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Title: The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1967, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock and Symphonic Rock, Birmingham, England 8/26
Matrix #: DES 18012
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: The Moody Blues (N/A) | Producer: Tony Clarke
Cultural Facts:
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Concept Album: Days Of Future Passed follows a single day from dawn through night, linking the band’s songs with orchestral passages performed by the London Festival Orchestra.
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Studio Lore: Decca originally wanted the group to demonstrate its new Deramic Stereo recording system with a rock adaptation of Dvořák, but the project evolved into an entirely original album instead.
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Player Spotlight: Mike Pinder had previously worked for the company that manufactured the Mellotron, giving him unusual firsthand knowledge of the instrument that became central to the Moody Blues’ orchestral sound.