Prelude (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Prelude
Type = Compilation album
Artist = The Moody Blues


Released = October 26, 1987
Recorded = Mar 30, 1967-Nov 17, 1968
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 37:33
Label = Polydor
Producer = Tony Clarke
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"Prelude" is a 1987 Moody Blues compilation album consisting of non-album singles and rarities.

Tracks 1-5 were previously released on singles in 1967 prior to the release of "Days of Future Passed". They are the first Moody Blues releases to feature Justin Hayward and John Lodge. "A Simple Game" later became a minor hit for the Four Tops. Tracks 7-11 formed the "+5" portion of the 1977 "Caught Live + 5" album. "Late Lament," which rounds out the album, is the Graeme Edge poem that appears at the end of "Days of Future Passed". Though many of these tracks have also appeared on other releases, such as the "Time Traveller" box set and the 2006 SACD album remasters, "Prelude" is the only release that contains all eleven rarities.

Track listing

#"Fly Me High" (Justin Hayward) – 3:02 Recorded March 30, 1967; released as single May 1967; appears on the Deluxe Edition of Days of Future Passed as a bonus track
#"I Really Haven't Got the Time" (Mike Pinder) – 3:12 Recorded March 30, 1967; released as b-side May 1967; appears on the Deluxe Edition of Days of Future Passed as a bonus track
#"Leave This Man Alone" (Hayward) – 3:01 Recorded July 17, 1967; released as b-side September 1967; appears on the Deluxe Edition of Days of Future Passed as a bonus track
#"Love and Beauty" (Pinder) – 2:28 Recorded July 17, 1967; released as single September 1967 appears on the Deluxe Edition of Days of Future Passed as a bonus track
#"Cities" (Hayward) – 2:27 Recorded July 17, 1967; released November 1967 as b-side to "Nights in White Satin"; appears on the Deluxe Edition of Days of Future Passed as a bonus track
#"A Simple Game" (Pinder) – 3:47 Recorded October 11, 1968. Mono b-side to "Ride My See Saw"; stereo version released 1974 on This Is The Moody Blues; appears on the Deluxe Edition of In Search of the Lost Chord as a bonus track
#"Gimme a Little Somethin'" (John Lodge) – 3:18 Recorded March 17, 1968; eventually released on Caught Live + 5
#"Please Think About It" (Pinder) – 3:45 Recorded June 29, 1967; eventually released on Caught Live + 5; appears on the Deluxe Edition of Days of Future Passed as a bonus track
#"Long Summer Days" (Hayward) – 3:18 Recorded May 19, 1967; eventually released on Caught Live + 5; appears on the Deluxe Edition of Days of Future Passed as a bonus track
#"King and Queen" (Hayward) – 3:57 Recorded February 3, 1968; eventually released on Caught Live + 5; appears on the Deluxe Edition of In Search of the Lost Chord as a bonus track
#"What Am I Doing Here?" (Hayward) – 3:40 Recorded November 17, 1968; eventually released on Caught Live + 5; an alternate mix appears on the Deluxe Edition of In Search of the Lost Chord as a bonus track
#"Late Lament" (Graeme Edge, Peter Knight) – 1:36 From Days of Future Passed