They enjoyed a minor British hit with a cover of "I Don't Want To Go on Without You" (No.
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It contained the hit single together with one side of classic R&B covers, and a second including four Laine/Pinder originals.Īlex Wharton left the management firm and the group released a series of relatively unsuccessful singles. Their debut album The Magnificent Moodies, produced by Denny Cordell with a strong Merseybeat/R&B flavour, was released on Decca in mono only in 1965. A four track extended play release titled: "The Moody Blues" featuring both sides of their first two Decca singles was issued in a colour picture sleeve in early 1965. The band encountered management problems after the chart-topping hit and subsequently signed to Decca Records in the UK (London Records in the US) as actual recording artists. The single became a hit in Britain (where it remains their only Number 1 single) and in the United States, where it reached No.10.
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But it was their second single, "Go Now" (released later that year), which really launched their career, being promoted on TV with one of the first purpose-made promotional films in the pop era, produced and directed by Alex Wharton. The Moody Blues appeared on the cult TV programme Ready Steady Go! singing the uptempo 'B' side "Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose your Mind)". They released a single, "Steal Your Heart Away", that year which failed to chart. Initially they were signed to a management company who then leased their recordings to Decca. Soon, the band obtained a London-based management company, 'Ridgepride', formed by ex-Decca A&R man Alex Murray (Alex Wharton), who helped them land a recording contract with Decca Records in the spring of 1964. The name developed from a hoped-for sponsorship from the M&B Brewery which failed to materialise, the band calling themselves both "The M Bs" and "The M B Five" and was also a subtle reference to the Duke Ellington song, "Mood Indigo". Around this time the band were the resident group at the Carlton Ballroom, later to become rock music venue Mothers on Erdington High Street. The five appeared as the Moody Blues for the first time in Birmingham in 1964. Back from a disappointing spell in the Hamburg region a few months later, the pair recruited guitarist/vocalist Denny Laine, band manager-turned-drummerGraeme Edge and bassist Clint Warwick. Michael Pinder then rejoined Thomas to form the Krew Cats. They disbanded when Lodge, the youngest member, went to technical college and Pinder joined the army. The Moody Blues formed on, in Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire. Ray Thomas, a juvenile John Lodge and (occasionally) Michael Pinder had been members of El Riot & the Rebels.
As of 2015 they remain active with one member from the original 1964 band (drummer Graeme Edge) and two more from the 1966 lineup (bassist John Lodge and guitarist Justin Hayward). The Moody Blues have sold more than 55 million albums worldwide and have been awarded 18 platinum and gold discs. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, as heard in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed. The Moody Blues are an English rock band.
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