after the enigmatic Astral Weeks and more commercial Moondance, 1970's His Band and the Street Choir was funky, loose, and altogether fresh with such timeless compositions as the top ten hit single 'Domino,' 'Blue Money,' and 'Call Me Up in Dreamland.' Soul, gospel, and rhythm and blues were emphasized on the LP with hints of Astral Weeks' folk sound and Moondance's jazz sensibility. Van Morrison's third album for Warner Bros. Both albums' lacquers have been cut by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram vinyl by Optimal the releases are limited and numbered to 5,000 units sold exclusively at in the U.S. Now, the label has announced the next two titles in that line: Van Morrison's His Band and the Street Choir and the late Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth. Rhino recently launched its Rhino High Fidelity series of audiophile-quality vinyl titles.
