Moody Blues - New "The Polydor Years" set

Remasters of Other Side Of Life, Sur La Mer and Keys To The Kingdom to appear as part of a "Polydor Years" boxset:

http://moodybluesattitude.yuku.com/topic/16587/Moody-Blues-Polydor-Years-1986-1992-6CD2DVD-7-sin

 

Looks good. I hope they release the albums individually with the bonus tracks

 

Maybe I'm gonna buy this one. The last box was great.

 

timeless flight?

 

Yes, that's the one.

 

i got the 4 cd edition and enjoy it. wish the live bluejays stuff would be released on its own. you saw a live justin hayward release it due out this month right?

 

Yes its been getting glowing reviews.

 

Vintage Vinyl News just posted the following info about the set:
Preview: "The Polydor Years 1986-1992" - Moody Blues
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Artist: Moody Blues
Title: The Polydor Years 1986-1992
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Label: UMe
Format(s): 6-CDs, 2-DVDs, DD

The Moody Blues will collect music from their mid-80's to mid-90's period on the new eight-disc set The Polydor Years 1986-1992, out November 24 on UMe.

The period saw a resurgence in the band's popularity with their first single for the label, Your Wildest Dream, becoming their third top ten hit and their first in almost twenty years.

Included is their albums The Other Side of Life, Sur La Mer and Keys to the Kingdom along with live sets from Cleveland in 1986 (previously unreleased) and A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. The CDs are filled out with seventeen bonus tracks, eleven of which were previously unreleased.

The DVDs include a remastered version of A Night at Red Rocks along with the rare, fan-club documentary The Other Side of Red Rocks.

The entire set is housed in a slipcase with an accompanying 64-page hardbound book, the entire set is topped off with the inclusion of a 7” blue vinyl single of Al Fin Voy A Encontrate, the rare Spanish version of I Know You’re Out There Somewhere.

Track List:
Disc 1 (The Other Side of Life - Originally released in May 1986)

• Your Wildest Dreams
• Talkin’ Talkin’
• Rock n’ Roll Over You
• I Just Don’t Care
• Running Out of Love
• The Other Side of Life
• The Spirit
• Slings and Arrows
• It may Be a Fire
• Bonus tracks
  • Your Wildest Dreams (single version)
  • The Other Side of Life (single edit)
  • Nights in White Satin (live – recorded at Wembley Arena in 1984)
  • I’m Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band (live: recorded Wembley Arena 1984)
  • Rock n’ Roll Over You (live)
  • The Other Side of Life (live)

Disc Two (The Other Side of Life tour - The Blossom Music Centre, Cleveland 8th July 1986)

• Gemini Dream
• The Voice
• Tuesday Afternoon
• Your Wildest Dreams
• Isn’t Life Strange
• The Story in Your Eyes
• It May Be a Fire
• Veteran Cosmic Rocker
• I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)
• Nights in White Satin
• Legend of a Mind
• Question

Disc 3 (Sur La Mer - Originally released in May 1988)

• I Know You’re Out There Somewhere
• Want to Be With You
• River of Endless Love
• No More Lies
• Here Comes the Weekend
• Vintage Wine
• Breaking Point
• Miracle
• Love is on the Run
• Deep
• Bonus tracks
  • I Know You’re Out There Somewhere (single edit)
  • No More Lies (radio edit)
  • Question (1989 version)
  • Isn’t Life Strange (1989 version)
  • Al Fin Voy A Encontrate (I Know You’re Out There Somewhere Spanish version)

Disc 4 (Keys to the Kingdom - Originally released in June 1991)

• Say it With Love
• Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)
• Is This Heaven?
• Say What You Mean (Part One and Two)
• Lean on Me (Tonight)
• Hope and Pray
• Shadows on the Wall
• Once is Enough
• Celtic Sonet
• Magic
• Never Blame the Rainbows for the Rain
• Bonus tracks
  • Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)
  • Highway
  • Forever Autumn
  • Say it With Love
  • Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)
  • Never Blame the Rainbows for the Rain

