The Philosopher's Stone by Van Morrison - DeepRiffs

COMPILATION

Volume 1

Volume 2

Van Morrison has always been a prolific artist, releasing nearly an album a year for 30 years. All the while, he had a stockpile of unreleased material in the vaults, much of which became legendary among collectors. A selection of this material was planned for inclusion in a box set, but when he realized the sheer amount of worthy material, he decided to separate the unreleased cuts and release them as the double-disc set The Philosopher's Stone. Certainly, the collection is for fans, but not just hardcore fans -- there are a number of great songs here, from "Madame Joy" and "Naked in the Jungle" to "Crazy Jane on God" and "The Street Only Knew Your Name." A full 25 of the 30 tracks on the album have never been released in any form, while the remaining five -- "Wonderful Remark," "Real Real Gone," "Flamingoes Fly," "The Street Only Knew Your Name," and "Bright Side of the Road" -- are present in alternate takes. In all, The Philosopher's Stone is a welcome addition to Van Morrison's official catalog -- some of these songs are so good, it would have been a shame if they had stayed locked in the vaults.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

Volume 1

1. Really Don't Know

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Brooks Arthur; Production

2. Ordinary People

by Van Morrison

Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison
Ted Templeman; Production

3. Wonderful Remark (Philosopher's Stone Version)

by Van Morrison

Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production

4. Not Supposed to Break Down

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

5. Laughing in the Wind

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

6. Madame Joy

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

7. Contemplation Rose

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

8. Don't Worry About Tomorrow

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Mick Glossop; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

9. Try for Sleep

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison
John Platonia; Composer
Lyricist: John Platonia
Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Mick Glossop; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

10. Lover's Prayer

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Mick Glossop; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

11. Drumshanbo Hustle

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Mick Glossop; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

12. Twilight Zone

by Van Morrison

Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: John Stronach; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production

13. Foggy Mountain Top

by Van Morrison

Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: John Stronach; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production

14. Naked in the Jungle

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Gary Ladinsky; Production

15. There There Child

by Van Morrison

Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Composer: John Platonia; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Producer: Van Morrison
Mick Glossop; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

Volume 2

1. The Street Only Knew Your Name (Extended Version)

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Gary Ladinsky; Production

2. John Henry

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Arranger: Van Morrison; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Gary Ladinsky; Production

3. Western Plain

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Huddie Ledbetter; Composer
Lyricist: Huddie Ledbetter; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Gary Ladinsky; Production

4. Joyous Sound (Alternative Version)

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Gary Ladinsky; Production

5. I Have Finally Come to Realise

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Gary Ladinsky; Production

6. Flamingoes Fly

by Van Morrison

Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: John Stronach; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production

7. Stepping Out Queen, Pt. 2

by Van Morrison

Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel
Mick Glossop; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production

8. Bright Side of the Road

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Mick Glossop; Production

9. Street Theory

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Henry Lewy; Production

10. Real Real Gone

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Henry Lewy; Production

11. Showbusiness

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Mick Glossop; Production

12. For Mr. Thomas

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Robin Williamson; Composer
Lyricist: Robin Williamson; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Jim Stern; Production

13. Crazy Jane on God

by Van Morrison

Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Composer: William Matthieu; Composer
Lyricist: William Butler Yeats; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Mick Glossop; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production

14. Song of Being a Child

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Handke; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Walter Samuel; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Mick Glossop; Production

15. High Spirits

by Van Morrison

Performer: Van Morrison; Performer
Primary Artist: Van Morrison; Main Performer
Composer: Van Morrison
Paddy Maloney; Composer
Lyricist: Paddy Maloney
Van Morrison; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Chris Lawson; Production
Producer: Van Morrison; Production
Recording: Mud; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

30 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 33 minutes and 2 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 96 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

29/30 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

17/30 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Worldwide, Contemporary Celtic, Arena Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Folk-Rock, R&B, Soul, Blues-Rock, Psychedelic, Funk, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Classic Rock

Label

Legacy Recordings

Music Distribution Service

Sony Music Hi-Res

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Aug 27, 1998

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886445378788