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There was a kingdom that was my life once. It was a thing of fantasy, of willful ignorance, yet of hope that it actually existed. That was the prison of my self-delusion, one that employed a guard that possessed the most formidable of powers – the ability to make me believe that I was in heaven even though I was in hell.

Van Morrison Live at Pacific High Studios
California, September 1971
The Inner Mystic

Legendary live bootleg…

This is what Russell Parkinson wrote at The Van Morrison Website:

“This show was recorded live in the studio before a small audience. The band is essentially the Caledonia Soul Orchestra. This show is probably the most booted recording out there and for good reason.

Van is on fire from the very start with a slow burning Into the Mystic which is, in my books, the best version I’ve heard.