The Moody Blues 24 Bit Vinyl Pack
Genre: Pop/Rock
Styles: Album Rock, Art Rock, Prog-Rock,
British Invasion
Source: vinyl
Codec: FLAC
Bit Rates: ~ 2,900 - 3,100 kbps
Bit Depth: 24
Sampling Rate: 96,000 Hz
Days of Future Passed (three versions)
A Question of Balance
Every Good Boy Deserves Flavour
In Search of the Lost Chord
Octave
On the Threshold of a Dream (two
versions)
Seventh Sojourn
To Our Children's Children's Children
Although they're best known today for their
lush, lyrically and musically profound
(some would say bombastic) psychedelic-
era albums, the Moody Blues started out as
one of the better R&B-based combos of the
British Invasion. The group's history began
in Birmingham, England with Ray Thomas
(harmonica, vocals) and Mike Pinder
(keyboards, vocals), who had played
together in El Riot & the Rebels and the
Krew Cats. They began recruiting members
of some of the best rival groups working in
Birmingham, including Denny Laine (vocals,
guitar), Graeme Edge (drums), and Clint
Warwick (bass, vocals).
The Moody Blues, as they came to be
known, made their debut in Birmingham in
May of 1964, and quickly earned the notice
and later the services of manager Tony
Secunda. A major tour was quickly booked,
and the band landed an engagement at the
Marquee Club, which resulted in a contract
with England's Decca Records less than six
months after their formation. The group's
first single, "Steal Your Heart Away,"
released in September of 1964, didn't touch
the British charts. But their second single,
"Go Now," released in November of 1964 --
a cover of a nearly identical American single
by R&B singer Bessie Banks, heavily
featuring Laine's mournful lead vocal --
fulfilled every expectation and more,
reaching number one in England and
earning them a berth in some of the
nation's top performing venues (including
the New Musical Express Poll Winners
Concert, appearing with some of the top
acts of the period); its number ten chart
placement in America also earned them a
place as a support act for the Beatles on
one tour, and the release of a follow-up LP
(Magnificent Moodies in England, Go Now
in America) on both sides of the Atlantic.
It was coming up with a follow-up hit to
"Go Now," however, that proved their
undoing. Despite their fledgling songwriting
efforts and the access they had to American
demos, this version of the Moody Blues
never came up with another single success.
By the end of the spring of 1965, the
frustration was palpable within the band.
The group decided to make their fourth
single, "From the Bottom of My Heart," an
experiment with a different, much more
subtly soulful sound, and it was one of the
most extraordinary records of the entire
British Invasion, with haunting
performances all around. Unfortunately,
the single only reached number 22 on the
British charts following its release in May of
1965, and barely brushed the Top 100 in
America. Ultimately, the grind of touring,
coupled with the strains facing the group,
became too much for Warwick, who exited
in the spring of 1966; and by August of
1966 Laine had left as well. The group
soldiered on, however, Warwick succeeded
by John Lodge, an ex-bandmate of Ray
Thomas, and in late 1966 singer/guitarist
Justin Hayward joined.
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