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Reissued 1964-66 albums. The band's debut LP, first issued in 1965 when they were at the forefront of the British R&B boom. The British No.1 single 'Go Now' is included whilst the seven bonus cuts include the hit singles 'I Don't Want To Go On Without You', 'From The Bottom Of My Heart' and the rare 45 'Steel Your Heart Away.'

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Who were the Moody Blues?

The best place to get this music -- if you really want it, that is.

The only Moody Blues you need

All 26 tracks....great music, but not the best sounding tapes

Strictly for the "Tudor-Motown" sound afficionados ...

The Magnificent Moodies
The Moody Blues
Manufacturer: Repertoire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FQWGA6
Release Date: 2006-05-29

Tracks:

I'll Go Crazy
Something You Got
Go Now!
Can't Nobody Love You
I Don't Mind
I've Got A Dream
Let Me Go
Stop
Thank You Baby
It Ain't Necessarily So
True Story
Bye Bye Bird
People Gotta Go (Bonus Track)
Steal Your Love Away (Bonus Track)
Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind) (Bonus Track)
It's Easy Child (Bonus Track)
I Don't Want To Go On Without You (Bonus Track)
Time Is On My Side (Bonus Track)
From The Bottom Of My Heart (I Love You) (Bonus Track)
And My Baby's Gone (Bonus Track)
Everyday (Bonus Track)
You Don't (All The Time) (Bonus Track)
Boulevard De La Madelaine (Bonus Track)
This Is My House (But Nobody Calls (Bonus Track)
Life's Not Live (Bonus Track)
He Can Win (Bonus Track)

Album Details

Includes a Booklet with Authoritative and Extensive Liner Notes by Respected Author and Archivist John Tracy.

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Who were the Moody Blues?.......2007-06-09

Just as there were two Small Faces. Marriot v Stewert, there were two Moody Blues, pre and post Laine.
For me, Go Now remains one of the most enduring songs from the 1960s. The rest of the songs more or less can be found on any eary Stone,Beatles, Kinks,Who, Rolling Stones album.
I would have loved to see the early Moody Blues evolve as the above mentioned bands did. But it did'nt happen.
The second Moody Blues were the pot smoking LSD type songs Nights in White Satin, Timothy Leary's Dead. Brilliant? Personally I could tell them where they could ride their seewaw!
Unless you are a big fan of early English R&B or this is the only way to get your hands on Go Now, I would pass.

The best place to get this music -- if you really want it, that is........2007-01-09

The original Moody Blues -- guitarist and principal vocalist Denny Laine, pianist/vocalist Mike Pinder, drummer Graeme Edge, bassist Clint Warwick and Ray Thomas (wind instruments, vocals) -- had only one hit single in 1965. That song, a cover of Bessie Banks'"Go Now", would prove impossible to follow up. Neither the following singles or the LP "Magnificent Moodies" would come close to reaching the top 40 in the US or the UK.

Repetoire has now reissued the 12 track album on this CD, along with 14 other tracks that had been released only on singles, many only in Europe -- all the songs recorded by the first lineup. This reissue is the first to contain the French EP track, "People Gotta Go", by far the rarest Moodies track. It's pretty typical British Invasion music, with the primary distinction being that the sound is centered more on Pinder's piano than guitar.

When listening to this stuff, it's understandable why this version of the group never really made it -- they weren't all that good. Laine was a very soulful vocalist and Pinder an OK pianist, but the guys, even for the era, were very limited musicians. Some of the covers sound pretty thin, and Laine/Pinder weren't exactly Lennon/McCartney in the songwriting department. Besides the wonderful "Go Now", there are only three other tracks that rank up there as classics. "Time Is On My Side" is a more upbeat version than that by the Stones; "From the Bottom of My Heart" is a haunting acoustic number; and "Boulevard de la Madeleine", their next to the last single, is a gorgeous ballad. This is the only track here that hints at any progression or sophistication from the band. By the time it came out, though, Laine and Warwick had left, resulting in two key replacements that would eventually catapult the group to a new level of sucess.

Moodies hardcores will want this CD. Otherwise, very few Moody Blues fans would consider it worth the effort, even though there are a few gems here.

The only Moody Blues you need.......2007-01-05

This is the real stuff, the Denny Laine-led Moody Blues, proud part of the British R&B Invasion. Don't be fooled by the post-Laine hippie band.

