VAN MORRISON: HYMNS TO THE SILENCE Original 1991 Import (2) Record Set MINT
$
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Description
Beautiful 1991 POLYDOR pressing of the VAN MORRISON two record set, HYMNS TO THE SILENCE (849 026-1)
"MADE IN HOLLAND"
GATEFOLD SLEEVE
AMG 3 1/2 STARS: Morrison's best album of the '90s still casually hangs out in the spiritual world that served as his home for most of his '80s material, but the mystical touches are at least kept in check for a good deal of the time. Better still is that Morrisonsings with a passion that had crawled into laziness during big, and crucial, chunks of his career (most prominently the early to mid-'80s). The songs, or more accurately (as the title makes very clear) hymns, combine the elements that have guided Morrison's best albums -- R&B, folk, pop, Celtic, rock, even gospel -- for a satisfying journey through the mystic and the real. Its double-disc length, however, is a bit off-putting; a spirited rewrite of his last album (1990's Enlightenment) really doesn't need this much space to make its point. But his rambling musings (like the soulfully suave "Why Must I Always Explain") retain a compelling power.
Original lyric sleeves included; the records ship in anti-static, dust free, archival sleeves.
Condition: the sleeve grades NM. The two records grade MINT and are un-played. Check out my feedback score; you won't be disappointed.
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