The Moody Blues - In Search Of The Lost Chord
The Moody Blues [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Moody Blues]:
Mike Pinder – vocals, Mellotron, piano, harpsichord, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, cello, autoharp, tambura, spoken vocals
Ray Thomas – vocals, C flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone, oboe, French horn, tambourine
Justin Hayward – vocals, guitars, sitar, harpsichord, bass, percussion, Mellotron, piano
John Lodge – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, cello, snare drum, tambourine
Graeme Edge - vocals, drums, timpani, tambourine, piano, percussion, tabla, spoken vocal
1 LP, Gatefold Cover
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Deram
Recorded January–June 1968 in Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
Produced by Tony Clarke
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1968
Reissued in 2014
Tracks:
Side A :
- Departure
- Ride My See-Saw
- Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
- House of Four Doors
- Legend of a Mind
- House of Four Doors (Part 2)
Side B :
- Voices In the Sky
- The Best Way to Travel
- Visions of Paradise
- The Actor
- The Word
- Om
Reviews :
"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." AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4,13 / 5