Moody Blues-The Magnificent Moodies MINT 65 R'N'B BEAT WITH 6 DIFF TRAX FROM US
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Moody Blues-The Magnificent Moodies (Decca LK 4711 MONO) MINT vinyl with Strong VG+ jacket tight seams, no seam splits, a little wear on edges. LP comes with the original inner plastic sleeve.
Beautiful keeper copy of their first LP from 1965. This UK pressing includes the British track line up that’s considerably different from the US one.
A-side matrix number: XARL-6869-1A B-side matrix number: XARL-6870-1A
"The Magnificent Moodies is the 1965 debut album by The Moody Blues, first released in the UK, and the first and only album featuring their R&B line-up of guitarist Denny Laine, bassist Clint Warwick, keyboardist Mike Pinder, flautist–percussionist Ray Thomas, and drummer Graeme Edge. Lead vocals were shared by Laine, Pinder and Thomas. The album is a collection of R&B and Merseybeat songs, including the cover of "Go Now", produced by Alex Wharton, that had been a Number 1 hit single earlier that year. For the U.S. release, on London Records, with the title of Go Now – The Moody Blues #1, four songs were replaced and the tracks re-ordered.
The album did not make the Record Retailer/Music Week chart even though it reached number 5 in August 1965 in the New Musical Express album chart. The U.S. album did not make the Billboard chart.
The sleeve notes on the original UK release include an (undated) review by Virginia Ironside, music critic of Daily Mail, which concludes, "With the Moody Blues, all you need to write is "MAGNIFICENT" in pink lipstick and leave it at that"; and a prose poem by Donovan recommending the band. All the tracks on the UK release were produced by Denny Cordell; except for "Go Now", which was produced by Alex Wharton.
Laine and Warwick left the group in 1966, and were replaced by guitarist Justin Hayward and bassist John Lodge respectively.
At the height of The Moody Blues' U.S. success in 1970, Deram Records reissued the U.S. version of the album with a new cover and title, In the Beginning (DES-18051). As with the original album, the reissue did not chart." (Wikipedia)
British version All lead vocals by Denny Laine except where noted
Side one 1. "I'll Go Crazy" James Brown 2:13 2. "Something You Got" Chris Kenner 2:49 3. "Go Now" Larry Banks, Milton Bennett 3:14 4. "Can't Nobody Love You" James Mitchell 4:06 5. "I Don't Mind (lead: Mike Pinder)" James Brown 3:26 6. "I've Got a Dream (lead: Denny Laine, Clint Warwick)" Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich 2:50
Side two 1. "Let Me Go" Denny Laine, Mike Pinder 3:14 2. "Stop" Laine, Pinder 2:05 3. "Thank You Baby" Laine, Pinder 2:30 4. "It Ain't Necessarily So (lead: Ray Thomas)" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 3:21 5. "True Story" Laine, Pinder 1:46 6. "Bye Bye Bird" Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Dixon 2:49
The Moody Blues Denny Laine – guitars, harmonica, vocals Mike Pinder – piano, organ, vocals Clint Warwick – bass guitar, vocals Ray Thomas – percussion, flutes, harmonica, vocals Graeme Edge – drums, percussion, vocals
Additional personnel: Elaine Caswell – percussion
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