Van Morrison/MA, USA 1974

In 1974, Van Morrison was on the verge of stopping his activities, having released “IT’S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW” and “VEEDON FLEECE.” Introducing a masterpiece by master craftsman Joe Maloney that conveys the scene. This work was recorded at “Boston performance on October 27, 1974”. This is the best audience recording. The official album “IT’S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW” was a live album led by THE CALEDONIA SOUL ORCHESTRA, but they had disbanded by the time the album was actually released. We toured in a tight four-piece formation. The situation at that time is also left in the official video “LIVE AT MONTREUX 1974”, so let’s check the show’s position from the tour schedule including that.・January 11th – 17th: North America #1 (4 performances) [“IT’S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW” released on February 1st] ・February 1st – March 16th: North America #2 (6 performances) March 25th – April 10th: Europe #1 (6 performances) ・May 1st: Chico performance ・June 30th – July 20th: Europe #2 (4 performances) ← *Official video ・July 29th – September 15th: North America #3 (5 performances [“VEEDON FLEECE” released in October] / October 16th – December 30th: North America #4 (24 performances) ←★Here★《Suspended activities》 This is Van Morrison in 1974. At that time, they were probably at the end of their career, and rather than touring every day and every night, they held concerts sporadically, so the above shows are condensed. It’s hard to say for certain if this is all there is to say, but I think you can get a general idea of ​​the flow and scale of the project.In the midst of this, the last album before the group’s suspension of activities, “VEEDON FLEECE,” was released. That was in October 1974, and the Boston performance of this work was also at the same time. This work recorded at such a show is truly the best when listening to the sound of the snare and vocals. I feel a sense of space typical of an audience in the extension, but that’s only at the tone level.The strength of the core that reaches straight and the fineness of detail are wonderful, and the hall sound has a sense of transparency and a sense of scale and thickness without hiding the details. Moreover, it is good that this sound has an indescribable vintage feeling.This “vintage feeling” is not a matter of master deterioration or analog scratch noise. The vintage feel of the tone is a result of the sound and recording equipment.In other words, it’s a beautiful, amber-colored sound.There’s a reason why the sound is so beautiful. Joe Maloney, a famous master in history, is as charismatic as Mike Millard, Dan Lumpinski, etc. in the 1970s, but in fact, this work has been digitized from the original master. A CD with the same concept was released over a year ago, but this work is different from that.It is the latest transfer version released by the prestigious Krw_co in recent years. This is a full show that could be called a tight “band version of IT’S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW.” Of course, if the lineup is different, the arrangement and song selection will also change. Let’s compare and organize them here.・Angry Young Them: Gloria ・Moondance: Into The Mystic/Moondance (★) ・Street Choir (★)/I’ve Been Working ・Tupelo Honey: Wild Night (★) ・St. Dominic Prophecy: Listen To The Lion ・Highway of Struggle: Warm Love ・Veedon Fleece: Bulbs (★) ・Cover: Help Me / I Believe To My Soul / Ain’t Nobody’s Business (★) / Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket/Since I Fell For You (★)・Others: Naked In The Jungle (★)/Twilight Zone (★) *Note: Songs marked with “★” cannot be heard on the traditional edition “IT’S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW”. …and it looks like this. As mentioned above, it was around the time of the release of “VEEDON FLEECE”, but from the new album, a wide range of numbers were selected, keeping it to “Bulbs” and the outtake “Twilight Zone”. It is about 4 months after “LIVE AT MONTREUX 1974”, but the only things that overlap with the official video are the new songs mentioned above, “Naked in the Jungle” and “Street Choir”. While it is the band version of “IT’S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW”, it is also a live album that can be called a sequel to “LIVE AT MONTREUX 1974”. Van Morrison stopped his activities two months after the release of this work, and has been away from the scene for three years since then. This is a historic live album in which a charismatic recorder of recording history recorded a full show of Morrison, who was at a turning point, including the valuable “VEEDON FLEECE” number. A masterpiece that renews its highest peak. Super high quality sound. As expected of Joe Maloney Master! ! Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA 27th October 1974 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1(56:47) 1. Intro 2. Naked In The Jungle 3. Street Choir 4. Warm Love 5. Bulbs 6. Into The Mystic 7. Help Me 8. I Believe To My Soul 9. Ain’t Nobody’s Business 10. Listen To The Lion Disc 2(56:59) 1 Wild Night 2 I’ve Been Working 3 Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket 4 Twilight Zone 5 Moondance 6 Since I Fell For You 7 Gloria 8 After Show Van Morrison – vocals, guitar, harmonica, saxophone Jerome Rimson – Bass Peter Van Hooke – Drums Pete Wingfield – Keyboards