EMI Music announced that they will distribute soul singer Van Morrison’s upcoming live album, slated for release in early 2009. The album documents a Hollywood Bowl show he gave last month in which he recreated one of my all time favorite albums, Astral Weeks.

While Van’s later work is hit and miss, I was green with envy of the Angelenos who got to see that show. Astral Weeks, Morrison’s second solo record after playing garage rock with Them, was released 40 years ago last month.

The album will be the first record to be issued on Morrison’s new label, Listen To The Lion Records.

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