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The Philosopher's Stone (album)

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Many of the recording dates on the album notes are disputed by one of Morrison's biographers, Heylin. "Really Don't Know" he claims was recorded in 1969, not 1971 as he only has details of the musicians recording with Morrison in 1969. Heylin feels that tracks from
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from 1969 to 1988. The album features twenty-five songs that had never been released, and early alternative renditions of "The Street Only Knew Your Name" from
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was originally scheduled to be released in July 1996. When it was released, some of the tracks had been changed; "When I Deliver", "
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The Van Morrison song titled "Philosopher's Stone" does not appear on this album, but is from 1999's
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Three songs on the album were evidently intended for Morrison's unreleased 1975 album
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The songs released on this 2-CD thirty-track album were previously unreleased
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Commenting on the previously unreleased songs, Van Morrison remarked:
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Payin' Dues/New York Sessions '67/The Complete Bang Sessions
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is a compilation album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter
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Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl: The Concert Film
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List of awards and nominations received by Van Morrison
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Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography
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List of artists who have covered Van Morrison songs
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Index


Compilation album
Van Morrison
Genre
Blues
R&B
folk rock
jazz-funk
Label
Polydor
Producer
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
The Healing Game
Back on Top
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly
Rolling Stone
Van Morrison
outtakes
Inarticulate Speech of the Heart
Wonderful Remark
The Best of Van Morrison
Real Real Gone
Enlightenment
A Period of Transition
Bright Side of the Road
Into the Music
John Brown's Body
B-sides

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