{"product_id":"the-moody-blues-collected-vinyl-2lp","title":"The Moody Blues - Collected  2 LP Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Moody Blues formed in the early 1960s in Erdington, Birmingham, England. Ray Thomas, John Lodge, and Michael Pinder had been members of El Riot \u0026amp; the Rebels. They disbanded when Lodge went to college and Pinder joined the army. The pair recruited guitarist\/vocalist Denny Laine, band manager-turned drummer Graeme Edge, and bassist Clint Warwick. The five appeared as the Moody Blues for the first time in Birmingham in 1964.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was the single, \"Go Now\" (released later that year), which launched their career. The single became a huge hit in the U.K. and landed the number 1 spot in the charts. The band soon realised that their style of R\u0026amp;B-derived rock and pop was not working for them and decided to develop an original new style, featuring the symphonic sounds of the mellotron and Ray Thomas' flute.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAssigned to make a rock and roll version of Antonin Dvorák's New World Symphony, Moody Blues insisted that they be given artistic freedom and be left without supervision. The result was Days of Future Passed (1967), which combined the band's tracks with orchestral interludes arranged and conducted by Peter Knight. The album plus two singles, \"Nights in White Satin\" and \"Tuesday Afternoon\", became substantial hits.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir follow-up album was In Search of the Lost Chord (1968). The album was again a big success with hits as \"Ride My See-Saw\" and \"Voices in the Sky\". Their next album On a Threshold of a Dream (1969) featured the sensitive ballad \"Never Comes a Day\" and was their first number 1 album in the U.K.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe band's music continued to become more complex and symphonic, resulting in 1969's To Our Children's Children's Children, a concept album. It closes with the fan-favorite \"Watching and Waiting\". \"To Our Children's Children's Children\" was also the first release of the group's own founded label, Threshold Records.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReleased in 1981, Long Distance Voyager was a success, reaching number 1 on Billboard and top 5 in the U.K. The album featured the hit, \"The Voice\", written by Hayward.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe remaining Moody Blues trio continues to tour and to this day the Moody Blues are one of classic rock's most enduring institutions, with world-wide sales of nearly 80 million albums and a following that continues to support the band. COLLECTED by Moody Blues is a careful selection of the distinctive sound of the band, presenting the different periods the band has gone through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Go Now\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Boulevard De La Madeleine\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Nights In White Satin\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Voices In The Sky\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Ride My See-Saw\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Never Comes The Day\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Dear Diary\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Gypsy (Of A Strange And Distant Time)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Watching And Waiting\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14. Candle Of Life\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15. Melancholy Man\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16. Question\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17. The Story In Your Eyes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18. Isn't Life Strange\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e19. I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e20. Emily's Song\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e21. King And Queen\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e22. Had To Fall In Love\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e23. Driftwood\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e24. The Voice\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Moody Blues","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48853531263213,"sku":"MOVLP1816","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0531\/5837\/9684\/files\/shop005027.jpg?v=1772878088","url":"https:\/\/orchardrecords.com\/products\/the-moody-blues-collected-vinyl-2lp","provider":"Orchard Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}