MOONDANCE (RHINO RESERVE)

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Moondanceis the brighter, more accessible counterpart to Astral Weeks: Van Morrisons first major commercial success that keeps the earlier albums spiritual depth while shifting from bleak intensity to themes of renewal and redemption. Light, soulful, and jazz-inflected, it celebrates nature and possibility-from the nostalgic And It Stoned Me to the nocturnal title track and the optimism of Brand New Day. Highlights include the incantatory Caravan and the transcendent Into the Mystic, often seen as the defining moment of Morrisons artistry. Lacquers cut by Matthew Lutthans at Sterling Sound from the best available sources.