Morrison, Van | Authorized Bang Collection | CD

Van Morrison is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, born in Belfast on 31 August 1945. He has been a professional musician since the late 1950s and plays guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums and saxophone, among other instruments. He began as lead singer of the Northern Irish band Them, which had a 1964 hit with 'Gloria', a song he wrote, before leaving for a solo career. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

The Authorized Bang Collection is a three disc CD compilation by Van Morrison, released in 2017 on Bang Records in Europe. Disc one presents original stereo mixes, including 'Brown Eyed Girl', disc two collects Bang sessions and rarities, and disc three contains thirty-one short songs made as contractual obligation demos for Bang. The set covers Van Morrison's recordings made during his association with Bang Records, and several tracks are marked as previously unissued. It was compiled and mixed by Andrew Sandoval, with Bert Berns credited as producer.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Brown Eyed Girl (Original Stereo Mix)
2. He Ain't Give You None (Original Stereo Mix)
3. T.B. Sheets (Original Stereo Mix)
4. Spanish Rose (Original Stereo Mix)
5. Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) (Original Stereo Mix)
6. Ro Ro Rosey (Original Stereo Mix)
7. Who Drove The Red Sports Car (Original Stereo Mix)
8. Midnight Special (Original Stereo Mix)
9. It's All Right (Original Stereo Mix)
10. Send Your Mind (Original Stereo Mix)
11. The Smile You Smile (Original Stereo Mix)
12. The Back Room (Original Stereo Mix)
13. Joe Harper Saturday Morning (Original Stereo Mix)
14. Beside You (Original Mono Mix)
15. Madame George (Original Mono Mix)
16. Chick-A-Boom (Original Mono Mix)
17. The Smile You Smile (Demo)

Disc 2

1. Brown Eyed Girl (Original Edited Mono Single Mix)
2. Ro Ro Rosey (Original Mono Single Mix With Backing Vocals)
3. T.B. Sheets (Take 2)
4. Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) (Takes 10 & 11)
5. Send Your Mind (Take 3)
6. Midnight Special (Take 7)
7. He Ain't Give You None (Take 4)
8. Ro Ro Rosey (Take 2)
9. Who Drove The Red Sports Car (Take 6)
10. Beside You (Take 2)
11. Joe Harper Saturday Morning (Take 2)
12. Beside You (Take 5)
13. Spanish Rose (Take 14)
14. Brown Eyed Girl (Takes 1-6)
15. Brown Eyed Girl (Takes 7-11)

Disc 3

1. Twist And Shake
2. Shake And Roll
3. Stomp And Scream
4. Scream And Holler
5. Jump And Thump
6. Drivin' Wheel
7. Just Ball
8. Shake It Mable
9. Hold On George
10. The Big Royalty Check
11. Ring Worm
12. Savoy Hollywood
13. Freaky If You Got This Far
14. Up Your Mind
15. Thirty Two
16. All The Bits
17. You Say France And I Whistle
18. Blowin' Your Nose
19. Nose In Your Blow
20. La Mambo
21. Go For Yourself
22. Want A Danish
23. Here Comes Dumb George
24. Chickee Coo
25. Do It
26. Hang On Groovy
27. Goodbye George
28. Dum Dum George
29. Walk And Talk
30. The Wobble
31. Wobble And Ball