beautiful vision
VAN MORRISON
Birth Name: George Ivan Morrison
Born: August 31, 1945
Genres: Rock, Blue Eyed Soul, R&B, Folk, Blues, Celtic, Jazz, Country
Member of: Them
basic information
| release date | 1982 Feb, 24 |
| country of manufacture | Germany [Cass., CD, LP] |
| label | Polydor [CD], Mercury [Cass, LP] |
| catalog no. | 7144 122 [Cass.], 839 601-2 [CD], 6302 122 [LP] |
| format | Cass., CD, LP |
| note of registration | P1982 Caledonia Productions Inc. ©1982 Polydor Ltd. |
| recording | Jim Stern assisted by Hugh Murphy at The Record Plant, Sausalito [1981 July, 27] |
| mixing | [Jim Stern] |
| mastering | Kent Duncan at Kendun Recorders, Burbank |
| production | Van Morrison |
| credits | n/a |
musicians
| Van Morrison 5) | n/a |
| Rob Wasserman † | bass |
| Gary Malabar | drums |
| Mark Knopfler | guitar |
| Chris Michie † | lead guitar |
| John Allair | organ |
| Michelle Segan | percussion |
| Bianco Thornton | female backup vocalist |
| Pauline Lozano | female backup vocalist |
| Annie Stocking | female backup vocalist |
tracks [CD]
| 6 | cleaning windows (4:37) |
| 8 | Aryan mist (3:54) |
lyrics
- cleaning windows
- Aryan mist
cleaning windows
(Van Morrison)
Oh, the smell of the bakery from across the street
Got in my nose
As we carried our ladders down the street
With the wrought-iron gate rows
I went home and listened to Jimmie Rodgers in my lunch-break
Bought five Woodbines at the shop on the corner
And went straight back to work.
Oh, Sam was up on top
And I was on the bottom with the v
We went for lemonade and Paris buns
At the shop and broke for tea
I collected from the lady
And I cleaned the fanlight inside-out
I was blowing saxophone on the weekend
In that down joint.
What's my line?
I'm happy cleaning windows
Take my time
I'll see you when my love grows
Baby don't let it slide
I'm a working man in my prime
Cleaning windows (number a hundred and thirty-six)
I heard Leadbelly and Blind Lemon
On the street where I was born
Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee,
Muddy Waters singin' "I'm A Rolling Stone"
I went home and read my Christmas Humphreys' book on Zen
Curiosity killed the cat
Kerouac's "Dharma Bums" and "On The Road"
What's my line?
I'm happy cleaning windows
Take my time
I'll see you when my love grows
Baby don't let it slide
I'm a working man in my prime
Publisher: Essential Music
Aryan mist
(Van Morrison, Hugh Murphy)
Among the bridges
You hang by the river
You've been here forever
Aryan mist
What can the matter be
In a world full of glamour
Does it lift you up
Or is it railway carriage charm
You just sit here
And look from your carriage
As you watch the scene go by
Gurus from the east
Gurus from the west
Does it lift you up
Or is it railway carriage charm
Aryan mist
Among the bridges
You hang by the river
You've been here forever
Aryan mist
Aryan mist
There's so many people
Going down by the river
Down by the river
To get clean
The fog of illusion
The fog of confusion
Is hanging all over the world
Gurus from the east
Gurus from the west
Does it lift you up
Or is it railway carriage charm
Aryan mist
You've been here forever
Remind me of Krishna
Love first sweet kiss
Aryan mist
Aryan mist
Among the bridges
You hang by the river
You've been here forever
Aryan mist
Does it lift you up
Or is it railway carriage charm
Publisher: Essential Music
notes
³ Source: database by Wolf-Dieter Mattick
- cassettes
- singles
- promos
- compilations
- sampler
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Britannic edition:
label: Mercury / Phonogram • catalog no.: PRIMC 82 • note of registration: ℗ 1982 Phonogram Int. (Baam) -
2
[Britannic] edition:
label: Polydor • catalog no.: 839 601-4 • note of registration: ℗ & © 1982 Caledonia Productions Inc. -
3
Britannic edition:
label: Mercury • catalog no.: 7144 122 • note of registration: ℗ 1982 Phonogram Inc. B.V. -
4
[US-American] edition:
label: WB Records • catalog no.: M5 3652 • note of registration: ℗ & © 1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
with track cleaning windows
| cleaning windows | dweller on the threshold | ||||
| Vinyl 7" | Vinyl 7" EP | ||||
| # MERDJ 99 |
Compilations
| still on top : the greatest hits ; album sampler | ||||||
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| 2007 |
Sampler
| wea sampler volume 6 | inside information | |||||
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| 1981? | 1982? |
Track cleaning windows also available on
¬the¬ best of Van Morrison
release date: 1990 Mar, 29
country of manufacture: U.S.A. [Cass.], France [CD]
label: Polydor / Mercury [Cass.], Polydor [CD]
catalog no.: 841 970-4 [Cass.], 841 970-2 [CD], 841 970-5 [DCC], 841 970-1 [LP]
format: Cass., CD³, DCC, LP
note of registration: (P) + (C) 1990 Polydor Ltd.
- label: Polydor / Exile • country of manufacture: n/a • catalog no.: 537 459-2 • note of registration: (P) 1990 + (C) 1998 Exile Productions Ltd.
cassettes
- label: Polydor • country of manufacture: U.S. • catalog no.: 841 970-4 • note of registration: ℗ & © 1990 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- label: PolyGram • country of manufacture: Indonesia • catalog no.: 841 970 4 • note of registration: ?
- label: Polydor • country of manufacture: Thailand • catalog no.: 537 459-4 • note of registration: ?
- label: Polydor / RTB • country of manufacture: Yugoslavia • catalog no.: 520942 • note of registration: ℗ 1990
still on top - the greatest hits
release date: 2007 Nov, 16
country of manufacture: EU
label: Exile
catalog no.: 1747483
format: 2 CD
note of registration: (P) + (C) 2007 Exile Productions Ltd.
- label: Exile • country of manufacture: EU for Poland • catalog no.: 1750436 • format: 2 CD • note of registration: ℗ & © 2007 Exile Productions Ltd. • release date: 2007 Oct, 22
- [limited edition] label: Exile • country of manufacture: EU • catalog no.: 1749967 • format: 3 CD • note of registration: ℗ & © 2007 Exile Productions Ltd. • release date: unknown
with track: cleaning windows
| rock & pop diamonds 1982³ | |||||
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| 1991 |
revised
09.11.2018
additional album with Van M.: duets : re-working the catalogue