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    After 50 years, a legend stays strong

    by Maura Johnston Dec 17, 2018 2 minutes
    Though Morrison’s 1968 album Astral Weeks is now considered one of the best of all time, it sold poorly upon initial release

    THIS NOVEMBER, VAN MORRISON CELEBRATED the half-centennial of his album Astral Weeks, on which the Irish troubadour added his rousing high baritone to a watercolor landscape awash with genres so thoroughly blended it nearly rendered the idea of categorizing music obsolete. The golden anniversary of Morrison’s second album has been celebrated far and wide all year: retrospective appreciations have bloomed, and the delightful recent book

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