{"product_id":"van-morrison-the-best-of-van-morrison-expanded-edition-2lp","title":"Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison (Expanded Edition) [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Best of Van Morrison returns as an expanded double LP, restoring four songs that the original vinyl edition had to leave off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst released in 1990, this compilation became the go-to introduction to one of music's most restless voices, covering a quarter century of songs from his days fronting Them through to the late 1980s. It works because it never tries to flatten Morrison into one thing. Garage rock, soul, jazz-flecked balladry and Celtic spirituality all sit comfortably side by side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrown Eyed Girl is still the sunniest three minutes in his catalogue, and Moondance swings with late-night cool and a walking bassline. Have I Told You Lately, from Avalon Sunset, shows the tender devotional side that shaped so much of his later work, a love song that has since soundtracked countless weddings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe expanded edition matters here. The returning tracks, including the windswept Full Force Gale, never made the original vinyl, so LP listeners finally get the full sequence across four sides, with room for the songs to breathe and for the shifts between eras to land properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone building a Van Morrison shelf, this is the natural foundation, and for longtime fans it is a chance to hear a familiar running order whole at last.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57188201005361,"sku":"823375301776","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Van_Morrison-The_Best_of_Van_Morrison_Expanded_Edition_2LP_a0fa7108-113a-4fe6-a5ed-a6bc905fd25f.jpg?v=1793291523","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/van-morrison-the-best-of-van-morrison-expanded-edition-2lp","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}