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In Search of the Lost Chord is the album on which the Moody Blues discovered drugs and mysticism as a basis for songwriting and came up with a compelling psychedelic creation, filled with songs about Timothy Leary and the astral plane and other psychedelic-era concerns. They dumped the orchestra this time out in favor of Mike Pinder's Mellotron, which was a more than adequate substitute, and the rest of the band joined in with flutes, sitar, tablas, and cellos, the playing of which was mostly learned on the spot. The whole album was one big experiment to see how far the group could go with any instruments they could find, thus making this album a rather close cousin to the Beatles' records of the same era.
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Graeme Edge, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Derek Varnals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
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
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Piano, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Tambourine, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Derek Varnals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ray Thomas, Flute, 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
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Flute, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Tambourine, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - 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
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
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
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Derek Varnals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Pinder, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Derek Varnals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Mellotron, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Oboe, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Derek Varnals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, Horn, Oboe, Vocals, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Derek Varnals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Derek Varnals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Percussion, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Cello, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Pinder, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Derek Varnals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
In Search of the Lost Chord is the album on which the Moody Blues discovered drugs and mysticism as a basis for songwriting and came up with a compelling psychedelic creation, filled with songs about Timothy Leary and the astral plane and other psychedelic-era concerns. They dumped the orchestra this time out in favor of Mike Pinder's Mellotron, which was a more than adequate substitute, and the rest of the band joined in with flutes, sitar, tablas, and cellos, the playing of which was mostly learned on the spot. The whole album was one big experiment to see how far the group could go with any instruments they could find, thus making this album a rather close cousin to the Beatles' records of the same era.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:13
- Main artists: The Moody Blues
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1997 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1968 Decca Music Group Limited
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