All 26 tracks....great music, but not the best sounding tapes.......2006-08-11

I have been eagerly awaiting Repertoire's new updated "Magnificent Moodies" (REP-5077), which arrived today.

Tracks are:
1.I'll Go Crazy
2.Something You Got
3.Go Now!
4.Can't Nobody Love You
5.I Don't Mind
6.I've Got A Dream
7.Let Me Go
8.Stop
9.Thank You Baby
10.It Ain't Necessarily So
11.True Story
12.Bye Bye Burd
13.People Gotta Go
14.Steal Your Heart Away
15.Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind)
16.It's Easy Child
17.I Don't Want To Go On Without You
18.Time It On My Side
19.From The Bottom of My Heart (I Love You)
20.And My Baby's Gone
21.Everyday
22.You Don't (All The Time)
23.Boulevard De La Madeleine
24.This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)
25.Life's Not Life
26.He Can Win

The original Moody Blues recordings have always sounded murky and second (or third) generation, and unfortunately, although they DID make some sonic improvements, they still sound pretty awful. (I read somewhere that Mike Pinder, an original member was quoted as saying that these sides were professionally recorded on multi-track and he doesn't know why they don't sound better....)

Here's what they fixed:

"I've Got A Dream" - brighter than other reissues...more like other tracks.
"Stop", "Everyday" and "You Don't" - they got rid of most of the tape hiss.
"People Gotta Go" - a rare track only issued on a 1966 French E.P. It was recorded at the final Laine session.

Here's what they HAVEN'T fixed:

"Boulevard De La Madaleine" - I believe that is the correct spelling...not Madelaine and this track NEVER faded in (taking nearly 20 second to get up to the proper audio level....only after John Tracy did the original Decca/London anthology in 1988. BEFORE that reissue, the UK single, the US single and the rechanneled track on "World Of" LP did NOT fade in.)

John Tracy's late 1980's reissues, besides containing silly liner notes, had an engineer that enjoyed fading in tracks that started at full volume. (This is occured on "Something Better" by Marianne Faithfull and "Laughing Fit To Cry" by The Fortunes.)

So....their reissue is about the best I've heard on CD, and contains all 26 tracks The Denny Laine-era Moody Blues recorded...but not the sparkling quality I've come to expect from Repertoire.

Pity....a major disappointment for me....The Denny Laine Moody Blues sessions are among my favorite 1960's UK recordings....BUT STILL WORTHWHILE BUYING.

Strictly for the "Tudor-Motown" sound afficionados ..........2006-08-06

The Moodies started as a combo of Brummies Mods, studying religiously the black scene of the era, James Brown, Sonny-Boy Williamson and Gloria Banks (whose "Go Now" became a number one hit statesides). Their Lead singer, Denny Laine, co-wrote the bulk of their repertoire before leaving the band in 1967. This release includes their debut album, 12 r'n'b tunes very representative of the mid-sixties english sound ( check also the Nashville Teens) plus their entire production before embarking on a drastic change of musical direction under the baton of their new singer, Justin Hayward. Denny Lane will join later Wings to become one of their pivotal members.

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A newer version is available from Repertoire...but Amazon hasn't listed it, even tho it's AVAILABLE
Moody Blues - 'The Magnificent Moodies' (Repertoire)
The Magnificent *Original* Moodies
a different Moody Blues
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

I'll go crazy
Something you got
Go now
Can't nobody love you
I don't mind
I've got a dream
Let me go
Stop
Thank you baby
It ain't necessarily so
True story
Bye bye bird
Steal your heart away
Lose your money ( but don't lose your mind)
It's easy child
I don't want to go on without you (come back)
Time is on my side
From the bottom of my heart
And my baby's gone

Album Description

Reissued 1964-66 albums. The band's debut LP, first issued in 1965 when they were at the forefront of the British R&B boom. The British No.1 single 'Go Now' is included whilst the seven bonus cuts include the hit singles 'I Don't Want To Go On Without You', 'From The Bottom Of My Heart' and the rare 45 'Steel Your Heart Away.'

Album Details

A Comprehensive Collection of the Moody Blues Early Recordings that were More Rooted in R&B and Originally Released Prior to the Band Taking a Turn Into Psychedelia. The Original Album Comprises the First 12 Tracks of this Disc (Including the First Hit Single "go Now"). The Last Seven Tracks were Recorded in the Same Period.

