MINT SHRINK 1972 ORIG "SEVENTH SOJOURN" THE MOODY BLUES Flowing Prog Classic
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BEAUTIFUL (MINT/IN SHRINK) 1972 ORIGINAL
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The MOODY BLUES
"The Seventh Sojourn"
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USA - THRESHOLD RECORDS - THS - 7
***** FANTASTIC 47 years ago FINAL collection copy, thick grainy gatefold :::
STILL unbelievably in cellophane outer wrapper!
Contains the group photos printed inner sleeve!
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This is the final album from the strongest and most consistent period in The Moody Blues' career.
The span from 1967 through 1972 was quite a prolific period for The Moody Blues. They released seven albums in five years. And if, in retrospect, the quality of their music never reached the high level of contemporaries such as Pink Floyd or Yes, they were more consistent than either of those bands -- they might never have reached the heights of a Wish You Were Here or Close to the Edge, but they also never sunk as low as The Final Cut or Tormato during this period. One of the reasons for this steadiness might be that The Moodies managed to ride out this seven-album stretch with a changeless lineup: Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder and Graeme Edge.
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Seventh Sojourn (1972) was the final album of what some fans refer to as the group's "Core Seven". It's oddly named, considering it's the band's eighth album (and their 1978 follow-up Octave is their ninth). This is because for many years, The Moodies claimed 1967's Days of Future Passed as their first LP, choosing to ignore 1965's The Magnficent Moodies, because it featured a different style of (Zombies styled beat-rock 60s music), and some different personnel (with Denny Laine and Clint Warwick in place of Hayward and Lodge). Seventh Sojourn was also keyboardist Mike Pinder's last full album with the band -- while he does appear on Octave, he left the group midway through the recording process.
A listen to the eight tracks on this LP reveals that once again, consistency is the order of the day. The style of music hee is completely classic Moodies -- the album is full of mellotron and flute, with the only two guitar-driven tracks being "You and Me", the song that opened the second side on the original vinyl release, and "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band", the album's last cut. The vocals are pleasant throughout, with Hayward splitting the lead vocal duties with bandmates Pinder, Lodge and Thomas.
The lyrical themes are highly accessible to any listener -- they all feature some variation of "All You Need Is Love", whether that be love of one's fellow humans, or occasionally romantic love. Truth be told, lyrics were never The Moodies' strong point. The only two numbers that dip their toes into something darker are the album opener, "Lost in a Lost World", which is an anti-war song, and "When You're a Free Man", a song that looks with hope toward better days, but takes a bleaker, more desperate, view of the present.
As for highlights, on the album, may be perhaps, "For My Lady", which is essentially a sea shanty that takes a chivalrous, somewhat old-fashioned look at love: "Oh I'd give my life so lightly/For my gentle lady." Pinder plays a Chamberlin on this track, which he manages to make sound like an accordion. Hayward also has a pair of strong numbers here, the beautiful "New Horizons", and "The Land of Make Believe", on which Thomas's flute creates something of a fairy-tale atmosphere.
"Lost in a Lost World" 4:42
"New Horizons" 5:11
"For My Lady" 3:58
"Isn't Life Strange" 6:09
Side two
"You and Me" 4:21
"The Land of Make-Believe" 4:52
"When You're a Free Man" 6:06
"I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" 4:18
CONDITION: The cover: Rated: MINT thick gatefold from 47 years ago - still in favtory cellophane - no better copy really! All seams are solid, no seam splits, no faded colors, no bends, no writing ...
The vinyl: Rated: M- top copy visually and plays flawless! Both Threshold labels are completely clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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