Van Morrison: Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast (Mercury)
David Quantick, NME, 10 March 1984
AS SOMEONE not over-exposed to Van Morrison's music, this is an extremely useful record. It acts both as a good compilation album (all the songs on it are from Morrison's four albums for Mercury) and as a fine example of the man's abilities.
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