In Search of the Lost Chord [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

The Moody Blues

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: July 15, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Polydor / Umgd
• ASIN: B0018BB21G
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,009 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description

2008 reissue of In Search of the Lost Chord,originally released in 1968, which was the third album by The Moody Blues, and the second to feature Justin Hayward and John Lodge.This reissue features 21 tracks with the 12 originals plus the 9 bonus tracks. The album may be considered a concept album because several of the tracks deal with the theme of a person's search for spiritual fulfillment. Another concept dealt with in the album is the search for a mythical "lost chord," which is revealed to be the mantra "Om" (in the last stanza of Graeme Edge's poem "The Word"). The album peaked at #23 U.S. album charts and in the UK reached #5.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Moody Blues At Their Most Mystical, August 26, 2008

By	R. C. Whiteley "mr.bluesky" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have the first two Moody Blues albums in the new 2008 remastered format so far. "In Search Of The Lost Chord" is the most psychedelic of all Moody releases. The new remaster sounds really crisp and clean. The drums sound especially good, compared to previous cd issues, on which they have a muddy sound. Ray's flute sounds brilliant with all the other exotic instruments on this album. There is a certain warmth that is missing on this re-issue. I have read about the use of a "quad" version for these remasters, but the 1997 remasters, to me, hardly beat the first cd issues of these classics from the beginning of the cd era. I always knew they could sound better. The only complaint I have at this point is that the 2008 remaster of "Days Of Future Passed" has really obvious crackling sounds in the master tapes after the song "Peak Hour." But, the bonus tracks, more than anything else, have made these remasters worth their cost. Only four songs from "Prelude (1966 - 1969)" haven't appeared on one of these '67-'68 Moody Blues remasters. "Please Think About It," which sounds like a '50s R&B classic, was always one of my favorites from that collection. "Long Summer Days" was also very good, not to forget "Gimme A Little Somethin'" and "King & Queen." Anyway, I will probably purchase the remaining "Core 7" 2008 remastered Moody Blues cds in the near future. So far, the two I have purchased have been worth the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Moody Blues album!, February 15, 2009

By	Jon Remy (DFW, TX USA) - See all my reviews

I LOVE this album, especially "Legend of a Mind"! Heard it in the mall the other day and got home only to realize it wasn't in my Moody Blues collection! Shame on ME! I bought it right away (obviously)! Wonderful use of the classic Mellotron by Mike Pinder! I have the original CD for the car, and the DTS Audio/DVD Audio for my DTS/DVD Audio home studio setup in 5.1. Sounds awesome, not to mention Days of Future Passed in the same format! Breathtaking!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars remastered disappointment, October 12, 2008

By	Miroslav Kapoun - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

sorry but new remastered issue seems to be worse than not remastered version from eighties to me,
e.g. I miss some percussion in Legend of a Mind or Voices in the sky, or low drums in Ride My See-Saw.