Apparently there is no end to corporate avarice... Sony Music currently has four(!) different Van Morrison titles in print featuring this same material (Blowin' Your Mind, TB Sheets, Bang Masters, and this). Without even considering that this is hardly his most memorable work (apart from "Brown-Eyed Girl"), that is a ridiculous number. Bang Masters is the best of the lot... this is the worst. For adventurous souls, there are also a number of import collections availible (Payin' Dues, Brown-Eyed Beginnings, New York Sessions) that feature a bizarre second disc of "demos" recorded as contract fulfillment (reportedly in about an hour) after Bert Berns' untimely death.

This disc came about because Morrison was changing labels and was forced to produce some songs to meet a contractual obligation. Most are throw-aways, I own every Van Morrison CD ever released officially and dozens of others. Buy ANY of them before this one. He's a great artist; this is a crummy CD.

First Van Morrison CD I've ever purchased. Have enjoyed what I've heard on radio and he was great in a small club in Albany in '82. Seems like I've heard better versions of these tunes on the radio. Still was a good CD. Here's a list of the songs: Brown Eyed Girl, Spanish Rose, Midnight Special, The Back Room, Ro Ro Rosey, Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye), It's All Right, Chick-A-Boom, He Ain't Give You None, and Madame George.