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The Moody Blues albums you should definitely listen to, and one to avoid
Originally just another R&B band, the Moody Blues would create one of the sounds of the late 60s/early 70s as psychedelic and progressive rock pioneers
John Lodge’s Love Conquers All EP will pleasantly trigger Moody Blues fans
Yes’ Jon Davison is among the guests as bassist/singer limbers up for a return to the road after suffering a stroke
By the time Barclay James Harvest upset The Moody Blues, they already had form
They didn’t mingle with fellow prog pioneers and didn’t clamour for stardom – but co-founder Les Holroyd argues they were highly successful where it mattered
How the Moody Blues returned to superstardom with Long Distance Voyager
With help from an ex Yes member and a new engineer, 1981 release marked a significant update without a loss of their musical values. But is it a concept album?
The heavenly harmony of the spheres: A beginner's guide to the Mellotron in six essential songs
The official sound of prog, made in Birmingham
Deram (and Decca) celebrated in Psych! British Prog, Rock, Folk & Blues box set
A sprawling 3CD / 2LP retrospective of Britain’s first “groovy” record label
"In the sixties, my mind was elsewhere – chemically, mystically and emotionally": Justin Hayward picks the soundtrack of his life
Moody Blues man Justin Hayward picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance
"The psychedelic scene was largely over by the summer of 1968, but that spirit of musical adventure was still running rampant": A beginners' guide to the origins of prog rock
Where on earth did progressive rock come from?
“We played Madison Square Garden twice in one day… we saw our name in 50ft-high letters and said, ‘Perhaps we’ve made it!’ We bought a load of tickets off a scalper and gave them away”: When the Moody Blues started taking themselves seriously
Justin Hayward and co weren’t sure how long they’d last after inheriting the music of Denny Laine - but they needn’t have worried
“We didn’t arrive on a magic carpet. He was a little heartbroken over that… his followers gathered outside and they were close to stoning us”: the Moody Blues’ weirdest fans
During prog’s earliest days, their 1968 US tour saw them treated like messiahs, aliens and harbingers of doom - and left them terrified
