THE MOODY BLUES - Time Traveller (1994) 5xCD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

When the Moody Blues were due for the box set treatment, it would have been uncharacteristic for the production to be lacking in overstated grandiosity. On that count, this four-CD retrospective does not disappoint, including the bulk of their most famous work (from their 1967-1972 albums), lots from their later records and side projects, and a few rarities. This package is designed more for the band's fanatics, as opposed to a definitive overview for newcomers; the albums (which were specifically programmed to work as separate entities) remain readily available, there's too much late stuff and Hayward/Blue Jays tracks, and there's nothing from the Denny Laine era. The three non-LP 1967 cuts that open the set are available on the double import LP A Dream (still possible to find), an album that also has the additional 1967 B-side "Really Haven't Got the Time," which somehow doesn't make it onto Time Traveller...The liner notes are pretty good and extensive, and the first printings of the box include a bonus disc of a 1992 concert with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. by Richie Unterberger
Tracklist 1 :
1    The Moody Blues–    Fly Me High 2:53
Engineer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Hayward
2    The Moody Blues–    Love And Beauty 2:23
Engineer – Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Pinder
3    The Moody Blues–    Cities 2:21
Engineer – Dave Grinsted, Gus Dudgeon
Written-By – Hayward
4    The Moody Blues–    Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) 4:47
Conductor – Peter Knight
Executive Producer – Hugh Mendl
Featuring [With] – The London Festival Orchestra
Other [Realisation] – Michael Dacre-Barclay, Tony Clarke
Written-By – Hayward
5    The Moody Blues–    Nights In White Satin 7:40
Conductor – Peter Knight
Executive Producer – Hugh Mendl
Featuring [With] – The London Festival Orchestra
Other [Realisation] – Michael Dacre-Barclay, Tony Clarke
Written-By – Hayward
6    The Moody Blues–    Ride My See-Saw 4:22
Written-By – Lodge
7    The Moody Blues–    Legend Of A Mind 6:35
Written-By – Thomas
8    The Moody Blues–    House Of Four Doors 6:00
Written-By – Lodge
9    The Moody Blues–    Voices In The Sky 3:29
Written-By – Hayward
10    The Moody Blues–    The Best Way To Travel 3:13
Written-By – Pinder
11    The Moody Blues–    The Actor 4:39
Written-By – Hayward
12    The Moody Blues–    In The Beginning 2:07
Written-By – Edge
13    The Moody Blues–    Lovely To See You 2:34
Written-By – Hayward
14    The Moody Blues–    Dear Diary 3:56
Written-By – Thomas
15    The Moody Blues–    Never Comes The Day 4:40
Written-By – Hayward
16    The Moody Blues–    Are You Sitting Comfortably 3:29
Written-By – Hayward, Thomas
17    The Moody Blues–    The Dream 0:53
Written-By – Edge
18    The Moody Blues–    Have You Heard Part 1 1:23
Written-By – Pinder
19    The Moody Blues–    The Voyage 4:08
Written-By – Pinder
20    The Moody Blues–    Have You Heard Part 2 2:38
Written-By – Pinder
Tracklist 2 :
1    The Moody Blues–    Higher And Higher 3:58
Written-By – Edge
2    The Moody Blues–    Gypsy (Of A Strange And Distant Time) 3:31
Written-By – Hayward
3    The Moody Blues–    Eyes Of A Child 3:11
Written-By – Lodge
4    The Moody Blues–    Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred 1:05
Written-By – Hayward
5    The Moody Blues–    Beyond 2:58
Written-By – Edge
6    The Moody Blues–    Out And In 3:41
Written-By – Pinder
7    The Moody Blues–    Candle Of Life 4:12
Written-By – Lodge
8    The Moody Blues–    Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million 0:33
Written-By – Hayward
9    The Moody Blues–    Watching And Waiting 4:14
Written-By – Hayward, Thomas
10    The Moody Blues–    Question 5:39
Written-By – Hayward
11    The Moody Blues–    Don't You Feel Small 2:35
Written-By – Edge
12    The Moody Blues–    It's Up To You 3:11
Written-By – Hayward
13    The Moody Blues–    Minstrel's Song 4:24
Written-By – Lodge
14    The Moody Blues–    Dawning Is The Day 4:24
Written-By – Hayward
15    The Moody Blues–    Melancholy Man 5:44
Written-By – Pinder
16    The Moody Blues–    Procession 4:41
Written-By – Edge, Lodge, Hayward, Pinder, Thomas
17    The Moody Blues–    The Story In Your Eyes 2:52
Written-By – Hayward
18    The Moody Blues–    One More Time To Live 5:39
Written-By – Lodge
19    The Moody Blues–    You Can Never Go Home 4:14
Written-By – Hayward
20    The Moody Blues–    My Song 6:18
Written-By – Pinder
Tracklist 3 :
1    The Moody Blues–    Lost In A Lost World 4:41
Written-By – Pinder
2    The Moody Blues–    New Horizons 5:10
Written-By – Hayward
3    The Moody Blues–    For My Lady 3:57
