Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals); Chris Michie, John Platania (guitar); Nadine Cox (harp); Kate St. John (oboe, English horn); Richie Buckley (soprano & tenor saxophones); Martin Drover (trumpet); Jeff Labes (piano, synthesizer); David Hayes (bass); Baba Trunde (drums); Bianca Thornton, Jeanie Tracy, June Boyce, Rosie Hunter (background vocals).

Recorded at Studio D & Record Plant, Sausalito, California; Townhouse Studios, London, England.

Digitally remastered from the original master tapes by Ian Cooper.

Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals); Chris Michie, John Plantania (guitar); Richard Buckley (saxophone); Martin Drover (trumpet); Jeff Labes (keyboards); David Hayes (bass guitar); Baba Trunde (drums).

When Van Morrison released 1986's NO GURU, NO METHOD, NO TEACHER, he'd spent the better part of the '80s rediscovering himself through spiritual pursuits ranging from born-again Christianity to dabblings with Scientology. Morrison's introspection led to his writing songs for GURU pertaining to everything from actively re-exploring his roots ("Got To Go Back") to the spiritual battle between good and evil ("Here Comes The Knight"). Part of this rebirth involved a heavy dose of Celtic mysticism in the shape of "Tir Na Nog" and "In The Garden," a song which included the album's title in its lyrics in an off-handed swipe at those critics trying to trivialize his religious explorations. Although the heavy-duty imagery on this record left many fans of Morrison's lighter, swinging '70s material puzzled, the marriage of beautiful musical arrangements and magical lyrical compositions makes NO GURU an overlooked gem in the canon of the Belfast Cowboy.