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A newer version is available from Repertoire...but Amazon hasn't listed it, even tho it's AVAILABLE.......2006-07-24

I have been eagerly awaiting Repertoire's new updated "Magnificent Moodies" (REP-5077), which arrived today.

Tracks are:
1.I'll Go Crazy
2.Something You Got
3.Go Now!
4.Can't Nobody Love You
5.I Don't Mind
6.I've Got A Dream
7.Let Me Go
8.Stop
9.Thank You Baby
10.It Ain't Necessarily So
11.True Story
12.Bye Bye Burd
13.People Gotta Go
14.Steal Your Heart Away
15.Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind)
16.It's Easy Child
17.I Don't Want To Go On Without You
18.Time It On My Side
19.From The Bottom of My Heart (I Love You)
20.And My Baby's Gone
21.Everyday
22.You Don't (All The Time)
23.Boulevard De La Madeleine
24.This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)
25.Life's Not Life
26.He Can Win

First off, I was appalled that they used the notes written by John Tracy, surely the biggest idiot to ever be involved with music reissues. What a dope. (Tracy was the original producer of all of the Decca/London reissues in the late 1980's and besides he weird, unfunny liner notes, he FADED-IN many sides that NEVER faded-in. Tracks like "Boulevard De La Madeleine" were and "Something Better" by Marianne Faithfull took over 20 second to fade-up to the proper sound level!)

The original Moody Blues recordings have always sounded murky and second (or third) generation, and unfortunately, although they DID make some sonic improvements, they still sound really awful.

Here's what they fixed:

I've Got A Dream - brighter than other reissues...more like other tracks
Stop, Everyday and You Don't - they got rid of most of the tape hiss

Here's what they HAVEN'T fixed:

Boulevard De La Madaleine - THAT'S the correct spelling...not Madelaine.

This track NEVER faded in....only after John Tracy did that awful Decca anthology in 1988. BEFORE that reissue, the UK single, the US single and the rechanneled track on "World Of" LP did NOT fade in.

John Tracy's late 1980's reissues, besides containing stupid liner notes, had an engineer that enjoyed fading in tracks that started at full volume.

So....their reissue is about the best I've heard on CD, and contains all 26 tracks The Denny Laine-era Moody Blues recorded...but not the sparkling quality I've come to expect from Repertoire.

Pity....a major disappointment for me....The Denny Laine Moody Blues sessions are among my favorite 1960's UK recordings.

Moody Blues - 'The Magnificent Moodies' (Repertoire).......2006-02-15

Nice CD reissue of the band's earliest material,penned and released between 1964-66.Album's twelve original tracks,with seven bonus cuts tagged on.Do keep in mind this was the pre-Justin Hayward era for the Moody Blues.Lead guitarist&vocalist(future Wings member)Denny Laine took the center spot light here.Also try to remember these nineteen cuts are more in the soulful/R&B vein than any of the band's later works.Songs I found to my liking were "I Don't Mind",their British no.1 single "Go Now","Stop",their Willie Dixon cover "Bye Bye Bird" and "Thank You Baby".A very decent archive title to own and cherish.May not appeal to EVERY Moody fan.I liked it,though.

