VAN MORRISON : INSPIRED EVENINGS

Disc One (68:03)

1. I Will Be There
2. Whenever God Shines His Light
3. Cleaning Windows
4. Orangefield
5. When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God
6. Thank God for Self Love (with Mose Allison)
7. Raglan Road
8. Carrickfergus
9. Summertime in England
10. Caravan
11. Moondance / Fever
12. Star of the County Down
13. In the Garden

Disc Two (72:12)

1. Have I Told You Lately
2. Gloria
3. It Serves Me Right to Suffer (with John Lee Hooker)
4. Boom Boom
5. She Moved Through the Fair
   Bonus Tracks :
6. The New Symphony Sid
7. Ain't That Loving You Baby
8. That's Life
9. Moondance
10. Satisfied
11. All Right, Okay, You Win
12. Look What the Good People Done
13. Early in the Morning
14. Days Like This
15. I Will Be There
16. Your Mind is on Vacation
17. Full Force Gale

Label : Music For The People

Venue : Beacon Theater, New York City, New York, USA

Date : November 30, 1989

Quality : Soundboard recording (A+)

Review: The material of this bootleg is not all that rare for serious Van Morrison fans (The Beacon performance is the same set as released on the commercial "In Concert" video). Although, this is superb sound quality. The producers of this release obviously knew what they were doing, and had a sense of humor to boot. As a subtitle on their label designation on the back cover were the words, "Unauthorized duplication, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing!" The artwork on the CDs themselves reflect the creators knowledge of Van. They read "Shana's Daddy" as the artist, and "Beacon Blues" as the title of the album. Perhaps done intentionally to avoid overzealous customs or RIAA agents, a nice touch nonetheless. The filler tracks are copied from the "Live At The Point" promo, two bonus tracks from the Healing Game singles, and some of the radio broadcast from The Festival of Jazz in Edinburgh, Scotland.