Van Morrison, 198?
Frustratingly little information about release date on the cover of this album!
This features golden oldie musicians Jeff Labes and John Platania, and introduces us to the golden, dulcet tones of Kate St John's oboe and cor anglais melodies - what a find (she stayed with the band for a number of studio albums and some live stuff too, and seriously this album is worth listening to just for her...)!
The songs follow familiar Van themes of professional frustration, homecoming, love and spiritual search, and to this end the song "In The Garden" (featuring the album title in the chorus) is the real gem...
Van takes us into the Garden of Eden, and a scenario where, literally, no guru, method or teacher are present..."Just you and me and the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost"...
And this is where you want to be!
The live version of this song (Live in San Francisco) is exciting to hear also.
Thanks again, Van!
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Released in 1986. Remastered and reissued in 2008.
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