Not to be confused with Days of Future Past.For other uses, see Days of Future Past (disambiguation).
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Days of Future Passed
Studio album by
the Moody Blues
Released
10 November 1967
Recorded
9 May – 3 November 1967
Studio
Decca, London
Genre
Progressive rock[1][2]
art rock[3]
psychedelic rock[4]
baroque pop
Length
41:34
Label
Deram
Producer
Tony Clarke
Michael Dacre-Barclay
The Moody Blues chronology
The Magnificent Moodies (1965)
Days of Future Passed (1967)
In Search of the Lost Chord (1968)
Singles from Days of Future Passed
"Nights in White Satin" Released: 10 November 1967
"Tuesday Afternoon" Released: 19 July 1968
Days of Future Passed is the second album and first concept album by English progressive rock band the Moody Blues, released in November 1967 by Deram Records.[5]
The album represents a significant creative turning point for the band. The album is their first with guitarist and singer Justin Hayward in place of Denny Laine and bassist John Lodge in place of Clint Warwick. The album is also their first to feature longtime producer and collaborator Tony Clarke and the first to feature keyboardist Mike Pinder on Mellotron. These changes, combined with a shift away from R&B covers toward original compositions and a thematic concept, helped define the band's sound for the next several albums and earned the group new critical and commercial success.
The album was recorded to showcase the stereo recording techniques of Decca Records' new imprint, Deram. The label had requested the group record covers of pop and classical music along with an orchestra. Instead, the album features original compositions expressing the day in a life of an everyday person, interspersed with orchestral interludes arranged and conducted by Peter Knight and performed by the London Festival Orchestra.
The album was a moderate success upon release, but steady FM radio airplay and the success of hit single "Nights in White Satin", caused the album to become a top ten US hit by 1972. It has since been listed among the most important albums of 1967 by Rolling Stone, and is cited by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and others as an example of the first progressive rock album[6] and one of the first concept albums.[7]
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^Will Romano (1 September 2010). Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock. Backbeat Books. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-61713-375-6.
^James E. Perone (2012). The Album: A Guide to Pop Music's Most Provocative, Influential, and Important Creations. ABC-CLIO. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-313-37906-2.
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^Progressive Rock Spotlight. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Www.rockhall.com. https://www.rockhall.com/progressive-rock-spotlight.
^Prince, Patrick (18 August 2010). "Moody Blues 'Days of Future Passed' doesn't get its due". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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