Days of Future Passed, the groundbreaking debut album by The Moody Blues, will be celebrated with an expanded 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition to be released Nov. 17 by UMe. The deluxe 2-CD/DVD and digital audio edition features the album’s newly restored original 1967 stereo mix, which makes its CD debut here.
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According to a press release, “Due to a damaged master tape of the original mix, the album was remixed in stereo in 1972; this later mix has been used for the album’s subsequent CD reissues. Today’s technology has allowed for the original stereo master to be repaired, and the new 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition pairs that original album mix with the 1972 stereo mix. The commemorative set also features nine BBC Radio session performances.”
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The collection includes a DVD with a new 5.1 surround sound mix derived from the album’s original 1972 Quad mix, plus previously unreleased video footage of the band performing three key Days Of Future Passed tracks at MIDEM on January 24, 1968, eight weeks after the album’s release. The set also includes a poster designed by Ray Thomas. On the same date, the album’s restored 1967 stereo mix will also be released on 180-gram vinyl.”
Watch the Moody Blues perform “Nights in White Satin” during the Days of Future Passed 50th anniversary tour
Pre-order the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2CD/DVD)
Pre-order the 180-gram Vinyl LP (original 1967 stereo mix)
Related: Former Moodys Pinder and Thomas remember Days of Future Passed
The Moody Blues’ Days Of Future Passed 50th Anniversary Tour continues in January 2018 with U.S. dates on sale now. For tickets, click here.
The band was recently nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time.
The Moody Blues: Days Of Future Passed 50th Anniversary Track Listings
Deluxe Edition [2CD/DVD]
Disc 1 (CD1)
Original 1967 Stereo Mix (previously unreleased on CD)
THE DAY BEGINS
DAWN: Dawn Is A Feeling
THE MORNING: Another Morning
LUNCH BREAK: Peak Hour
THE AFTERNOON: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) / Time To Get Away
EVENING: The Sun Set: Twilight Time
THE NIGHT: Nights In White Satin
Bonus Tracks
BBC Saturday Club Session
Long Summer Days
Think About It
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
BBC Easybeat Session
Love And Beauty
Leave This Man Alone
Peak Hour
BBC Dave Symonds Session
Nights In White Satin
Fly Me High
Twilight Time
Disc 2 (CD2)
1972 Stereo Mix
THE DAY BEGINS
DAWN: Dawn Is A Feeling
THE MORNING: Another Morning
LUNCH BREAK: Peak Hour
THE AFTERNOON: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) / Time To Get Away
EVENING: The Sun Set: Twilight Time
THE NIGHT: Nights In White Satin
Bonus Tracks
Tuesday Afternoon (Alternate Mix)
DAWN: Dawn Is A Feeling (Alternate Mix)
The Sun Set (Alternate Version without orchestra)
Twilight Time (Original vocal mix)
I Really Haven’t Got The Time (B-side single)
Fly Me High (A-side single)
Love And Beauty (A-side single)
Leave This Man Alone (B-Side single)
Nights In White Satin (A-side single)
Cities (B-side single)
Disc 3 (DVD)
Audio Content
5.1 Surround Sound Mix & 96kHz / 24-bit 1967 stereo mix
THE DAY BEGINS / DAWN: Dawn Is A Feeling / THE MORNING: Another Morning / LUNCH BREAK: Peak Hour / THE AFTERNOON: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) / Time To Get Away / EVENING: The Sun Set: Twilight Time / THE NIGHT: Nights In White Satin
Visual Content
British Gala Du MIDEM (France 1968): Peak Hour / Tuesday Afternoon / Nights In White Satin
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Watch the Moody Blues perform “Dawn is a Feeling” on the Days of Future Passed 50th anniversary tour
