The classic third album by the Moody Blues, 1968’s In Search Of The Lost Chord originally Released date: 26th July 1968 ,will be released in a 50th anniversary deluxe edition on 2nd November. It will feature bonus and previously unissued material and alternate mixes of this key record in the group’s storied catalogue.
The deluxe edition will comprise a 3CD/2DVD box set with both the original and new stereo mixes of the album. Unreleased material includes a never-before-heard mono version of the Ray Thomas song ‘Legend Of A Mind,’ as well as a live session from influential Radio 1 DJ John Peel’s Top Gearshow and another from Afternoon Pop Show. Mono mixes of the related Deram A and B-sides are also included.
The first DVD in the package contains In Search of the Lost Chord in 96kHz/24-bit 5.1 Surround, as a new stereo mix and the original stereo mix. The second, visual, DVD comprises BBC TV’s Colour Me Pop: In Search of the Lost Chord,broadcast on 14th September 1968, two months after the album’s release; Ce Soir On Danse: The Moody Blues,broadcast by ORTF French TV on 13 July that year, and Carte d’Or’ – ORTF French TV,from 29th October 1968. Both of the French broadcasts are previously unreleased.
The set also includes a 76-page book with extensive sleeve notes by its compiler, Mark Powell, as well as a generous selection of rare photos and memorabilia images.
The album is also being released as a standard vinyl 180-gram facsimile of the LP with the original packaging; D2C limited edition psychedelic coloured vinyl with original packaging, exclusively available from the uDiscover store; and as a single CD containing the new stereo mix plus bonus tracks.
In Search of the Lost Chord,based around the concept of the spiritual and philosophical concerns of the psychedelic era, is seen by many Moody Blues devotees as the group’s masterpiece. It featured the much-loved singles ‘Voices In The Sky,’ written by Justin Hayward, and ‘Ride My See-Saw,’ by fellow frontman John Lodge, among compositions by all five members of the band. The album reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 23 in the US.
The 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of In Search of the Lost Chord is released on 2 November.
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