[Moody Blues] This Is the Moody Blues

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Album: [Moody Blues] This Is the Moody Blues
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Question Full Version	More Info...	5:39
2)	The Actor Edit Version	More Info...	4:09
3)	The Word	More Info...	0:51
4)	Eyes Of A Child Edit Version / No Intro	More Info...	2:36
5)	Dear Diary	More Info...	3:47
6)	Legend Of A Mind	More Info...	6:36
7)	In The Beginning	More Info...	2:05
8)	Lovely To See You	More Info...	2:35
9)	Never Comes The Day	More Info...	4:39
10)	Isn't Life Strange Edit Version	More Info...	5:33
11)	The Dream	More Info...	0:51
12)	Have You Heard (Part 1)	More Info...	1:22
13)	The Voyage	More Info...	4:09
14)	Have You Heard (Part 2) Edit Version	More Info...	2:10
1)	Ride My See-Saw	More Info...	3:33
2)	Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) Edit Single Version	More Info...	4:02
3)	And The Tide Rushes In	More Info...	2:56
4)	New Horizons	More Info...	5:05
5)	A Simple Game	More Info...	3:18
6)	Watching And Waiting	More Info...	4:16
7)	I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)	More Info...	4:11
8)	For My Lady	More Info...	3:54
9)	The Story In Your Eyes	More Info...	2:45
10)	Melancholy Man Full Version	More Info...	5:05
11)	Nights In White Satin Full Version	More Info...	4:33
12)	Late Lament	More Info...	2:36
3)	The Word	More Info...	0:01
4)	Eyes of a Child	More Info...	0:02
5)	Dear Diary	More Info...	0:03
6)	Legend of a Mind	More Info...	0:06
7)	In the Beginning	More Info...	0:02
8)	Lovely to See You	More Info...	0:02
9)	Never Comes the Day	More Info...	0:04
10)	Isn't Life Strange	More Info...	0:05
11)	The Dream	More Info...	0:01
12)	Have You Heard?	More Info...	0:01
13)	The Voyage	More Info...	0:04
14)	Have You Heard? (PART TWO)	More Info...	0:02

Album: [Moody Blues] This Is the Moody Blues
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Question Full Version	More Info...	5:39
2)	The Actor Edit Version	More Info...	4:09
3)	The Word	More Info...	0:51
4)	Eyes Of A Child Edit Version / No Intro	More Info...	2:36
5)	Dear Diary	More Info...	3:47
6)	Legend Of A Mind	More Info...	6:36
7)	In The Beginning	More Info...	2:05
8)	Lovely To See You	More Info...	2:35
9)	Never Comes The Day	More Info...	4:39
10)	Isn't Life Strange Edit Version	More Info...	5:33
11)	The Dream	More Info...	0:51
12)	Have You Heard (Part 1)	More Info...	1:22
13)	The Voyage	More Info...	4:09
14)	Have You Heard (Part 2) Edit Version	More Info...	2:10
1)	Ride My See-Saw	More Info...	3:33
2)	Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) Edit Single Version	More Info...	4:02
3)	And The Tide Rushes In	More Info...	2:56
4)	New Horizons	More Info...	5:05
5)	A Simple Game	More Info...	3:18
6)	Watching And Waiting	More Info...	4:16
7)	I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)	More Info...	4:11
8)	For My Lady	More Info...	3:54
9)	The Story In Your Eyes	More Info...	2:45
10)	Melancholy Man Full Version	More Info...	5:05
11)	Nights In White Satin Full Version	More Info...	4:33
12)	Late Lament	More Info...	2:36
3)	The Word	More Info...	0:01
4)	Eyes of a Child	More Info...	0:02
5)	Dear Diary	More Info...	0:03
6)	Legend of a Mind	More Info...	0:06
7)	In the Beginning	More Info...	0:02
8)	Lovely to See You	More Info...	0:02
9)	Never Comes the Day	More Info...	0:04
10)	Isn't Life Strange	More Info...	0:05
11)	The Dream	More Info...	0:01
12)	Have You Heard?	More Info...	0:01
13)	The Voyage	More Info...	0:04
14)	Have You Heard? (PART TWO)	More Info...	0:02

Tracks

1. Late Lament

2. Nights In White Satin

3. Melancholy Man

4. The Story In Your Eyes

5. For My Lady

6. I'm Just A Singer

7. Watching And Waiting

8. A Simple Game

9. New Horizons

10. And The Tide Rushes In

11. Tuesday Afternoon

12. Ride My See Saw

13. Have You Heard? (Part Two)

14. The Voyage

15. Have You Heard? (Part One)

16. The Dream

17. Isn't Life Strange

18. Never Comes The Day

19. Lovely To See You

20. In The Beginning

21. Legend Of A Mind

22. Dear Diary

23. Eyes Of A Child

24. The Word

25. The Actor

26. Question

Performer Notes

This includes a 12 page full color booklet with historical information and photos.
It might surprise those coming in late to their story that the original double-LP version of this album from 1974 was the first compilation devoted to the Moody Blues' work. That's seven years after their switch from R&B-based British Invasion rock & roll to psychedelic music, and ten years into their overall history, an awfully long time for a successful band to avoid the compilation route. That fact alone speaks volumes for how healthy their album sales were -- only the group's decision to take a hiatus seems to have prompted the assembling of this collection. The Moody Blues had actually had enough hits and charting singles between England and America since 1967 so that a good best-of could have been assembled, but the makers went far beyond that, encompassing LP tracks that had become favorites on FM radio between 1967 and 1973 and also ignoring the actual release order of anything here. So instead of a tour through their history, listeners get a kind of collage of most of their best work, the songs nicely representative of the various members' most important contributions to the group's work. That said, however, it should also be pointed out that so much of the band's music is connected, conceptually and thematically, with the surrounding songs on their albums that inevitably the listener will feel rushed through some of this history; additionally, there is one excellent number left off for every three that are included. ~ Bruce Eder