Van Morrison – St. Andrews, Scotland (07/25/88)

VAN MORRISON
1988-07-25 Fife Aid
Craigtoun Country Park
St. Andrews, Scotland

01. Celtic Excavation
02. Queen Of The Slipstream
03. Someone Like You
04. I Forgot That Love Existed
05. In The Garden
06. A Sense Of Wonder
07. Help Me
08. Irish Heartbeat
09. Star Of The County Down
10. Raglan Road
***** LACKING – Marie’s Wedding (Found for you Ben)
11. Cleaning Windows
12. Bright Side Of The Road

LINEUP:
Van Morrison ñ vocals & other instruments (??)
Neil Drinkwater – piano
Clive Culbertson – bass
June Boyce – background vocals
Jim Condie – guitar
Mark Forshaw – drums
Graham Weir – trombone & accordion
Neil Weir – trumpet
Nick Robertson – alto saxophone
Colin Blakey – penny whistle
Liz McEwan – background vocals

SOURCE: Soundboard
LINEAGE: unknown generation type-II cassette tape > CD-R > EAC wav > Trader’s Little Helper flac level 8 & torrent > Dime

9 thoughts on “Van Morrison – St. Andrews, Scotland (07/25/88)”

  1. ““Marie’s Wedding” – Taken from the the SBD Bootleg CD – Dark Shades of The Soul.”

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  2. Yes, it was to be included – but was cut from the recording, and the message left behind in the Info and Setlist – “LACKING”.

    Therefore a transfer error must have messed up this track as Van did play the song, as a way to preserve the original live set-list I added “Marie’s Wedding” from the same year 1988.

    (Also found oddly enough as track #10 on Van Morrison’s Bootleg CD – Dark Night of The Soul – 1988).

    The actual recording date and venue of the song is :
    Ulster Hall, Belfast 1988 September 15th.

    Just a few months after the Fife Aid Concert.

    I know, for the Purist, it’s best not to mess with the tracks – add or delete anything – the downloader can delete the track if one chooses too and all will be right with the world again.

    Or

    The downloader can listen and leave the track and all will be right with the world again.

    Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    Delete, Delete, Delete, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Doh!
    LOL

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  3. Oh – thanks “IntheGarden” for pointing out that I needed to edit that out – it was not “Dark Shades of The Soul.”

    BUT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    Van Morrison’s Bootleg CD – Dark Night of The Soul

    Dark Night, Dark Shade, it’s all very confusing for me at some point, by the by I finally have gotten my hands on the real deal Flac version of DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL, which every one knows is an absolute freaking mind blower CD.

    Mr. “IntheGarden” what request might you have for a Van Morrison show you would like to see shared here at The Midnight Cafe?

    You certainly have earned the right to ask for anything – Much Respect for always helping others here with your advanced knowledge of Van and other topics.

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  4. “a transfer error must have messed up this track as Van did play the song”

    He did play the song at Fife Aid but for whatever reason, It was never included on this particular recording in the first place.

    Incidentally, it’s actually DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL

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  7. Thanks for this great show. Hard to find shows where Van plays Someone Like You. That’s my wife and I’s wedding song. Really appreciate finding a quality live version!

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  8. Thanks for this FM – great sound, and the setlist concentrates on one of my very fave Van albums, the one nobody talks about (“Poetic Champions Compose”) much. Wonderful stuff!!

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  9. Comments from a deleted repost:

    DylanDave says:
    April 16, 2016 at 2:00 am Edit

    Oh yes, fantastic setlist. A fusion of ‘Poetic Champions’ and ‘Irish Heartbeat’, presumably without the Chieftains as they are not listed. I’ve got some vague recollection that they were actually at this gig. Doesn’t really matter, this one is coming down immediately and will be much appreciated either way!

    Thanks Mat, more high octane fuel for the fire
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    DylanDave says:
    April 16, 2016 at 2:34 am Edit

    OK, no Paddy and no uilleann pipes, but mercifully no bagpipes either!!

    The sound isn’t absolutely perfect (pretty good) but the music definitely is!
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    DylanDave says:
    April 16, 2016 at 2:57 am Edit

    Sorry correction, sound is better than i suggested. My Bose ‘cans’ which demand a ‘AAA’ battery tend to break up and fragment the sound when the battery is draining. I’ve exhausted all my supplies, emptied the cupboards and the remote controls. Now i’ve had to resort to rechargeables of unknown lineage! Determined to get to the end of this gig. You have surpassed yourself Mat, an absolute gem. The Poetic Champions tracks are sublime, possibly even exceeding the orig album takes.
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    DylanDave says:
    April 16, 2016 at 3:53 am Edit

    http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/fife-aid-88-recordings-vft.html

    Some interesting background info, pics etc and some interesting recollections from Jim Condie on how Van’s pickup band came together. Personally I think they did a great job.
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    paul says:
    April 16, 2016 at 2:11 pm Edit

    So Nice to re-upload this one.

    Is there any chance for “Alive in Mystery” (1987) and ” Groningen, Netherlands ” (1992)

    That’s a wonderful work.
    Many thanks

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