The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed 2CD (1967/2006) Deluxe FLAC

The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (2CD) (1967/2006) Deluxe FLAC

Days of Future Passed is the second album and first concept album by English rock band The Moody Blues, released in December 1967 on Deram Records.

This album marked the formal debut of the psychedelic-era Moody Blues; though they'd made a pair of singles featuring new (as of 1966) members Justin Hayward and John Lodge, Days of Future Passed was a lot bolder and more ambitious. What surprises first-time listeners -- and delighted them at the time -- is the degree to which the group shares the spotlight with the London Festival Orchestra without compromising their sound or getting lost in the lush mix of sounds. That's mostly because they came to this album with the strongest, most cohesive body of songs in their history, having spent the previous year working up a new stage act and a new body of material (and working the bugs out of it on-stage), the best of which ended up here.


Side one

1. The Day Begins: (5:50)

"The Day Begins" (Peter Knight & The Moody Blues) - (4:08)
"Morning Glory" (Graeme Edge) [unlisted track] - (1:42)
2. Dawn: (3:48)

(Intro) (Peter Knight) [unlisted track] - (0:38)
"Dawn is a Feeling" (Mike Pinder) - (3:10)
3. The Morning: (3:55)
(Intro) (Peter Knight) [unlisted track] - (0:21)
"Another Morning" (Ray Thomas) - (3:34)
4. Lunch Break: (5:33)
(Intro) (Peter Knight) - (1:53)
"Peak Hour" (John Lodge) - (3:40)

Side two

5. The Afternoon: (8:23)
"Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)" (Justin Hayward) - (5:06)
"(Evening) Time to Get Away" (Lodge) [unlisted track] - (3:17)
6. Evening: (6:40)
(Intro) (Peter Knight) [unlisted track] - (0:38)
"The Sunset" (Pinder) - (2:39)
"Twilight Time" (Thomas) - (3:23)
7. The Night: (7:24)
"Nights in White Satin" (Hayward) - (5:38)
"Late Lament" (Graeme Edge) [unlisted track] - (1:46)

Deluxe Edition Tracks

"Tuesday Afternoon" (Hayward) – 4:20 alternate mix
"Dawn Is A Feeling" (Pinder) – 2:19 alternate version
"The Sun Set" (Pinder) – 2:49 alternate version without orchestra
"Twilight Time" (Thomas) – 2:27 alternate vocal mix
"Nights in White Satin" (Hayward) – 4:26 mono mix from single released November 1967
"Fly Me High" (Hayward) – 2:54 Recorded 30 March 1967; released as single May 1967
"I Really Haven't Got The Time" (Pinder) – 3:07 Recorded 30 March 1967; released as b-side May 1967
"Love and Beauty" (Pinder) – 2:23 Recorded 17 July 1967; released as single September 1967
"Leave This Man Alone" (Hayward) – 2:58 Recorded 17 July 1967; released as b-side September 1967
"Cities" (Hayward) – 2:23 Recorded 17 July 1967; released November 1967 as b-side to "Nights in

White Satin"
"Long Summer Days" (Hayward) – 3:12 Recorded 19 May 1967 and released on Caught Live + 5
"Please Think About It" (Pinder) – 3:40 Recorded 29 June 1967 and released on Caught Live + 5
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus) – 2:23 live 9 May

1967 for BBC Saturday Club
"Love and Beauty" (Pinder) – 2:12 live 20 September 1967 for BBC Easybeat
"Leave This Man Alone" (Hayward) – 2:52 live 20 September 1967 for BBC Easybeat
"Peak Hour" (Lodge) – 3:22 live 20 September 1967 for BBC Easybeat
"Nights in White Satin" (Hayward) – 3:48 live 1 January 1968 for BBC Dave Symonds
"Fly Me High" (Hayward) – 2:45 live 1 January 1968 for BBC Dave Symonds
"Twilight Time" (Thomas) – 2:08 live 1 January 1968 for BBC Dave Symonds