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Sat 12 Dec 2009Stellar Van Morrison offering tops best album list
VAN MORRISON’S 1968 masterpiece Astral Weeksremains the choice of some of Ireland’s top musicians as the best Irish album.
U2’s The Edge, Shane MacGowan, Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, Glen Hansard, composer Bill Whelan, Sharon Corr, Gavin Friday and Laura Izibor as well as members of The Sawdoctors, The Blizzards, The Coronas, Republic of Loose and dozens more bands and musicians all participated in the poll for the 250 greatest Irish albums for Hot Pressmagazine.
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