Disc 5 (A Night at Red Rocks – with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra - Part One)

• Overture
• Late Lament
• Tuesday Afternoon
• For My Lady
• Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)
• Emily’s Song
• New Horizons
• Lean on Me (Tonight)
• Voices in the Sky
• Lovely to See You
• Gemini Dream
• I Know You’re Out There Somewhere
• The Voice

Disc 6 (A Night at Red Rocks – with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra - Part Two)

• Say it With Love
• The Story in Your Eyes
• Your Wildest Dreams
• Isn’t Life Strange
• The Other Side of Life
• I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)
• Nights in White Satin
• Legend of a Mind
• Question
• Ride My See Saw

DVD 1 (A Night at Red Rocks – with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra)

• Overture (Excerpts)
• Late Lament
• Tuesday Afternoon
• For My Lady
• New Horizons
• Lean on Me (Tonight)
• Lovely to See You
• Gemini Dream
• I Know You’re Out There Somewhere
• The Voice
• The Story in Your Eyes
• Say it With Love
• Your Wildest Dreams
• Isn’t Life Strange
• The Other Side of Life
• I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)
• Nights in White Satin
• Question
• Ride My See Saw

DVD 2

• The Other Side of Red Rocks - Documentary about the Red Rocks Concert

Vinyl Single (Blue vinyl)

• Al Fin Voy A Encontrate (I Know You’re Out There Somewhere Rare Spanish version)

 

Well, the "Polydor years" were dark ones for the band. Those three are their worst albums, with Sur la Mer being rock bottom. Not much of interest in the bonus tracks either. But as a Moody Blues sucker, I'll probably buy this anyway.

 

I can't get into it...a few highlights here and there....but overall wasted years for the Moodies....wasted opportunities...they could've been contenders...after the glory of the original /classic 7....this is not good material.

 

These are weak years, for sure. Not sure they could have been contenders, though. The early '80s were more like a last hurrah, pretty good, not as good as the classic era. This was the "all out of steam" era.

 

I guess it just boggles my mind why they could not come up with better material...they were on the rise again, very popular on MTV etc...selling out all of their shows/ tours...and Sur La Mer was what they come up with in 89!?!?!?! Sheesh !!!

 

Sur La Mer isn't very good but it does have some good tunes on it, mainly Justin's. I think Other Side of Life is pretty good aside from a couple tracks. It's 80's synth pop, but good 80's synth pop.

 

Agreed....

 

Going by those boxset shots poor Patrick Moraz has been airbrushed out....

 

I'm not happy with these guys for airbrushing out Patrick Moraz. BIG thumbs down there. So, I'll pass on this set.

By the way, my favorite album from this batch is Sur La Mer by far.

 

Based on the last two Justin Hayward albums and Timeless Flight I am afraid the sound will be horribly compressed

 

Curious to see what's been done to this album cover.

 

Mixed feelings on this one. Nice to have the bonus tracks together for once, but as has been said there's nothing really essential.

Disappointed that it doesn't include the Spanish version of Nights In White Satin. I mean, if you're going to include one side of a rare single, you'd surely include them both??

The lack of Patrick Moraz on the artwork is absolutely disgusting. They should be ashamed of themselves.

 

That is a petty thing to do.

 

I think that is a fair assessment. I discovered the Moody Blues through "Your Wildest Dreams" and "I Know You're Out There Somewhere". I thought the latter was the best thing ever the year I heard it. Anyway, that got me to the "Nights In White Satin" era. I can understand fans of the early material not liking the later material but since I discovered them in reverse I consider it more of a progression than a regression.

 

If they'd spent as much time digging up rare material for this set as they did airbrushing out a band member, it'd probably be worth buying.

 

I'm surprised they did not airbrush out Ray. He did very little those years.

 

I don't think Ray is on Sur La Mer at all. Not even sure if he's on The Other Side Of Life for that matter.