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Van Morrison - Accentuate The Positive (Blue Vinyl)
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"Van
Morrison
unveils
his
45th
studio
album,
‘Accentuate
the
Positive’,
which
is
now
available
to
pre-order
HERE
ahead
of
its
release
on
November
3rd.
This
electrifying
homage
to
rock
‘n’
roll
is
launched
alongside
its
first
single,
a
new
take
on
the
Johnny
Kidd
classic
‘Shakin’
All
Over’.
Like
this
year’s
acclaimed
‘Moving
On
Skiffle’,
‘Accentuate
The
Positive’
sees
Van
Morrison
returning
to
one
of
his
childhood
passions:
this
time
rock
‘n’
roll.
Growing
up
in
Belfast
shortly
after
World
War
II,
he
was
immensely
inspired
by
the
heady
sounds
of
20th
century
blues
and
rock
‘n’
roll.
Listening
to
artists
such
as
Fats
Domino,
Chuck
Berry
and
The
Everly
Brothers,
it
wasn’t
long
until
Van
was
intuitively
reinterpreting
these
sounds
with
his
own
band
in
local
hometown
venues.
Several
decades
later,
Van
Morrison
now
revisits
the
genre
by
reimagining
some
of
his
personal
favourites
for
‘Accentuate
The
Positive’,
and
infusing
those
timeless
songs
with
an
energy
that
constantly
challenges
and
expands
upon
its
traditions.
Van’s
inimitable
voice
combined
with
superb
arrangements
and
highly
accomplished
brings
a
fresh
zeal
to
such
great
songs
as
The
Johnny
Burnette
Trio’s
‘Lonesome
Train’,
Johnny
Kidd
&
The
Pirates’
‘Shakin’
All
Over’
and
Big
Joe
Turner’s
pioneering
rock
‘n’
roll
hit
‘Flip,
Flop
and
Fly’.
Contributors
to
the
album
include
electric
guitar
from
the
late
Jeff
Beck
and
vocals
from
Chris
Farlowe
on
‘Lonesome
Train’,
plus
guitar
from
Taj
Mahal
on
‘Lucille’
and
‘Shake,
Rattle
and
Roll’.
"
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