MOODY BLUES.On The Threshold Of A Dream. Orig N/Mint UK 'Deram' Lp And Booklet
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MOODY BLUES
‘ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM’
Original UK Pressed Stereo Psychedelic Lp Housed In A Gatefold Sleeve And Complete With Large 12 Page Lyric/Art Booklet.
On The Albums First Side (Which Was The More Rock-Oriented Side), The Songs "Lovely To See You," "Send Me No Wine," "To Share Our Love," And "So Deep Within You" All Featured Killer Guitar Hooks (Electric And Acoustic) And Fills By Justin Hayward; Beautiful, Muscular Bass From John Lodge; And Vocal Hooks Everywhere. It's Also A Surprisingly Hard-Rocking Album Considering The Amount Of Overdubbing That Went Into Perfecting The Songs, Including Cellos, Wind And Reed Instruments, And Lots Of Vocal Layers — Yet It Even Found Room To Display A Pop-Soul Edge On "So Deep Within You" (A Number That The Four Tops Later Recorded).
Side Two Was The More Overtly Ambitious Of The Two Halves — After A Pair Of Songs Dominated By Acoustic Guitar And Heavy Mellotron, "Never Comes The Day" And "Lazy Day" , The Remainder Of The Record Was Devoted To The Most Challenging Body Of Music In The Group's History. Justin Hayward's Deliberately Archaic "Are You Sitting Comfortably?," A Piece That Sounds Almost 400 Years Out Of Its Own Time, Evokes Images Out Of Medieval And Renaissance History Laced With Magic And Mysticism, All Set To Hayward's Acoustic Guitar And Thomas' Flute, Leading Into Graeme Edge's Poetic Contribution, "The Dream," Accompanied By Mike Pinder's Mellotrons In Their Most Exposed Appearance To Date On A Record. And All Of That Flows Into Pinder's Three-Part Suite, "Have You Heard, Pt. 1"/"The Voyage"/"Have You Heard, Pt. 2," A Tour De Force For The Band — Check Out Edge's And Lodge's Rock-Solid Playing On "Have You Heard" — And For Pinder, Whose Mellotrons, In Conjunction With Thomas' Flute And Supported By Some Overdubbed Orchestral Instruments, Push The Group Almost Prematurely Into The Realm Of Progressive Rock.
The Lp Was Released On The Red & White ‘Deram’ Label (sml 1035) And Comes To Ebay In Near Mint Condition (Vinyl & Cover)
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GRADINGS: Records Are Graded Vinyl 1st, Cover 2nd.
MINT……The Record Itself Is In Brand New Condition With No Surface Marks Or Deterioration In Sound Quality. The Cover And Any Extra Items Such As The Lyric Sheet, Booklet Or Poster Are In Perfect Condition. Records Advertised As Sealed Or Unplayed Should Be Mint.
EXCELLENT……The Record Shows Some Signs Of Having Been Played, But There Is Very Little Lessening In Sound Quality. The Cover And Packaging Might Have Slight Wear And/Or Creasing.
VERY GOOD+ ……The Record Has Obviously Been Played Many Times, But Displays No Major Deterioration In Sound Quality, Despite Noticeable Surface Marks And The Occasional Light Scratch. Normal Wear And Tear On The Cover Or Extra Items, Without Any Major Defects, Is Acceptable.
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