Written-By – Thomas
4    The Moody Blues–    Isn't Life Strange 6:08
Written-By – Lodge
5    The Moody Blues–    You And Me 4:19
Written-By – Edge, Hayward
6    The Moody Blues–    I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) 4:17
Written-By – Lodge
7 Justin Hayward & John Lodge–    This Morning 5:55
Written-By – Hayward
8    Justin Hayward & John Lodge–    Remember Me, My Friend 5:27
Written-By – Lodge, Hayward
9    Justin Hayward & John Lodge–    My Brothers 3:27
Written-By – Hayward
10    Justin Hayward & John Lodge–    Saved By The Music 6:08
Written-By – Lodge
11    Justin Hayward & John Lodge–    I Dreamed Last Night 4:26
Written-By – Hayward
12    Justin Hayward & John Lodge–    When You Wake Up 5:19
Written-By – Lodge, Hayward
13    Justin Hayward With Lol Creme With Kevin Godley With Graham Gouldman With Eric Stewart–    Blue Guitar 3:39
Producer – 10cc
Written-By – Hayward
14    The Moody Blues–    Steppin' In A Slide Zone 5:28
Written-By – Lodge
15    The Moody Blues–    Driftwood 4:25
Saxophone [Solo], Horns – Bobby Martin
Written-By – Hayward
16    The Moody Blues–    The Day We Meet Again 6:18
Written-By – Hayward
Tracklist 4 :
1    Justin Hayward–    Forever Autumn 4:31
Bass – Herbie Flowers
Drums – Barry Morgan
Engineer [Assistant] – Laurence Diana
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Geoff Young
Guitar – Chris Spedding, Jo Partridge
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Jeff Wayne, Ken Freeman
Producer – Jeff Wayne
Vocals – Justin Hayward
Written-By – Osborne, Wayne, Vigrass
2    The Moody Blues–    The Voice 5:16
Arranged By [String] – Pip Williams
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Performer – The New World Philharmonic
Written-By – Hayward
3    The Moody Blues–    Talking Out Of Turn 7:16
Arranged By [String] – Pip Williams
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Performer – The New World Philharmonic
Written-By – Lodge
4    The Moody Blues–    Gemini Dream 4:05
Arranged By [String] – Pip Williams
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Performer – The New World Philharmonic
Written-By – Lodge, Hayward
5    The Moody Blues–    Blue World 5:10
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Written-By – Hayward
6    The Moody Blues–    Sitting At The Wheel 5:37
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Written-By – Lodge
7    The Moody Blues–    Running Water 5:21
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Written-By – Hayward
8    The Moody Blues–    Your Wildest Dreams 4:50
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Written-By – Hayward
9    The Moody Blues–    The Other Side Of Life 6:50
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Written-By – Hayward
10    The Moody Blues–    I Know You're Out There Somewhere 6:37
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Programmed By [Programming] – Tony Visconti
Written-By – Hayward
11    The Moody Blues–    No More Lies 5:14
Keyboards [Additional] – Patrick Moraz
Programmed By [Programming] – Tony Visconti
Written-By – Hayward
12    The Moody Blues–    Say It With Love 3:56
Engineer – Pete Jones
Engineer [Assistant] – Jeremy Wheatley
Producer – Christopher Neil
Programmed By [Drum And Keyboard Programming] – Paul Bliss
Written-By – Hayward
13    The Moody Blues–    Bless The Wings (That Bring You Back) 5:09
Arranged By, Conductor – Anne Dudley
Engineer – Gerry Kitchingham
Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew Greasley, Lee Curle
Mixed By – John Hudson
Orchestra – Pro Arte Orchestra Of London
Producer – Alan Tarney
Written-By – Hayward
14    The Moody Blues–    Lean On Me (Tonight) 4:57
Engineer – Pete Jones
Engineer [Assistant] – Jeremy Wheatley
Producer – Christopher Neil
Programmed By [Drum And Keyboard Programming] – Paul Bliss
Written-By – Lodge
15    The Moody Blues–    Highway 4:35
Engineer [Assistant] – Jeremy Wheatley
Written-By – Lodge, Hayward
Tracklist 5 : Bonus Disc    
1    The Moody Blues–    This Is The Moment 4:39
Producer – Dennis Lambert
Written-By – Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse
2    The Moody Blues–    The Story In Your Eyes (Live) 3:43
Written-By – Hayward
3    The Moody Blues–    Voices In The Sky (Live) 4:02
Written-By – Hayward
4    The Moody Blues–    New Horizons (Live) 5:58
Written-By – Hayward
5    The Moody Blues–    Emily's Song (Live) 4:31
Written-By – Lodge
6    The Moody Blues–    Bless The Wings (That Bring You Back) (Live) 4:16
Written-By – Hayward
7    The Moody Blues–    Say It With Love (Live) 4:52
Written-By – Hayward
8    The Moody Blues–    Legend Of A Mind (Live) 9:01
Written-By – Thomas
9    The Moody Blues–    Gemini Dream (Live) 4:27
Written-By – Lodge, Hayward
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