The Magnificent *Original* Moodies.......2005-11-19

Everybody knows about the Moody Blues of "Nights In White Satin" fame, but what about the *original* R&B Moody Blues who had one lone hit in 1965 with "Go Now" and featured Denny Laine on guitar & vocals and Clint Warwick on bass, back when "Days Of Future Passed" wasn't even a blip on the band members' minds? "The Magnificent Moodies" represents the entire recorded output of the first Moody Blues group on a single CD, comprising the "Magnificent Moodies" album itself and a whole plethora of British singles, all recorded between 1964 and 1967, back in the days when the Moodies were a rhythm & blues combo. Along with Laine & Warwick are three men who would make the transistion to the famous, prog-rock Moody Blues group: keyboardist Mike Pinder (strictly on piano here, no mellotron yet!), flautist/vocalist Ray Thomas and drummer Graeme Edge, and the band's material comprises of half original songs and half covers. What I love about the first incarnation of the Moody Blues is that their music is fun, fun, fun, and the band's musical chemistry is outstanding. Denny Laine is a great, soulful singer & guitarist, while Clint Warwick is a fine bassist. As for the trio more well-known to Moody Blues fans, they shine on this material, too. Mike Pinder's piano-playing is simply fantastic, Ray Thomas' voice (mostly on backing vocals) is beautifully rich, his flute-playing & tambourine-smacking wonderful, and, of course, Graeme Edge's drumming is excellent. In short, these guys sound GREAT together.And the songs? There's a big 25 of them on this disc, so I'll just name a few favorites: the group's classic lone hit, the jaunty "Go Now" (a British #1 and US #10), pretty much sums up in one song what the original Moodies were like. If you like what you hear in "Go Now," then I know you'll like the rest of their stuff. And I LOVE "Go Now." I also love such catchy nuggets as "I Go Crazy," "Something You Got," "It's Easy Child" (great piano solo from Pinder on this one), "Steal Your Heart Away," "This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)," and the R&B rave-up "Bye Bye Bird." Ray Thomas gets a marvelous debut lead vocal on "It Ain't Necessarily So," and the final song, "Boulevard De La Madelaine," a Pinder/Laine original, is a beautiful number. Heck, I dig the whole CD---I'd spotlight for you every single song on it if I had the space.Alas, the Moody Blues Mach 1 were never able to replicate the chart success of "Go Now," and both Denny Laine & Clint Warwick would bail out of the band soon after (I don't know what became of Warwick, but Laine would later play guitar with Paul McCartney in Wings). As for Pinder, Thomas and Edge, they would recruit Justin Hayward on guitar & vocals and John Lodge on bass, and carry on as an R&B group for a few more months before deciding that the band needed to change musical direction completely. And the rest, as they say, is history! But it all started here with these early recordings. To sum up: if you're a fan of the prog-rock Moody Blues but you *don't* like mid-60's British R&B, then perhaps this CD is not for you. But on the other hand, if you're a more open-minded (and open-eared) Moodies fan and you'd like to hear the very beginnings of the band (as well as the earliest music with Mike, Ray, and Graeme), then you're definitely in for a treat with "The Magnificent Moodies." The first incarnation of the Moody Blues were and ARE magnificent, as this collection proves. Long live the magnificent, original Moody Blues! You guys have not been forgotten.

a different Moody Blues.......2005-09-21

This is the first music from The Moody Blues, and although the more known version of the Moody Blues with Justin Heyward & Co were big, when you listen to this CD you'd have hoped they had more material with this lineup. Denny Laine, the original Moody's lead singer lead this early phase of the Moody's, and it's no wonder Paul McCartney grabbed him later when he formed his post Beatles band, Wings. Denny had 10 great years with Paul & Wings, and this set is filled with great songs, and a great sound that was the mid 60's. The classic, Go Now, and
I'll Go Craazy set you off into a world of great songs that the early Moody's always had.

Looking for all 25 tracks.......2005-03-19

Amazon only has the CD with 19 tracks. Does anyone know where to get the CD with all 25 tracks? Thanks, you can email me at nlm1980@att.net

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The Magnificent Moodies
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Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008FJX4
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

I'll Go Crazy
Something You Got
Go Now
Can't Nobody Love You
I Don't Mind
I've Got a Dream
Let Me Go
Stop!
Thank You Baby
It Ain't Necessarily So
True Story
Bye Bye Bird
Steal Your Heart Away
Lose Your Money
It's Easy Child
I Don't Want to Go on Without You
Time Is on My Side
From the Bottom of My Heart (I Love You)
And My Baby's Gone
Everyday
You Don't (All the Time)
This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)
Life's Not Life
He Can Win
Boulevard de la Madelaine

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The Magnificent Moodies
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Manufacturer: Airmail Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GLKKJ4
Release Date: 2006-08-21

Tracks:

I'll Go Crazy
Something You Got
Go Now
Can't Nobody Love You
I Don't Mind
I've Got A Dream
Let Me Go
Stop
Thank You Baby
It Ain't Necessarily So
True Story
Bye Bye Bird

Album Description

Limited Edition digitally remastered exclusive Japanese pressing of this sophomore album, originally released in 1966, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve and featuring seven bonus tracks: 'Steal Your Heart Away', 'Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind)', 'It's Easy Child', 'I Don't Want To Go On Without You', 'Time Is On My Side', 'From The Bottom Of My Heart' and 'And My Baby's Gone'. Airmail. 2006

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Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwo

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Manufacturer: Repertoire/Hepcat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000E7KN
Release Date: 1998-05-19

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