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The Moody Blues
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  • Audio CD (July 4, 2005)
  • Original Release Date: June 27, 2005
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import, Limited Edition
  • Label: Universal Japan
  • ASIN: B0009N2UUQ
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #553,171 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Your Wildest Dreams
2. Question
3. Voices In The Sky
4. Isn't Life Strange
5. No More Lies
6. I Dreamed Last Night
7. Sitting At The Wheel
8. Gimme A Little Somethin'
9. Bless The Wings
10. Driftwood
11. After You Came
12. Talking Out Of Turn
13. Watching And Waiting
14. Highway
15. Dear Diary
16. A Simple Game
17. Nights In White Satin

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Digitally remastered limited edtion anthology, part of "The Best 1200" series of low-priced collections from Universal Japan.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Moody Blues Mixture... :), April 26, 2007
Here is a Moody Blues collection, similar to their other Best Of releases, featuring tracks taken from nearly all of their original albums.

This CD features the mix of "Your Wildest Dreams," from the original CD version of "The Best Of The Moody Blues," where the song goes from stereo into mono for a brief second (At 1:42 in the song).

We also get the 1989 orchestral remake of "Question," which originally appeared on "Greatest Hits"/"Legend Of A Band" ... A shame that this collection didn't feature the orchestral version of "Isn't Life Strange" as well, for something a little different.

The "Classic 7" era, on this compilation, is represented by "Voices In The Sky, the original version of "Isn't Life Strange," "Gimme A Little Somethin'," "After You Came," "Watching And Waiting," "Dear Diary," "A Simple Game," and the non-orchestral version of "Nights In White Satin." Many of these tracks feature the marvelous sound of Mike Pinder's mellotron. :)

There are short versions of some of the tracks (Possibly single mixes), including "No More Lies," which leaves out the extended instrumental ending from the original version, "Driftwood," and "Talking Out Of Turn" (The shorter mixes that were featured on many Best Of collections).

On this occasion, Justin Hayward and John Lodge's "Blue Jays" is represented by "I Dreamed Last Night," one of the major highlights of the album, and an outstanding orchestral track.

Possibly the biggest bonus you get on this release is an extended, remixed version of "Sitting At The Wheel," which I've never heard before until I purchased this CD ... It's over 7 minutes long, and is every bit as energetic and enjoyable as the original mix, from "The Present." This track alone is the main reason to buy this disc!

Two entries from "The Moody Blues Anthology" reappear here, the 4 minute orchestral mix of "Bless The Wings (That Bring You Back)" and "Highway" (Also featured on "Time Traveller").

The only fault I've found, concerning this CD, is that many of the tracks (Most notably "Watching And Waiting," "Highway," and "A Simple Game") fade out a few seconds earlier than on their original releases and appearances on other compilation albums. Maybe this was done in order to fit more tracks on the disc? I would rather a shorter song list with the full length of each track.

On the up side, and to wrap up, this is a fine Moody Blues collection that breaks away (a little bit) from the usual track list of greatest hits ("The Best Of The Moody Blues"/"Gold"). You get some hits mixed with other fantastic tracks not included on many Best Of releases ... A wonderful assortment of classic Moody Blues songs that range from "Days Of Future Passed" to the "Keys Of The Kingdom" era. Thanks for reading. God Bless... :)
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