Bang Masters
1991 compilation album by Van Morrison
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Bang Masters is a compilation album by Van Morrison released in 1991 by Sony Music—owners of Bang Records' back catalog. The tracks were remixed from the original multi-tracks and were given a wider stereo spread with less compression. These remixes would later appear on a 1998 CD reissue of Blowin' Your Mind!, and subsequent compilations official and otherwise. The original stereo mixes would not see CD release until The Authorized Bang Collection in 2017.
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| Released | February 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Studio | A&R Studios, New York Century Sound, New York | |||
| Genre | Rock & roll, R&B | |||
| Length | 77:50 | |||
| Label | Epic, Legacy | |||
| Producer | Bert Berns | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
The alternate version of "Brown Eyed Girl" included on this album was according to Bill Flannagan take six out of the twenty-two takes before the final released form.[3]
Track listing
All songs by Van Morrison except as noted.
- "Brown Eyed Girl" – 3:03
- "Spanish Rose" (alternate version) – 3:52
- "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) – 2:57
- "Ro Ro Rosey" – 3:03
- "Chick-A-Boom" (Bert Berns, Morrison) – 3:12
- "It's All Right" – 4:58
- "Send Your Mind" – 2:52
- "The Smile You Smile" – 2:54
- "The Back Room" – 5:30
- "Midnight Special" (traditional) – 2:45
- "T.B. Sheets" – 9:36
- "He Ain't Give You None" (alternate version) – 5:50
- "Who Drove the Red Sports Car?" – 5:39
- "Beside You" – 6:05
- "Joe Harper Saturday Morning" (alternate version) – 4:15
- "Madame George" – 5:17
- "Brown Eyed Girl" (alternate take) – 3:40
- "I Love You (The Smile You Smile)" – 2:22
