Lewis Merenstein

Lewis Merenstein
Background information
Born(1934-10-23)October 23, 1934
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 2016(2016-09-06) (aged 81)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationRecord producer
Years active1959–1970s

Lewis Merenstein (October 23, 1934 – September 6, 2016) was an American record producer, most famous as the producer of the Van Morrison album Astral Weeks, and as executive producer for Moondance, Morrison's 1970 album.[1] Astral Weeks was listed as #19 on the Rolling Stone Magazine's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003.[2] In November 2006, when CNN published their list of The All-Time 100 Albums,[3] Astral Weeks was on the list, along with Moondance.

  1. ^ Turner, Too Late To Stop Now, p. 98,
  2. ^ "(19)Astral Weeks". Rolling Stone Magazine online. Archived from the original on March 16, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
  3. ^ "The All-Time 100 Albums". Time/CNN. 2006-11-02. Archived from the original on December 1, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-31.