The Magnificent Moodies: 50th Anniversary Remastered & Expanded CD

OFFICIAL DELUXE CD 50th ANNIVERSARY REMASTERED EDITION OF THE MOODY BLUES DEBUT ALBUM REMASTERED FROM THE FIRST GENERATION MASTER TAPES FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH 15 BONUS TRACKS – ONE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED INCLUDES A FULLY RESTORED ARTWORK & ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOS & NEW ESSAY BY MARK POWELL Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition of the debut album by The Moody Blues, “The Magnificent Moodies”. Now associated as being pioneers of pro-gressive orchestral rock, the Moody Blues had another life between 1964 – 1966, as one of Britain’s finest Rhythm and Blues influenced acts. With a line-up of DENNY LAINE (Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica), RAY THOMAS (Vocals, Harmonica, Flute), MIKE PINDER (Keyboards, Vocals), CLINT WARWICK (Bass, Vocals) and GRAEME EDGE (Drums), the band signed to a London based management company who leased recordings to Decca Records. Their second single, a cover version of Bessie Banks’ ‘Go Now!’ was a huge chart success across the world. Their debut album, “The Magnificent Moodies” was released in1965 to great acclaim and tours with The Beatles eventually led them to become part of Brian Epstein’s management stable. The band continued to record a series of singles, enjoying further chart hits in the UK and Europe, before Clint Warwick departed to be replaced by ROD CLARKE and then finally dissolving in the Autumn of 1966 and reinventing themselves stylistically with a new line-up including JUSTIN HAYWARD and JOHN LODGE. This official 50th anniversary Deluxe edition includes the original album, re-mastered from the first generation master tapes, along with all the singles the band recorded between 1964 and 1966 and a previously unreleased take of ‘Go Now!’ The release includes an illustrated booklet and essay written by Mark Powell. This re-mastered edition of “The Magnificent Moodies” is a fine celebration of the formative years of one of Britain’s greatest bands.