Blowin' Your Mind!

by Van Morrison

Overview

Although Van Morrison's first solo album is remembered for containing the immortal pop hit "Brown Eyed Girl," Blowin' Your Mind! is actually a dry run for his masterpiece, Astral Weeks. Songs like "Who Drove the Red Sports Car" look to that song cycle, even as "Midnight Special" nods to Morrison's R&B past. But it's the agonizing "T.B. Sheets" -- all nine-plus minutes of it -- that dominates this record and belies its trendy title and pop association. "T.B. Sheets" takes the blues and reinvents it as noble tragedy and humiliating mortality. It's where Van Morrison emerges as an artist. [Blowin' Your Mind! was superseded in 1991 by Bang Masters, which contains all of its tracks except "He Ain't Give You None," presented in an alternate take, plus Morrison's other recordings for Bang.] ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	10/16/2012
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8718469531325
Rank:	5451

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Van Morrison   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Saxophone
Bert Berns   Director

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Bert Russell   Composer
Johnny Rivers   Composer
John Fogerty   Composer
John Jackson   Project Director
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Van Morrison   Composer
Bert Berns   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Wes Farrell   Composer
Brooks Arthur   Engineer
Gary Sherman   Music Supervisor
Garry Sherman   Music Supervisor