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Track Listings
| 1. The Day Begins |
| 2. Dawn: Dawn is a Feeling |
| 3. The Morning: Another Morning |
| 4. Lunch Break: Peak Hour |
| 5. Evening: the Sun Set/Twilight Time |
| 6. The Afternoon: Forver Afternoon (Tuesday?)/(Evening) Time To Get Away |
| 7. The Night: Nights In White Satin |
| 8. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [BBC Radio Session] |
| 9. Fly Me High [1967 Mono Single Masters] |
| 10. I Really Haven't Got the Time [1967 Mono Single Masters] |
| 11. Love and Beauty [1967 Mono Single Masters] |
| 12. Leave This Man Alone [1967 Mono Single Masters] |
| 13. Cities [1967 Mono Single Masters] |
| 14. Tuesday Afternoon [Alternate Mix] |
| 15. Dawn is a Feeling [Alternate Version] |
| 16. The Sun Set [Alternate Version Without Orchestra] |
| 17. Twilight Time [Alternate Vocal Mix] |
Editorial Reviews
2008 reissue of their Moody Blues first seven album releases, each with bonus content. From their first landmark album release, Days Of Future Passed, with creative members Justin Hayward (guitar, vocals) and John Lodge (bass, vocals) coming on board plus the classics 'Nights In White Satin' and 'Tuesday Afternoon' finding instant success with radio and record buyers, their appeal became instantaneously widespread worldwide. Each release in this set of their first seven evolutionary albums includes a varying number of special mixes or versions of songs that are also represented in their final form on the respective albums from their highly spectacular career.
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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
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Well, I was never crazy about the 1997 remasters of the "core 7" period of the Moody Blues music. I listened to the original cd releases next to the '97 remasters, and really found little difference. Now, with the 2008 new remastered classics, the difference is clear! The sound is truly crisp and has a sonic clarity like never before (at least on cd.) I've read all the arguments about the "quad" versions picked for remaster here, but overall, I cannot complain about this new sound. I wish the "Peak Hour" track didn't have the analog crackling after the lyrics are over (at its end.) But, DOFP is a recording that is over 40 years old. Actually, it holds up rather well, all things considered! I love the Moody Blues, and I am so happy that I found a cd version of DOFP that I thoroughly enjoy. Lastly, the bonus tracks are amazing! There are five here from the "Prelude" compilation, a cd of non-album tracks. I'm so glad to have these songs on cd, since "Prelude" has been out of print for some time. I like the other bonus tracks as well. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" allows us to hear what the Moody Blues sounded like in 1967 in the studio off the cuff.
89 of 99 people found the following review helpful
By Mark Devey
Format:Audio CD
"Days of Future Passed" and "Seventh Sojourn" are the two Moody Blues CDs to buy. For the rest of their hits purchase one of the many greatest hits CDs. Unfortunately, their best hits album, "This is the Moody Blues" released on vinyl in the 1970s is not available on CD. "Days" contains two of the Moodys best songs-- "Nights in White Satin" and "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)" (better known as "Tuesday Afternoon"). Even more than 30 years later "Nights" is perhaps the best marriage of classical and pop music ever done. The song and narrative poem portion that follows are a perfect mood piece. "Tuesday Afternoon" truly soars. Some of the other parts of this album have dated somewhat ("The Day Begins" for example) and 30 years on it is sometimes hard to see how groundbreaking this album was in 1967 in the wake of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Rather than ambitious, some songs seem rather quaint in retrospect, but it is well worth buying to hear the triumvirate of "Nights," "Tuesday Afternoon" and "(Evening) Time to Get Away" in their proper context. [Note: Be sure to buy the "Originally Recording Remastered" version--it has a black background on the back cover with a "Moody Blues" emblem that looks like a butterfly. The "Remastered" version contains an interview with the Band and far superior sound quality to previous releases.]
42 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
No question, for clarity of sound the 2008 remaster is the best CD issue of this album ever, but....
Those of us who have been listening to this album (on vinyl) since it's release in 1967 were no doubt perplexed when we first heard it on CD. Why? Because the LP and the CD(s) contain different mixes. The story, as I've heard it, was that the album was remixed in 1978 because the original master tapes had deteriorated and all subsequent issues of DOFP have been made from this remix which lacks several key overdubs found in the original.
To some, perhaps most, the mix differences are inconsequential and hardly noticeable. For them I heartily recommend this CD. The clarity here is stunning and aside from a few instances where the musical background overpowers the vocals its about as good of a remaster as you're ever going to hear. The bonus material is interesting as well.
What is disappointing to me is that no CD has been released of the superior original mix. I have heard that there were plans to release one in 1997 (from a submaster?) but that never came about.
Until that happens I will jealously guard my early pressing of the vinyl LP as my preferred listening source for this classic album.
Those of us who have been listening to this album (on vinyl) since it's release in 1967 were no doubt perplexed when we first heard it on CD. Why? Because the LP and the CD(s) contain different mixes. The story, as I've heard it, was that the album was remixed in 1978 because the original master tapes had deteriorated and all subsequent issues of DOFP have been made from this remix which lacks several key overdubs found in the original.
To some, perhaps most, the mix differences are inconsequential and hardly noticeable. For them I heartily recommend this CD. The clarity here is stunning and aside from a few instances where the musical background overpowers the vocals its about as good of a remaster as you're ever going to hear. The bonus material is interesting as well.
What is disappointing to me is that no CD has been released of the superior original mix. I have heard that there were plans to release one in 1997 (from a submaster?) but that never came about.
Until that happens I will jealously guard my early pressing of the vinyl LP as my preferred listening source for this classic album.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
What an Awesome Album!
This album is as classic as it gets! The blend of music is so beautiful, that it draws out moods, inspirations, and feelings that no other album can! Read more
Published 2 days ago by Daniel R semrad
4.0 out of 5 stars
Revisiting an old favorite
I played this vinyl album over and over and over in the late 60's. I enjoyed hearing it again (though a couple of the numbers are not their best work). Read more
Published 17 days ago by TK2
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album!
Love this CD. We play it all the time. It reminds us of the past, when we were young when we play it! Wonderful music!
Published 1 month ago by Rebecca K. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful album
One of the best mixes of classical and rock music. Wonderful soundscapes of music. This album is now on my I Pod with the other 50 or so albums and growing.
Published 2 months ago by Reggie C.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another RnR Hall.......
.....Of Fame album, What began as a stereo promotion scheme, became a total classic album which helped define the classic-progressive music scene in the 60's. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Eric Walton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Days of Future Past
The Moody Blues "Days of Future Past" is timeless! It remains one of my favorites of all time! "Nights in White Satin" is beautiful!
Published 3 months ago by Tuppy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dazzling symphonic-rock masterpiece
Do we really understand, at this late remove in time, how bold "Days of Future Passed" was for the era in which it was made? Read more
Published 3 months ago by Paul Haspel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Days of Future Passed
I had forgotten just how good this album is. I bought it when it was first released in 1967-what an incredible experience that first listen was! Read more
Published 3 months ago by V. Zaleski
5.0 out of 5 stars
Everything you could want from the Moody Blues
A real blast from the past from a group that continues to be amazing. A must have for any Moody Blues aficionado.
Published 3 months ago by Eileen Swinehart
5.0 out of 5 stars
the Moody Blues CD product Review
"Days Of Future Passed" is a rock and roll symphony. Two songs stand out: "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights In White Satin."
Published 3 months ago by cardplayer3837
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