Van Morrison – Astral Weeks – LP –

Van Morrison not only creates revelatory music on Astral Weeks, he constructs a secret world. A beautifully personal set of surrealist folk-rock bathed in jazzy nuances, emotional vocals, and poetic license, the psychedelic-tinted 1968 album is an invitation to a one-of-a-kind atmospheric paradise.

The haunting, deeply personal collection of impressionistic folk styled epics was recorded with an all-star jazz backing that includes bassist