The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord MFSL Gold CD UDCD 576 UII ohne J-Card

Erscheinungsdatum:  April 1993
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Import aus: USA
Format: Audio CD
Tonträger CD
Besonderheiten Re-Release, Remastered, 24kt. Gold-CD
Jahr 1993
Orig. Release 1968
Zeit 42:04
Plattenfirma MFSL
Herstellungsland USA
Musikrichtung Rock: Progressive Rock
EAN-Nr. 015775157620
Katalog-Nr. UDCD 576


     Tracks

1. Departure (0:44)
2. Ride My See-saw (3:39)
3. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume (2:58)
4. House Of Four Doors (4:12)
5. Legend Of A Mind (6:35)
6. House Of Four Doors (Part 2) (1:46)
7. Voices In The Sky (3:29)
8. The Best Way To Travel (3:13)
9. Visions Of Paradise (4:15)
10. The Actor (4:39)
11. The Word (0:48)
12. Om (5:46)

Weitere Infos
Produzent: Tony Clarke
Aufnahmeort: Decca Studios (West Hampstead, London; Januar - Juni 1968)
Tonmeister: Derek Varnals, Adrian Martins
Cover: Philip Travers

16-seitiges Falt-Booklet (inkl. Cover und Backcover):
* vierseitige schwarz-weiss Grafik mit englischsprachiger Abhandlung über MANTRA und YANTRA
* englischsprachiges Statement von Tony Clarke
* Auflistung der Einzeltitel und Produktionsangaben
* vierseitige Farbabbildung des gesamten Covermotivs
* vierseitige Farbfoto-Collage der Interpreten

Musiker:
* Justin Hayward - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, sitar, harpsichord, piano, mellotron, bass guitar, percussion, tablas
* John Lodge - vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, cello, tambourine, snare drum
* Graeme Edge - drums, piano, timpani, tambourine, tablas, spoken vocal
* Ray Thomas - vocals, C flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone, tambourine
* Mike Pinder - vocals, mellotron, piano, harpsichord, acoustic guitar, cello, autoharp, bass guitar, tambura


Rezensionen

Audio
Pompöser Pop zwischen Kunst und Kitsch: Die Moody Blues galten seit ihrem 1967 erschienenen Hit Nights in White Satin als die Zuckerbäcker der Musikbranche. Ein Jahr später verbanden sie schwelgerischen Schmalz mit religiösen Weisheiten. Sahnestücke wie Ride My See-Saw wurden zwar nicht zu Kirchenhits, wohl aber zu Schlagern in den Hitparaden. Zumal die Briten erstmals das Mellotron als Zutat verwendeten. Heute schmeckt die melodramatische Melancholie der Gruppe noch immer nach Baisertörtchen: Vorsicht, Kalorienbombe!

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Review by Bruce Eder
In Search of the Lost Chord is the album on which the Moody Blues discovered drugs and mysticism as a basis for songwriting and came up with a compelling psychedelic creation, filled with songs about Timothy Leary and the astral plane and other psychedelic-era concerns. They dumped the orchestra this time out in favor of Mike Pinder's Mellotron, which was a more than adequate substitute, and the rest of the band joined in with flutes, sitar, tablas, and cellos, the playing of which was mostly learned on the spot. The whole album was one big experiment to see how far the group could go with any instruments they could find, thus making this album a rather close cousin to the Beatles' records of the same era. It is all beautiful and elegant, and "Legend of a Mind"'s chorus about "Timothy Leary's dead/Oh, no — he's outside, looking in" ended up anticipating reality; upon his death in 1996, Leary was cremated and launched into space on a privately owned satellite, with the remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry (another '60s pop culture icon) and other well-heeled clients.

Condition:  VG: VERY GOOD

"Item Condition" notes:

SS / OVP:       CD & LP is factory sealed in shrink-wrap or cellophane.

NEU / NEW:      CD & LP is open and not yet played.(Achtung: = Nicht alle neuen CDs werden vom Hersteller eingeschweißt!)

NM: NEAR MINT   CD & LP Just about in perfect condition.

E:  EXCELLENT   CD & LP Near perfect, may show very light signs of use & maybe one very light scratch.

VG: VERY GOOD   CD & LP  CD has some very minor wear (several very light scratches or marks). If insert, may have dimple marks or very light wrinkles/folds,

G:  GOOD        CD & LP  Some to very heavier wear or tear (some to very scratches throughout the CD), still plays perfectly. If insert, may have some wrinkles, folds, ripples, tears or multiple case. If  case has cracked or is broken.

Demo-Copy:      CD & LP = Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!!   

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