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It might surprise those coming in late to their story that the original double-LP version of this album from 1974 was the first compilation devoted to the Moody Blues' work. That's seven years after their switch from R&B-based British Invasion rock & roll to psychedelic music, and ten years into their overall history, an awfully long time for a successful band to avoid the compilation route. That fact alone speaks volumes for how healthy their album sales were -- only the group's decision to take a hiatus seems to have prompted the assembling of this collection. The Moody Blues had actually had enough hits and charting singles between England and America since 1967 so that a good best-of could have been assembled, but the makers went far beyond that, encompassing LP tracks that had become favorites on FM radio between 1967 and 1973 and also ignoring the actual release order of anything here. So instead of a tour through their history, listeners get a kind of collage of most of their best work, the songs nicely representative of the various members' most important contributions to the group's work. That said, however, it should also be pointed out that so much of the band's music is connected, conceptually and thematically, with the surrounding songs on their albums that inevitably the listener will feel rushed through some of this history; additionally, there is one excellent number left off for every three that are included.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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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
℗ 1970 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Clark, Producer - Justin Hayward, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Decca Music Group 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
John Lodge, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
MIKE PINDER, Piano, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1969 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, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Tambourine, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
John Lodge, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited
MIKE PINDER, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Cello, Piano, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, Oboe, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Pinder, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Cello, Piano, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Oboe, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Pinder, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1969 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tony Clark, Producer - Michael Pinder, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
DISC 2
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
Peter Knight, Conductor - London Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Tony Clark, Producer - Justin Hayward, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
MIKE PINDER, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1970 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, 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
℗ 1972 Universal Music Operations Limited
Michael Pinder, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Piano, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1969 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
℗ 1972 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Flute, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1972 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
℗ 1971 Universal Music Operations Limited
MIKE PINDER, Vocals, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - John Lodge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Thomas, Tambourine, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Hayward, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme Edge, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Pinder, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1970 Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Knight, MainArtist - London Festival Orchestra, MainArtist - Tony Clark, Producer - Justin Hayward, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Peter Knight, Conductor, Artist - London Festival Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Graeme Edge, ComposerLyricist - The Moody Blues, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
It might surprise those coming in late to their story that the original double-LP version of this album from 1974 was the first compilation devoted to the Moody Blues' work. That's seven years after their switch from R&B-based British Invasion rock & roll to psychedelic music, and ten years into their overall history, an awfully long time for a successful band to avoid the compilation route. That fact alone speaks volumes for how healthy their album sales were -- only the group's decision to take a hiatus seems to have prompted the assembling of this collection. The Moody Blues had actually had enough hits and charting singles between England and America since 1967 so that a good best-of could have been assembled, but the makers went far beyond that, encompassing LP tracks that had become favorites on FM radio between 1967 and 1973 and also ignoring the actual release order of anything here. So instead of a tour through their history, listeners get a kind of collage of most of their best work, the songs nicely representative of the various members' most important contributions to the group's work. That said, however, it should also be pointed out that so much of the band's music is connected, conceptually and thematically, with the surrounding songs on their albums that inevitably the listener will feel rushed through some of this history; additionally, there is one excellent number left off for every three that are included.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:33:00
- Main artists: The Moody Blues
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
- Collection: Threshold
© 1989 Decca Music Group Limited This Compilation ℗ 1974 Threshold Records Ltd.
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