'Moondance' is one of the greatest albums ever produced by an Irish musician.
The third album of the diminutive Belfast genius, it was released a year after time similarly mesmerising 'Astral Weeks', and these two works alone place Van Morrison firmly in the category of all-time Rock legend.
This edition allows one to hear numerous, lengthy and previously unreleased takes of classics like the joyous 'Caravan', the iconic 'Moondance' and the delightfully tender 'Into The Mystic.'
And one can hear the hitherto unheard (until now) lost track 'I Shall Sing.'
Rolling Stone Magazine placed 'Moondance' 65th in their '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time.'
The album is very definitely 'Astral Weeks' more upbeat sibling and this deluxe edition promises an intimate glimpse of Van Morrison at work in the late 1960s, a time when he quite clearly left an indelible mark on music history.
The album is available from Friday 27 September.