VAN MORRISON 'MOONDANCE' LP (Rhino Reserve)

LABEL: Rhino/Warner Records
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 02/27/2026
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1970
VARIANT: Rhino Reserve, 180 Gram, Black Vinyl LP

Moondance is the brighter, more accessible counterpart to Astral Weeks: Van Morrison’s first major commercial success that keeps the earlier album’s 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 Morrison’s artistry. Lacquers cut by Matthew Lutthans at Sterling Sound.

TRACKLIST

1 And It Stoned Me
2 Moondance
3 Crazy Love
4 Caravan
5 Into the Mystic
6 Come Running
7 These Dreams of You
8 Brand New Day
9 Everyone
10 Glad Tidings