What is going on with Van Morrison's catalog?

Van has definitely ventured into the slipstream of bitter total alienation from the recording industry and embraced a big cosmic N-O regarding his back catalog, but I think so far this thread has erred way too much on the side of not granting that the recording industry has certainly done its part to nurture Van’s hatred. He may have gone overboard but sometimes it’s not paranoia if in fact they really have screwed you over.

I’m sure that in his own defense Van Morrison would heartily endorse the immortal words of Hunter S. Thompson: “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.”

I’ve got and am in the process of getting (with help from the amazing members of this forum) all the Van I want and need, but the sad thing is the way the situation denies new and younger fans the chance to easily discovering the soul-enriching beauty and inspiration of a musician who’s up there with Dylan and Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and whoever else rocks your personal pantheon.

 

The irony of his awful attitude and behavior is that he will only be known for Moondance and "Brown Eyed Girl" if he denies new fans access to any of his other great works.

 

man, i've been paying primo prices to get out of print titles on CD recently because i've been going through my Van The Man phase!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...catalog-finally-gets-digital-release-20150825

Legacy Editions of Saint Dominic's Preview, Hard Nose the Highway, It's Too late to Stop Now and Enlightenment to start!

 

interesting that they indicate digital releases (I would assume/hope lossless) and no mention of physical releases.

 

I've nearly collected them all already but bring on those 'extra tracks' please.

 

yes, but the Legacy Editions will be physical for sure i would think.

 

Finally! Unfortunately WBros. will never give up their titles.

 

A new record label deal will make dozens of Van Morrison albums available to download for the first time. Sony's Legacy Division has acquired the rights to 50 of his albums.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...y-gets-digital-release-20150825#ixzz3jpyWJEcV

 

I am sitting here listening to one of my Van cassettes while reading this, bought a ton of them cheap to play on my Nakamichi CR7a
A-N-A-L-O-G!
I'm not much of a downloader unless I'm desperate...

 

Finally.....

 

Legacy promised “new compilations, deluxe Legacy Editions of classic album titles and a digital rollout of the full Van Morrison catalogue.”

Yep, yep. I did live long enough!

 

From the Van Morrison website

 

I am shocked and thrilled with this news!

 

If I can buy Veedon Fleece on Vinyl I can die happy.

 

Why is Tupelo Honey not included?

 

An open question. I suspect it is an oversight in the promotional materials and it actually is included.

 

See the Sony/Legacy press release for more details:
http://www.legacyrecordings.com/a/#...n-spanning-more-than-50-years-of-music/273/1/

 

I have been as critical as anyone on this forum the past couple of years regarding this topic. To say I was both pleased and stunned to read this news yesterday would be a huge understatement!

A coworker was recently asking me about Van (he knew I was a fan), and I did recommend the new Essential set as a good intro for a newbie. Now if he particularly likes the songs from the late 80s, he'll be able to get the parent albums.

 

So, no CD albums except some deluxe and compilations?

 

"Available digitally "-in what format and where?

 

On most, if not all, streaming services; and for download on iTunes, Amazon and Pono that I know of. The format varies depending on the service.

 

+1 for nice quiet pressing with good mastering for Veedon Fleece.

 

Somebody may have answered this question down the line. I didn't see it when I looked. I believe it's because Van doesn't own the rights to Tupelo Honey. I believe it belongs to Warner Brothers. Therefore, it was not included in the deal he made with Sony / Legacy. That's my understanding.

 

I suppose it would be asking way too much for a nicely remastered St. Dominic's Preview on vinyl?

 

My copy of St. Dominic's Preview, as well as my copies of a few others, Veedon Fleece, Hard Nose The Highway, and Tupelo Honey, have all seen better days. I could use new vinyl copies of all of them! Let's keep our fingers crossed!