![]() Meanwhile, as special editions of Moondance and other Morrison classics were announced and released, Astral Weeks - his most universally acclaimed album - remained uniquely (and bizarrely) untouched. In February 2015, after years of rumors, it was finally confirmed that an expanded, anniversary edition of Purple Rain would be released before the end of the year. Yet as far removed from one another as they - by nearly any metric - would seem to be, both Prince and Morrison share a history of aversion towards acknowledging past glories, fear of the future, and animosity towards record labels (in both cases, oddly, the reputedly artist-friendly Warner Bros.) that made them ideal candidates to resist the long-overdue revisiting of their rich and expansive back catalogs. Entering 2015, my once daunting list of hoped-for remasters had dwindled to a precious few, with Prince and Van Morrison settling as vaguely surprising bedfellows atop the pile. Previous posts have outlined my fondness for remastered albums, and the way that a properly executed remastered release can contribute to newfound appreciation for the music it comprises. ![]()
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