 1989 (Concert Video)
• Van Morrison & Mose Allison at St. George’s Hall Bristol, England (1990) – Video
• Legendary bootleg: Van Morrison – Pagan Streams (Utrecht, Holland – April 1, 1991)
• Van Morrison @ Donegal Square, Belfast 1995 (video)
• Van Morrison @ Rockpalast, Dusseldorf – Christmas special – December 19, 1998 (Video)
• Van Morrison – BBC Four Sessions 2008 (Full Concert Video)
• Van Morrison Live @ CityFolk Festival, Ottawa, Canada, September 18, 2015 (video)
• Great Concert: Van Morrison at the BBC September 29 2016

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