Van Morrison – Utrecht, The Netherlands (09/18/86)

VAN MORRISON
Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
Utrecht, Holland
Sept 18, 1996
Summertime in Holland 1996
(Bootleg CD)  –  Osa/Bong (VTM 936109-1/2)

I no longer own a copy of this show. If you have one and would like to share please let me know.

Disk One

Sack O’Woe(3:48)   (see note) {alternate track taken from Supper Club NYC 1996}
Satisfied (4:51)
Whenever God Shines His Light (3:26)
Summertime in England, Can You Feel the Silence (7:29)
Fire in the Belly (6:46)
This Weight (4:43)
Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby (6:09)
Wonderful Remark (3:40)

Total Time (40:52)

Disk Two:

Vanlose Stairway, Trans-Euro Train, It’s Not the Twilight Zone (6:03) (see note)
The Burning Ground (6:01)
Tupelo Honey, Crazy Love (5:42 & 3:01)
Sometimes We Cry (5:14)
See Me Through, Soldier of Fortune, When Heart is Open, Thank U Faletten Me Be Mice Elf Agin (15:38)
Waiting Game (5:00)
The Healing Game (5:09)
Bright Side of the Road (3:34)
Have I Told You Lately? (6:41)

Total Time: (62:01)

Notes from Denis Healy:What appears on the discs is slightly different from the tracks listed on the liner!

Track Notes: Denis Healy
Sack O’ Woe” does not appear despite being listed – this was the Georgie Fame intro before Van takes the stage *

“Sack O’ Woe” provided here from the same year 1996 at The Supper Club New York City Show}

“Satisfied” fades in about one minute into the song.

“Vanlose Stairway, Trans-Euro, It’s Not the Twilight Zone” appears on Disc 1  *{Fixed track location to here to Disk 2 track #1 for this upload}

“Tupelo Honey” and “Crazy Love” are separate tracks on disc 2. *{appear as tracks 3a and 3b here}

More Info and Insights from Denis Healy

This is actually the full show and, in effect, we lose about one minute of the Van part of the show.

This is an average audience recording and is slightly disappointing given that there are some excellent masters of this show doing the rounds.

It is a pity that the compilers did not put a little more effort into getting the best master that was available. Had they done so, this could have been a boot to rival the likes of Pagan Streams for the title of the classic Van boot.
That said it is a worthy boot and it is an excellent show. It is also the first CD boot to feature tracks from The Healing Game album – six in all.

Van is really good on the vocals here and there are some excellent solos from band members. Overall opinion – good sound and a great show.Well worth the admission fee.

As an afterthought, it is worth mentioning the sleeve – the front has a really good colour close-up of Van with a “moody” B+W close-up of him on the rear.

The inner has a nice picture “Van through the ages”, which was lifted straight out of an article in “Q” magazine some time ago.

Nice graphic efforts overall though.Part of the van-the-man.info unofficial website

FreeMorrison Notes: * = Track info fixed here in this upload to reflect art work info. After some research and finding the info above I see it was not just my copy that had the track info messed up – but the mistakes were made early on – what I find very interesting is the fact that it is mentioned from Denis Healy

“That there are some excellent masters of this show doing the rounds. It is a pity that the compilers did not put a little more effort into getting the best master that was available. Had they done so, this could have been a boot to rival the likes of Pagan Streams for the title of the classic Van Boot.”

I believe it would be greatly appreciated form the Van Morrison Community if one had a Master Copy of this show and were to share it with us,,,That would be something.

Because even in this MP3 format (how I got it from a good friend) – this is one amazing show – and the sound has a deep rich and clear feel to it – I know that Van loves the beatiful city of Utrecht, Holland and it clearly shows in his passionate performance here this summer night in 1996.

From: FreeMorrison January 2nd, 2012