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  • Audio CD (June 30, 1998)
  • Original Release Date: 1987
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Polygram Int'l
  • ASIN: B0000072AI
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #163,136 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Fly Me High
2. I Really Haven't Got the Time
3. Leave This Man Alone
4. Love and Beauty
5. Cities
6. Simple Game
7. Gimme a Little Somethin'
8. Please Think About It
9. Long Summer Days
10. King and Queen
11. What Am I Doing Here?
12. Late Lament

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Collection of NON-LP Material Recorded after the Moodies Had Made their Key Personnel Moves: The Additions of John Lodge & Justin Hayward. These Songs, Released by Decca in 1987, Demonstrate the Group's Move from R&B Rehashers to Rocking Orchestral Masters.

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent non-album tracks from the Moodies' greatest period, August 26, 2000
By Michael Paulsen (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This collection is well worth owning to hear these excellent recordings made shortly after Justin Hayward and John Lodge joined The Moody Blues (thus completing their classic line-up). These cuts from '67 and '68 are the missing link before and after DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED. Early cuts like "Fly Me High", "Leave This Man Alone" and "I Really Haven't Got the Time" (the only really cheesy tune on this collection) retain hints of the old Denny Laine-era Moody Blues, but Mike Pinder's soon-to-be-infamous mellotron is introduced on "Love and Beauty", before DAYS was recorded. What's also interesting is that Justin Hayward and Mike Pinder write the majority of these songs, demonstrating that John Lodge was still finding his songwriting "feet".

This CD is worth owning if only for "King and Queen" and "What Am I Doing Here" -- two beautifully haunting, melancholic pieces in a classic Heyward vein. Elsewhere, Lodge's sole contribution, "Gimme' a Little Somethin'", is quite good, as is Pinder's brilliant "A Simple Game", which was released as the b-side to "Ride My See-Saw" in '68 around the time of IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it for the serious Moodies fan, February 14, 2001
By Matt Walsh (Pepperell, MA United States) - See all my reviews
I give this 5 stars not because all the songs are extraordinary, but because it's such a wonderful thing to get all the non-album tracks from a great band's classic period on one little cd, without having to buy countless box sets and compilations.

The first four tracks consist of two unsuccessful singles and their b-sides from before this group's first album, the celebrated "Days of Future Passed." This was after an earlier incarnation of the Moodies, a fairly forgettable R&B group with one hit ("Go Now") whose complete works (more or less) are captured on the "Magnificent Moodies" cd. These four songs featured the lineup that became famous, with newcomers Justin Hayward and John Lodge, but the songs still lean toward typical British pop. The next two tracks are fantastic. They are the great b-sides of "Nights in White Satin" and "Ride My See-saw": "Cities" and "A Simple Game" (respectively), the second of which was latered covered (with backing vocals from the Moodies themselves) by the Four Tops.

The next five tracks are out-takes from the late 60's, which are also available on "Caught Live +5," an early live album with those five rarities as bonuses. They are quite good; two of them: (Hayward's "King and Queen" and "What Am I Doing Here") are so good that it's a wonder they never made it onto an album. My guess is that the democratic division of songwriting contributions from the five band members prevented Hayward from contributing as many songs as he maybe could have.

The final track is a head-scratcher. It's "Late Lament," drummer Graeme Edge's poem, which is featured at the end of the complete version of "Nights in White Satin." On that album, "Late Lament" (and "Morning Glory," another Edge poem earlier in the album) are placed at the end of the first and last songs without being credited on the sleeve or (later) being presented as separate cd tracks. Graeme Edge is given no credit for writing them, and the names of the poems are not revealed. This is the first time that this song (which so many people have enjoyed without knowing what it was) has been presented as a separate track, except the live recital on the "Red Rocks" album (though I think "Prelude" was released first.) I can understand the reasoning, though it still seems slightly out of place.

Oh well... anyway, this is your one cd for all of the Moodies out-takes and non-album tracks currently available, except the much later "Highway," which is available on both the Anthology and Box Set.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Musical rarities from a GEM of a band!, July 4, 2001
By Deborah Fisher (Wenatchee, WA) - See all my reviews
PRELUDE offers the die-hard "Moody maniacs", like me, a musical "prelude", if you will, of the lads in their early years. Rare, unreleased songs, B-sides, and their early singles are part & parcel of this collection. I found this CD just as much a treat to listen to as every one of their albums. With songs like "Fly Me High", "I Really Haven't Got the Time", or "Gimme a Little Something" to start you dancing, or the melancholy tones of "Cities", how can a few million Moodies' fans be wrong?
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Album Of "B" Sides
A excellent album filled with various "B" sides & live tracks. The last track on the CD is out of place really but all in all a great record. Read more
Published on July 31, 2007 by David D. McFarland

5.0 out of 5 stars A Prelude of Things to Come
I recently got this CD after searching for it for a while. I finally found a new copy from a rare record company in the U.K. Read more
Published on July 3, 2007 by D. Berryman

4.0 out of 5 stars A must for fans of classic Moodies
For any given band that I'm a fan of, I like having all their "bonus tracks" in one place rather than having to re-purchase multiple albums to get them. Read more
Published on February 20, 2007 by DM

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'New' old Moody Blues CD
Just when I thought I'd heard them all, along comes this compilation of Moody's songs from the past! Read more
Published on January 11, 2007 by Rick D. Mousley

4.0 out of 5 stars Some lesser known gems
"Prelude" consists of Moody Blues songs written in the 60's that were never included on their albums. Read more
Published on April 28, 2005 by trainreader

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for Moody Blues fans
If you have ever listened to the first disc of the Time Traveller boxed set and liked the opening few songs, then you will love this album. Read more
Published on January 6, 2003 by Scott Irlbacher

3.0 out of 5 stars Meet the Moodies
Personally I would give this CD 4 stars, but even though I like it a lot, I know it has flaws and to be truthful the 3 stars is deserved. Read more
Published on May 18, 2002 by Lonnie E. Holder

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Collection Of Rare Tracks
Half of these songs are from the early sixties; some before "Days Of Future Passed". Others include some rare B-Sides to singles and added are the five studio songs... Read more
Published on July 1, 2001 by Martin A Hogan

4.0 out of 5 stars Tasty but a little trite
For those who, like myself, can't get enough of the Moody Blues, this is a great discovery. Others have described it as "On the Threshold of a Dream II. Read more
Published on August 22, 2000 by J. Jones

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting early offerings of a classic group
Have you ever wondered what the Moody Blues would have sounded like had John Lodge become the predominant influence, rather that Justin Hayward? Read more
Published on May 24, 2000 by John A. Kuczma

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