Van Morrison
Best of 1999 vols 1 thru 7

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flacs dated: vol 1, 2008/05/05; vol 2, 2008/05/10 vol 3, 2008/05/20
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Van the Man’s music alive!!

Vol. 1 takes in January of 1999.
Van performed 2 times in England
and a 6 night run in the San Francisco area.
The 2 English shows were quite different from anything else that year and are well-representedhere. These 2 shows featured many songs that have not been recorded live since and are highly recommended Pee Wee Ellis was with him for all of the shows in January
He would perform 2 shows in Wales in February and not perform again in regular shows until March 15th

The Mystery done 1 time and not since
The Waiting Game done 2 times
Dweller done 1 time and only once since
Give Me A Kiss done 6 times
These Dreams done 1 time
If You Love Me done 1 time
You Make Me done 4 times
Bulbs done 2 times and not done since except for the next night
Ivory Tower done 2 times and not done since except for the next night
Call Me Up In Dreamland done 3 times
Raincheck done 4 times
Brown Eyed Girl done in a short lived Las Vegas style version
Beautiful Vision done 1 time and with daughter Shana
Send In The Clowns done 1 time
Troubadours done 1 time
Lonely Avenue done 5 times
Have I Told You Lately done straight with daughter Shana

01-The Mystery-01-12-Barnstaple-England
02-The Waiting Game-01-12-Barnstaple-England
03-Dweller On The Threshold-01-12-Barnstaple-England
04-Give Me A Kiss-01-12-Barnstaple-England
05-These Dreams Of You-01-12-Barnstaple-England
06-If You Love Me-01-12-Barnstaple-England
07-You Make Me Feel So Free-01-12-Barnstaple-England
08-Bulbs-01-12-Barnstaple-England
09-Ivory Tower-01-12-Barnstaple-England
10-Call Me Up In Dreamland-01-13-Truro-England
11-Raincheck-01-13-Truro-England
12-Brown Eyed Girl-01-13-Truro-England
13-Beautiful Vision-01-23-SF-USA
14-Send In The Clowns-01-23-SF-USA
15-Troubadours-01-26-SF-USA
16-Lonely Avenue-01-26-SF-USA
17-Have I Told You Lately-01-26-SF-USA

Vol. 2 continues with Southport England after a month off. His setlists varied from
the January ones and Pee Wee Ellis was gone, replaced by Richie Buckley

Rough God Goes Riding-best version of the year
High Summer-great version
Georgia On My Mind-great version
When The Leaves-great version
Irish Heartbeat done 1 time
Outskirts Of Town-nice bluesy-jazzy version
New Symphony Sid-great version
Who Can I turn To done 3 times
In The Afternoon-nice long version
Foreign Window done 2 times
In The Garden done 2 times
For Mr Thomas done 4 times
Just Like A Woman done many times. This one
stands out for it’s length and the audience interaction.

01-Rough God Goes Riding-03-16-Southport-England
02-High Summer-03-16-Southport-England
03-Georgia On My Mind-03-16-Southport-England
04-When The Leaves Come Falling Down-03-16-Southport-England
05-Irish Heartbeat-04-03-Glasgow-Scotland
06-Outskirts Of Town-04-08-Cheltenham-England-Early
07-The New Symphony Sid-04-08-Cheltenham-England-Early
08-Who Can I Turn To-04-08-Cheltenham-England-Early
09-In The Afternoon-04-08-Cheltenham-England-Late
10-Foreign Window-04-19-Birmingham-England
11-In The Garden-04-19-Birmingham-England
12-For Mr Thomas-04-02-Edinburgh-Scotland
13-Just Like A Woman-04-02-Edinburgh-Scotland

Vol. 3 goes right to May 28th in Hay-On-Wye-Wales
where he has consistently given good performances-in the
past and even in today’s troubled times.
Everything was right on this night-setlist-band-
venue-audience-and Van in or on great spirits-a pun???
There are no rarely performed songs here but all
are dynamite versions. This was the last time he would play Summertime In England that year.

01-Foreign Window-05-28-Hay-On-Wye-Wales-Early
02-New Biography-05-28-Hay-On-Wye-Wales-Late
03-Philosopher’s Stone-05-28-Hay-On-Wye-Wales-Late
04-In The Afternoon-05-28-Hay-On-Wye-Wales-Late
05-Satisfied-05-28-Hay-On-Wye-Wales-Late
06-Reminds Me Of You-05-28-Hay-On-Wye-Wales-Late
07-Summertime In England-05-28-Hay-On-Wye-Wales-Late
08-See Me Through-Soldier Of Fortune-Burning Ground-05-28-Hay-On-Wye-Wales-Late
09-You Don’t Know Me-05-28-Hay-On-Wye-Wales-Late
10-Tupelo Honey-05-28-Hay-On Wye-Wales-Early

Vol.4 is all over the place featuring
many rarer performances of the year
You could tell this was the first outing of
Into The Mystic as he tells the band Play Trumpet!!
It ends in Paris, France and Loreley, Germany
where he had 2 very good concerts
His Help Me at Loreley was the best of the year

Into The Mystic done 2 times
It Fills You Up done 1 time-with Dr John
Star Of The County Down done 2 times
Enlightenment done 2 times
Real Real Gone done 2 times
All Saints Day done 1 time
I’ve Been Working done 2 times
My Lagan Love done 3 times
Baby Please medley done 6 times
It’s All Over Now done 4 times
TB Sheets done 1 time-never before or since

