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With the release of the Moody Blues entry in Universal Music Group's 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection series of budget-priced best-ofs, the veteran British group has in its catalog a compilation for every level of interest and financing. For those who want it all in one package, there's the four-CD box set Time Traveller; less complete but still comprehensive is the two-CD Anthology; the CD-era single-disc hits collection is 1997's 17-track The Best of the Moody Blues (not to be confused with the 1985 LP Voices in the Sky/The Best of the Moody Blues); and for those on a budget, there's this 11-track overview of the group's hit singles. Chart watchers will note that while nine of the Moody Blues' 13 American Top 40 hits are included, three -- "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)," "Isn't Life Strange," and "Sitting at the Wheel" -- are missing, while two less successful singles -- "Ride My See-Saw" and "Blue World" -- have been included. (It's barely worth mentioning that the Moody Blues' first hit single, "Go Now," made by a very different lineup of the group, is not here, either.) Maybe that's the difference between a best-of and a greatest-hits: You can substitute a popular song like "Ride My See-Saw," which wasn't that big of a hit, for a less-well-remembered but higher-charting song. In any case, those who miss the other hits can go for one of the more expensive sets (though, come to think of it, "Sitting at the Wheel" isn't on The Best of the Moody Blues, either). It's also worth noting that the Moody Blues, who scored only four Top Ten hits between 1965 and 1986, while releasing 11 gold or platinum albums during the same period, have always been more of an album-oriented band than a singles act, and potential fans might be better advised to seek out one of their better regular albums, such as Days of Future Passed or Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, rather than a singles compilation. But for those who know the group through its infrequent appearances on Top 40 radio, this relatively inexpensive disc is the one to own.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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MIKE PINDER, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1967 Universal Music Operations Ltd.
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ray Thomas, Tambourine, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Derek Varnals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Tambourine, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1970 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Piano, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Tambourine, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1971 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ray Thomas, Tambourine, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Universal Music Operations Limited
John Lodge, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited
New World Philharmonic Orchestra, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Jackman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Moraz, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pip Williams, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1981 Universal Music Operations Limited
New World Philharmonic Orchestra, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Jackman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Moraz, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pip Williams, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1981 Universal Music Operations Limited
John Lodge, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Moraz, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pip Williams, Producer - Graeme Edge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1983 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Visconti, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Lodge, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Moraz, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, Percussion, Harmonica, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Andy Llewellyn, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Futter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1986 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Visconti, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Lodge, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Moraz, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Sam Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Cartledge, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2000 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1988 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
With the release of the Moody Blues entry in Universal Music Group's 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection series of budget-priced best-ofs, the veteran British group has in its catalog a compilation for every level of interest and financing. For those who want it all in one package, there's the four-CD box set Time Traveller; less complete but still comprehensive is the two-CD Anthology; the CD-era single-disc hits collection is 1997's 17-track The Best of the Moody Blues (not to be confused with the 1985 LP Voices in the Sky/The Best of the Moody Blues); and for those on a budget, there's this 11-track overview of the group's hit singles. Chart watchers will note that while nine of the Moody Blues' 13 American Top 40 hits are included, three -- "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)," "Isn't Life Strange," and "Sitting at the Wheel" -- are missing, while two less successful singles -- "Ride My See-Saw" and "Blue World" -- have been included. (It's barely worth mentioning that the Moody Blues' first hit single, "Go Now," made by a very different lineup of the group, is not here, either.) Maybe that's the difference between a best-of and a greatest-hits: You can substitute a popular song like "Ride My See-Saw," which wasn't that big of a hit, for a less-well-remembered but higher-charting song. In any case, those who miss the other hits can go for one of the more expensive sets (though, come to think of it, "Sitting at the Wheel" isn't on The Best of the Moody Blues, either). It's also worth noting that the Moody Blues, who scored only four Top Ten hits between 1965 and 1986, while releasing 11 gold or platinum albums during the same period, have always been more of an album-oriented band than a singles act, and potential fans might be better advised to seek out one of their better regular albums, such as Days of Future Passed or Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, rather than a singles compilation. But for those who know the group through its infrequent appearances on Top 40 radio, this relatively inexpensive disc is the one to own.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:14
- Main artists: The Moody Blues
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2000 Universal Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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