Van Morrison
Montreux Jazz Festival
19 July 97
Remastered DVD

This effort includes both sound and video enhancements.

While initial reports by those who attended this show back in 1997 were lukewarm, this show has grown in stature over time to be appreciated as one of the best of that year, breathtaking in both sound and performance. The show was filmed professionally as part the Montreux Jazz Festival in the Stravinski Auditorium, yet despite the fine performance and production, there are no reports of it ever having been broadcast.

 In the only circulating tape, a significant portion of the viewable screen has been blocked off; our best efforts have been made to compensate for this defect. In addition, problematic lighting ranging from lime green to bright red required further balancing for hue and saturation. A screen-edited copy of the master eventually surfaced, but no more than a handful of VHS copies ever circulated. When one of those was mailed to the bunker by a VLS supporter, work on your behalf by our creative team began. This show was then initially released as the VLS VCD/DVD And You See The Flames.

While adjustments to a "challenging" analog source will of course yield less than the dreamed-for digital quality, we nevertheless feel confident that Van fans will rejoice in the results of the newly encoded wide-screen VM DVD concert with newly encoded video and sound from the Spring In My Heart CDR.

VLS is justly proud of our most recent efforts to bring to you this remastered Van classic. Special thanks to kelisarb for the many hours he spent on this project. Also thanks to Xav for his assistance in the final sound enhancements which eliminated some annoying clicks found in the song transitions.

Remaster Sound taken from Spring In My Heart

Archival Recording: Unknown
Mastering: tsc.
Additional Mastering: Manfred
Digital Remastering: WOLF
DSBD -> ? -> DAT -> Digital Remastering -> CDR -> DVD Linear PCM

1. Introduction
2. Rough God
 3. Foreign Window
 4. Tore Down A La Rimbaud
 5. Vanlose Stairway / Trans Euro Train
 6. Fool For You
 7. Sometimes We Cry
 8. It Once Was My Life
 9. I'm Not Feelin' It Anymore
 10. This Weight
 11. Who Can I Turn To
 12. Fire In The Belly
 13. Tupelo Honey / Why Must I Always Explain
14. Satisfied
 15. The Healing Game
 16. Medley: See Me Through / Soldier Of Fortune / Thank you Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin / Burning Ground
 17. VLS Credits


Musicians:

Van Morrison: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Georgie Fame: vocals, organ
Ronnie Johnson: guitar
Geoff Dunn: drums
Nicky Scott: bass
Robin Aspland: piano
Pee Wee Ellis: soprano saxophone
Leo Green: saxophone
Matt Holland: trumpet
Brian Kennedy: vocals

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