01-Into The Mystic-07-24-Chester-England
02-It Fills You Up-06-14-Wantagh-USA
03-Star Of The County Down-06-12-Chicago-USA
04-Enlightenment-08-14-Stockholm-Sweden
05-Real Real Gone-08-14-Stockholm-Sweden
06-All Saints Day-08-14-Stockholm-Sweden
07-I’ve Been Working-Cold Sweat-09-23-Utrecht-The Netherlands
08-Naked In The Jungle-09-23-Utrecht-The Netherlands
09-My Lagan Love-08-04-Edinburgh-Scotland
10-Northern Muse-Solid Ground-08-04-Edinburgh-Scotland
11-Baby Please Don’t Go-Here Comes The Night-Brown Eyed Girl-07-06-Paris-France
12-Just Like A Woman-07-06-Paris-France
13-It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue-07-09-Loreley-Germany
14-TB Sheets-07-09-Loreley-Germany
15-Help Me-07-09-Loreley-Germany

Vol.5, 6 and 7 take in the last 4 months of the year
which IMO represented the best performances
of the year. Van was dialed in and his band was
to the point of near perfection. His setlists had improved
and still included See Me Through and In The Afternoon but he had
added a few And The Healing’s, It’s All In The Game and Man’s World’s
as workout songs. Sometimes He would perform 4 of them in
one concert. Can you imagine that happening today?? We were
treated to some very well recorded concerts during this time
and I can’t thank the tapers enough-as making a good recording
is not just about having superior equipment. No it requires lots of
restraint-to keep quiet and not move-good venues-good audiences
and Van dialed in-no mailing-and we have this rare situation
a few times in this period. Did Ye Get Healed was put back in the setlist during this period-which I was personally happy about!!

Vol. 5 features Ross-On-Wye and Torquay England
which were 2 great concerts. Van even talks some between
songs and asks for requests!!
Have I Told You Lately-a duet with Lavern Brown
In The Afternoon segues into Don’t You Make Me High-
the Joe Turner song. At first Van would do the 2 songs
separately. This was the prototype for what became
the In The Afternoon we associate with.
New Biography-after this one Van comments on his feelings
towards Wavelength-the magazine

vol 5
01-Did Ye Get Healed-10-14-Sheffield-England
02-Have I Told You Lately-10-14-Sheffield-England
03-That’s Life-08-21-Ross-On-Wye-England-Late
04-Just Like A Woman-08-21-Ross-On-Wye-England-Late
05-Orangefield-08-21-Ross-On-Wye-England-Late
06-And The Healing Has Begun-08-21-Ross-On-Wye-England-Late
07-In The Afternoon-10-22-Torquay-England
08-Don’t You Make Me High-10-22-Torquay-England
09-It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World-10-22-Torquay-England
10-It’s All In The Game-10-22-Torquay-England
11-New Biography-10-22-Torquay-England
12-Northern Muse-Solid Ground-10-22-Torquay-England
13-Help Me-10-22-Torquay-England

Vol. 6 features 3 venues Plymouth and Bristol England
and Cardiff Wales which were all very good concerts
and a dynamite It’s All In The Game from Portsmouth England

I Believe To My Soul done 2 times
Bright Lights-a Jimmy Reed chesnut done 7 times
and only done again in 2003
Don’t Let The Sun-a Gerry & The Pacemakers hit from way back when
-originally a Louis Jordan tune done 3 times-and never again
Ain’t Nothing You Can Do done 3 times
This And The Healing is the best of the year and features a lot of diggi-diggi
Raglan Road done 2 times
Solid Ground with Auld Lang Syne

vol 6
01-Did Ye Get Healed-12-18-Plymouth-England
02-I Believe To My Soul-12-18-Plymouth-England
03-Lonely Avenue-Be-Bop-A-Lula-12-18-Plymouth-England
04-Bright Lights, Big City-09-19-Cardiff-Wales
05-Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying-09-19-Cardiff-Wales
06-Ain’t Nothing You Can Do-09-19-Cardiff-Wales
07-Vanlose Stairway-09-19-Cardiff-Wales
08-And The Healing Has Begun-09-19-Cardiff-Wales
09-It’s All In The Game-09-20-Portsmouth-England
10-Raglan Road-12-20-Bristol-England
11-Northern Muse-Solid Ground-Auld Lang Syne-12-20-Bristol-England
12-It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue-12-20-Bristol-England

Vol. 7 continues with great concerts from Swindon
and Brighton England.Features great Game and In The
Afternoon from Swindon and the best I’m Not Feeling It
from Portsmouth. Man’s World with Chris Farlowe ended
Bournemouth in December and Healing closed off Brighton
in November. In closing I want to stress that all of my Best
Of’s are not nescessarily the best recordings of the particular
songs-but are my favorite versions of the songs in the year
and are purely subjective!!!
A Fool For You done 4 times

01-Did Ye Get Healed-10-21-Swindon-England
02-It’s All In The Game-10-21-Swindon-England
03-In The Afternoon-10-21-Swindon-England
04-Don’t You Make Me High-10-21-Swindon-England
05-I’m Not Feeling It Anymore-09-20-Portsmouth-England
06-It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World-12-04-Bournemouth-England
07-A Fool For You-12-03-Bournemouth-England
08-Philosopher’s Stone-11-10-Brighton-England
09-And The Healing Has Begun-11-10-Brighton-England