Re: (TV) Well, how about that?

[eric s gregory <esgregory@uswest.net>]

astral weeks was recorded in nyc, i believe....moondance & tupelo honey in
woodstock.
"astral weeks" is one of those records that really does transcend time, place
("in another time, in another place"...)...it's really a record like no other.


Michael Carlucci wrote:

>     The only LP I might have questions about is Van's "Astral Weeks". Not in
> it's brilliance but in it's being a British album. Unfortunately I do not
> have a copy in stock at the moment, but wasn't the LP recorded in Woodstock
> or am I thinking of Moondance & Tupelo Honey? As much as Lou Reed is a New
> York artist I think of his 1st solo LP, Transformer, and Berlin as British
> LPs. They were done with British musicians and in British studios. The same
> with Hendrix's "Are You Experienced". Anyone else agree with this sort of
> logic? M T C
>
> > From: Keith Allison <keith@marquee.demon.co.uk>
> > Reply-To: tv@obbard.com
> > Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 21:07:12 +0100
> > To: tv@obbard.com
> > Subject: (TV) Well, how about that?
> >
> > This month's Q Magazine list the 100 Greatest British Album Ever.
> >
> > Top six are:
> >
> > 1. Revolver
> > 2. OK Computer
> > 3. Exile on Main Steret
> > 4. London Calling
> > 5. A Hard Day's Night
> > 6. Astral Weeks
> >
> > Any thoughts about this? Any arguments?
> >
> > (At least they didn't put Sgt Pepper at No. 1, so someone was using
> > their brain)
> >
> > Revolver, they say, "combines an astonishing mix of styles with a
> > weirdly consistent sense of purpose". Can't argue with that).
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Keith
> > --
> > Keith Allison
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