Vinyl Record

Van Morrison - Moondance

Van Morrison - Moondance album cover

Van Morrison - Moondance on LP vinyl. A 1970 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.

LP ยท 1970

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1970 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

Moondance is Van Morrison's 1970 turn from the ecstatic abstraction of Astral Weeks toward a warmer, tighter and more song-shaped form of transcendence. Written after Morrison had moved away from the turbulence around his early solo career, it sounds like a band gathering around rhythm, breath and weather. And It Stoned Me opens with rural wonder and everyday grace; the title track swings with jazz ease; Crazy Love makes intimacy feel almost weightless; Caravan turns radio and communal listening into a call-and-response celebration; Into The Mystic is the album's deep centre, where folk, soul and spiritual longing meet without strain. The record's craft is deceptive because it feels so natural. Every arrangement leaves room for Morrison's phrasing to move, and every song seems to know exactly when to lift, settle or glow.

Moondance matters because it transformed Morrison from the cult visionary of Astral Weeks into a durable album artist with radio reach and deep musical authority. It helped shape the language of 1970s singer-songwriter soul, joining jazz, R&B, folk and pop into something unmistakably his.

For collectors, Moondance is one of the essential Van Morrison records and a cornerstone of any serious 1970 shelf. Its value is not only the famous songs; it is the complete front-to-back flow, where accessible songwriting and mystical feeling reinforce each other.

Warm folk-soul and jazz-tinged rock with swinging rhythms, acoustic textures, supple bass, relaxed horns, radiant choruses and Morrison's elastic vocal phrasing.

Recommended for: Collectors building a core Van Morrison selection; Listeners who want 1970s singer-songwriter soul at its most fluent; Fans of albums that balance radio songs with spiritual atmosphere.

What year was Moondance released? Moondance was released in 1970. Which songs are on Moondance? The album includes And It Stoned Me, Moondance, Crazy Love, Caravan and Into The Mystic. How is Moondance different from Astral Weeks? Moondance is more structured, rhythmic and song-focused, while Astral Weeks is looser, more folk-jazz and improvisatory.