Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed (Quadraphonic reel-t
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Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed (Quadraphonic reel-to-reel tape)
Being offered is the 7" open reel (reel-to-reel, 1/4" tape) album: Days of Future Passed, by The Moody Blues, with the London Festival Orchestra, conducted by Peter Knight. Produced in 1972 by Deram and London Records, catalog number DER H 17012. Manufactured and distributed by Ampex. Format: 4 track Quadraphonic. (No Dolby.) Speed: 7-1/2 ips. All original materials: tape, reel, box.
Here is a 1970s surround-sound open reel tape of the Moody Blues, featuring their famous Nights in White Satin. This is a remix of the original 1967 stereo mix, which is generally considered superior by fans, as compared to what came after. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Future_Passed regarding the controversy. Note that the previous open reel version of this album was a 3-3/4 ips recording.
This album is rare in open reel form, and nearly impossible to find as a quadraphonic recording. Once it's gone, you may never see another.
Note that quadraphonic tapes are unidirectionally played, where the four-channel program occupies all four tracks, and the convention is that the tape is first rewound and then played back to the beginning point (so that the tape ends up being wound for storage in least-stressed state). This is sometimes referred to as "tails out".
No longer having an open reel deck, I am slowing selling off my collections of open reel tapes. Check my auctions in coming weeks for more offerings.
The music:
The Day Begins:
DAWN: Dawn is a Feeling
THE MORNING: Another Morning
LUNCH BREAK: Peak Hour
THE AFTERNOON: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)
EVENING: Time to Get Away: The Sun Set: Twilight Time
THE NIGHT: Nights in White Satin
Condition:Used, but well cared for, so in generally excellent physical condition. See photo. The only quibble is some fading of the spine. Purchased new by me: played only on a high-end tape deck. Stored in dry, climate-controlled conditions. I no longer have an open reel deck, so cannot test this tape, so has to be offered as-is; but I can say that it was just fine when I played it years ago. From a smoke-free, pet-free, child-free home.
Click on image to see large photo of the album, in a new window.
Purchasing information
This is a no-reserve auction. Serious bidding, please.Payment:
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