This album, which kicked around the American London Records catalog and record store browsers for decades, also fooled a couple of generations of the band's fans.
This is the Moody Blues, to be sure, but it is the work of the original R&B-based lineup featuring Denny Laine on lead vocals and guitar, and Clint Warwick on bass, along with Mike Pinder (piano, organ), Ray Thomas (harmonica, vocals), and Graeme Edge (drums), who enjoyed a monster international hit with the R&B-style single "Go Now" in 1964.
A lot of what's here is very good in that vein, from James Brown-authored soul-shouters to blues by Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson II, to the smoother, more Motown-like work like the exquisite "I Had a Dream" (co-written by Ellie Greenwich).
But with the exception of "From the Bottom of My Heart" -- arguably the best unsuccessful single of the whole British Invasion -- which was a much more advanced single, and achieved some interesting timbral and dramatic effects within a soul framework, nothing here remotely resembles even the most rudimentary psychedelic sounds for which the band was known after 1966.
For most fans of the latter, this is more an interesting artifact than anything else, though listeners who love the sounds of the British Invasion circa 1964 and 1965, especially the work of the Animals, the Rolling Stones, and the Zombies, may find a lot to enjoy here.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And My Baby's GoneDenny Laine, Michael Pinder | The Moody Blues | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 2 | Go NowLarry Banks, Milton Bennett | The Moody Blues | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | It's Easy ChildMilton Bennett | The Moody Blues | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Can't Nobody Love YouPhillip Mitchell | The Moody Blues | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Let Me GoDenny Laine, Michael Pinder | The Moody Blues | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | Bye Bye BirdWillie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson II | The Moody Blues | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Lose Your Money | Moody Blues | Play | 02:00 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | I Don't Mind | Moody Blues | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | From The Bottom Of My Heart | Moody Blues | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | Stop | Moody Blues | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 11 | Come Back (I Don't Want To Go Without You) | Moody Blues | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 12 | Something You've Got | Moody Blues | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 13 | I've Got A Dream | Moody Blues | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 14 | Time Is On My Side | Moody Blues | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 260 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Banks | Composer |
| 2 | Milton Bennett | Composer |
| 3 | Bert Berns | Composer |
| 4 | James Brown | Composer |
| 5 | Elaine Caswell | Percussion |
| 6 | Denny Cordell | Producer |
| 7 | Willie Dixon | Composer |
| 8 | Graeme Edge | Drums |
| 9 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 10 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 11 | Ellie Greenwich | Composer |
| 12 | Denny Laine | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 13 | Barry Mann | Composer |
| 14 | Phillip Mitchell | Composer |
| 15 | The Moody Blues | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Alex Murray | Producer |
| 17 | Michael Pinder | Composer, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 18 | Ray Thomas | Bass, Flute, Vocals |
| 19 | Clint Warwick | Bass |
| 20 | Jerry Wexler | Composer |
| 21 | Sonny Boy Williamson II | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |