Tracklist

In The Beginning
1	Astral Weeks	7:00
2	Beside You	5:10
3	Sweet Thing	4:10
4	Cyprus Avenue	6:50
Afterwards
5	The Way Young Lovers Do	3:10
6	Madame George	9:25
7	Ballerina	7:00
8	Slim Slow Slider	3:20

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Record Service Alsdorf
• Made By – Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
• Produced For – Inherit Productions
• Published By – Van-Jan Music
• Published By – Web IV Music

Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor – Larry Fallon
• Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
• Bass – Richard Davis
• Drums – Connie Kay
• Flute, Soprano Saxophone – John Payne
• Guitar – Jay Berliner
• Percussion, Vibraphone – Warren Smith, Jr.*
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Joel Brodsky
• Producer – Lewis Merenstein
• Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Van Morrison

Notes

Jewel case with 4-page booklet.

Made in Germany. [disc]
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf. [sleeve]

Catalog numbers on back of booklet, spines and rear cover:
* US: 1768-2
* Europe: 246 024

Catalog number on disc:
* 7599-27176-2

Tracks 2, 6 published by Web IV Music (BMI).
All other tracks published by Van-Jan Music (BMI).

This version has no SID codes.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 7599-27176-2 5
• Barcode (Scanned): 075992717625
• Label Code: LC 0392
• Matrix / Runout: 759927176-2 WME
• Price Code (FRANCE): WE 835
• Rights Society: GEMA / BIEM
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
WS 1768	Van Morrison	Astral Weeks ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records	WS 1768	UK	1968
WS 1768	Van Morrison	Astral Weeks ‎(LP, Album, RE, Cre)	Warner Bros. Records	WS 1768	US	Unknown
1768-2	Van Morrison	Astral Weeks ‎(CD, Album, RE, RP)	Warner Bros. Records	1768-2	US	Unknown
MID 26 004	Van Morrison	Astral Weeks ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Midi	MID 26 004	Germany	Unknown
K 46024, K 46 024	Van Morrison	Astral Weeks ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	K 46024, K 46 024	Europe	Unknown