The Moody Blues is one of those great bands from the past who helped to create a Progressive genre while remaining Pop enough for the radio audiences, and Top 40 Rock enough for a casual listener. Their first album, The Magnificent Moodies (UK), or Go Now (US) established the step stones for the band with their first single, “Go Now”. From there, it was a steady climb with the releases of Days Of Future Passed (1967), In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968), and their others successes.
In Search Of The Lost Chord is in celebration of the album’s 50th Anniversary. With singles, “Ride My See Saw”, and “Voices In The Sky”, the album further buoyed a growing conceptual band.
On November 2, UMe will unveil a lavish reissue of In Search Of The Lost Chord to help mark the event. A Deluxe 3CD/2DVD set will be released providing brand new remixes of the original classic, and including unreleased tracks as bonuses, and John Peel sessions BBC live performances. For bonus tracks, there will be a previously unreleased Mono mix of “Legend Of A Mind” as well as Mono mixes of A and B-sides singles.
The 50th Anniversary of In Search Of The Lost Chord will be released on CD, LP (standard black 180-weight edition, and a psychedelic color edition 180g-weight limited run), DD, and the previously mentioned 3CD/2DVD Box. The standard single CD will provide the new Stereo mix and throw in a few bonus tracks.
A 76-page book will accompany the Deluxe Edition. It will be stuffed with notes, essays, credits, rare photos, and memorabilia.
The first DVD will provide the album in a new 5.1 Surround Sound mix at 96kHz/24-bit, the new Stereo mix in 96kHz/24-bit, and the original stereo mix remastered. The second DVD includes the video portions related to the title.
In Search Of The Lost Chord (50th Anniversary) – The Moody Blues
CD1 (Original Album with original Stereo mix remastered, mono singles)
01. Departure
02. Ride My See-Saw
03. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
04. House of Four Doors
05. Legend of a Mind
06. House of Four Doors (Part 2)
07. Voices in the Sky
08. The Best Way to Travel
09. Visions of Paradise
10. The Actor
11. The Word
12. Om
13. Voices in the Sky (Mono)
14. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume (Mono)
15. Ride My See Saw (Mono, Previously Unreleased on CD
16. A Simple Game
17. Legend of a Mind (Mono, Previously Unreleased)
CD2 (New Stereo Mix, 2018 Remastered bonus track mix)
01. Departure
02. Ride My See-Saw
03. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
04. House of Four Doors
05. Legend of a Mind
06. House of Four Doors (Part 2)
07. Voices in the Sky
08. The Best Way to Travel
09. Visions of Paradise
10. The Actor
11. The Word
12. Om
13. A Simple Game (Justin Hayward Vocal Mix)
CD3 (BBC Radio One Performance tracks, alternate mixes, etc)
Top Gear BBC Radio One Sessions -1968
01. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
02. Voices in the Sky
03. The Best Way to Travel
04. Ride My See-Saw
05. Tuesday Afternoon (July 16, 1968)
Bonus Tracks
06. Departure (Alternate mix)
07. The Best Way To Travel (additional vocal mix)
08. Legend of a Mind (Alternate mix)
09. Visions of Paradise (Instrumental mix)
10. The Word (Mellotron mix)
11. Om (Extended mix)
12. King and Queen
13. Gimmie a Little Something
14. What Am I Doing Here? (Full version)
15. A Simple Game (Justin Hayward vocal version)
DVD1 (In Search Of The Lost Chord 5.1 Surround, New Stereo Mix, Remastered Original Stereo Mix – 96kHz/24-bit)
01. Departure
02. Ride My See-Saw
03. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
04. House of Four Doors
05. Legend of a Mind
06. House of Four Doors (Part 2)
07. Voices in the Sky
08. The Best Way to Travel
09. Visions of Paradise
10. The Actor
11. The Word
12. Om
DVD2 (Assorted Visual Content)
01. Departure / Ride My See-Saw
02. Dr. Livingstone I Presume
03. House of Four Doors
04. Voices in the Sky
05. The Best Way to Travel
06. Visions of Paradise / The Actor
07. Om
Color Me Pop (BBC TV – September 14, 1968)
08. Tuesday Afternoon
09. Nights in White Satin
10. Bye Bye Bird
11. Fly Me High
12. I’ve Got a Dream
13. A Beautiful Dream
14. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
15. Peak Hour
16. Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
17. Ride My See Saw