Track Listing

1. Day Begins
2. Dawn: Dawn Is a Feeling
3. Morning: Another Morning
4. Lunch Break: Peak Hour
5. Afternoon: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)/(Evening) Time to Get Away
6. Evening: The Sun Set/Twilight Time
7. Night: Nights in White Satin
8. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [BBC Radio Session][*]
9. Fly Me High [1967 Mono Single Master]
10. I Really Haven't Got the Time [1967 Mono Single Master]
11. Love and Beauty [1967 Mono Single Master]
12. Leave This Man Alone [1967 Mono Single Master]
13. Cities [1967 Mono Single Master]
14. Tuesday Afternoon [Alternate Mix][*]
15. Dawn Is a Feeling [Alternate Version][*]
16. Sun Set [Alternate Version Without Orchestra][*]
17. Twilight Time [Alternate Vocal Mix][*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2148 in Music
• Released on: 2008-07-15
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
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.

Customer Reviews

Now This Is A Decent Remaster!!!
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.

Fantastic Work of Art
I own the 1990 CD release of this album and recently purchased both the 2008 release and the 2006 deluxe edition (SACD). There are subtle, yet noticeable differences between all of them and this one (Oct 2008 release) has become my favorite for casual listening. It offers increased clarity over the older CD release. The SACD version is cool in its own right for bringing an amount of surround sound experience to an album recorded before its existence. However, the SACD suffers from a lack of a center channel. The lead vocals are usually heard on the front channels and backing/background vocals are heard typically on the rear channels. My only complaint about the SACD version is the vocals. I wouldn't say that the mixing of the vocals is better or worse than the original CD release, just very different. Which takes some getting used to.

With that said, this is an absolute masterpiece and deserves the attention from all fans of progressive rock and contemporary orchestral movements. There are thematic elements that flow throughout the entire piece and tie it together nicely. It is really meant to be heard from start to finish and not one piece at a time.

This is subjective but my experience with this album is that the sounds communicate very well their intended purpose within the piece. The album is based on the day in the life of being human with lyrics that span from dawn to dusk following activities and thoughts that apply to many people. In addition, I believe it speaks to growing old as there are many passages that spark thoughts of nostalgia, growing old, and experiencing life. The orchestral segments really dial in the time of day if you are one who likes to link sounds with objects, environments, and actions.

Masterpiece
This is an amazing masterpiece of progressive (or symphonic) rock - or whatever you choose. Well balanced, accomplished and well ahead of time. Perhaps the best album of the genre - when the Beatles were flirting with an orchestra, when John Lord desperately tried to bring together his group (Deep Purple) and the orchestra - and still they didn't sound as one thing - and Procol Harum was getting ready to play with Edmonton Orchestra - the Moody Blues did it. And they are still shining over and above. Highly, highly recommended