T.B. Sheets (album)

Infobox Album | Name = T.B. Sheets
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Van Morrison


Released = start date|1973|
Recorded = 1967
A&R Studios, New York
Century Sound, New York
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Bang Records
Producer = Bert Berns
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"T.B. Sheets" is a retrospective album of recordings made in 1967 by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1973 on Bang Records. It contains songs that had appeared on Morrison's debut album, "Blowin' Your Mind!", including his first hit, "Brown Eyed Girl". It also features the original takes of early versions of two songs that appeared in 1968 on Morrison's acclaimed album "Astral Weeks" -- "Beside You" and "Astral Weeks"' centerpiece, "Madame George".

Track listing

All songs written by Van Morrison.

ide one

#"He Ain't Give You None" - 5:11
#"Beside You" (original take) - 6:07
#"It's All Right" - 5:04
#"Madame George" (original take) - 5:13

ide two

#"T.B. Sheets" - 9:44
#"Who Drove the Red Sports Car?" - 5:26
#"Ro Ro Rosey" - 3:07
#"Brown Eyed Girl" - 3:06

Personnel

*Van Morrison - vocals, guitar
*Eric Gale- guitar
*Hugh McCracken - guitar
*Al Gorgoni - guitar
*Donald Thomas - guitar
*Bob Bushnell - bass
*Russell Savakas - bass
*Herbie Lovelle - drums
*Gary Chester - drums
*George Devins - percussion, vibraphone
*Artie Butler - keyboards
*Paul Griffin - keyboards
*Artie Kaplan - flute, saxophone
*Seldon Powell - flute, saxophone
*Jeff Berry - tambourine, backing vocals
*The Sweet Inspirations - backing vocals
*Bert Berns - production, backing vocals
*Brooks Arthur - engineering, backing vocals