Moody Blue LP

[Awickedreigndrop]

I just bidded on The Moody Blue LP on ebay and I was wondering if the album is good. Just so I know if anyone bids against me is it worth the fight of having it. If anyone can help me that will be great!:D

[MauriceColgan]

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Yes the Album is well worth having. I bought this one (Back Cover with song list) in 1977. I was 35.

[Awickedreigndrop]

Thanx for your reply :) Now all I have to worry about is actually winning it. Well so far so good. I've got one more day left.(y)

[elvisdownunder]

Its not a bad album. One of my faves from the 70s actually

[elvis himselvis]

i like this LP too

[MISSCLAWDY]

I like it too, it's a good one!

[Dovey]

I also have the Moody Blue album and love it... I have had it for many years and really would not know what it is worth.

Sometimes on Ebay they go for a lot of money... but you can also find them at Flea Markets for a decent price where you get a chance to look at them for scratches and quality of the cover.

Good luck on your bidding... I have also heard that the black one is worth more than the blue one.. I have the blue vinyl.. and am happy with it.. Dovey ;)

[STUD]

My mother has this album. She got it when it first came out. I remember when I was 4 or 5 years old, I would ask her to play it for me alot. I used to like the blue vinyl.

[Tom_Jones]

This is Elvis' the last album. Released two months before he died. It is a colage of live and studio recordings.
The only songs that are not covers are Way Down, Moody Blue (composition of Mark James who wrote Suspicious Minds) and It's Easy For You (Andrew Lloyd Webber an Tim Rice' composition). Unchained Melody is a boring cover of Righteous Brothers (on That's The Way It Is he covered their You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling), Little Darlin' is a cover of classic doo wop song, He'll Have To Go was a hit for Jim Reeves, If You Love Me and Let Me Be There are John Rostill's compositions and were hits for Olivia Newton-John (?),... The only two songs that are really great are George Jones' She Thinks I Still Care and Johnny Ace's Pledging My Love.

[Lonniebealestreet]

Tom, I believe you've performed your share of covers over the years too. ;)

On a serious note, to consider Elvis' version of Unchained Melody "boring" is probably a result of not listening with your ears, but of comparing Elvis' with the Righteous Brothers' version and finding the considerable difference between them unsavory in your unconscious wish to have them sound essentially the same. The credibly impassioned performance by EP is awesome by most anyone's standards and exceptions to that rule are usually people who have a problem with the variance in arrangement.

I am not saying Elvis' version is superior; the Righteous Brothers' is undeniably a timeless classic. It is worth noting that their performance, though the most well known, is also a cover version. Think Elvis and Blue Suede Shoes.

My point is that if you try to listen to the song as if you had not heard it before, you will likely discover its merits. I recommend you listen to the rendition heard on The Great Performances.

Anyway, welcome to the board.

On the subject of the black vinyl being worth more than the blue pressing of Moody Blue, watch for Canadian releases on eBay that are implied to be of considerable value; the standard Canadian release was on black.

[Awickedreigndrop]

Thanks for the info. The one that I'm bidding on is on blue vinyl and is rarely cheap for the other one's I seen could go for $400!:blink: I only have less than twenty two more hours left to see if I got it or not. I am so excited, especially about Unchained Melody. Even if it doesn't sound like the Rightious Brothers.;) It's just a nice song all together. One other thing I am concerned about is:hmm: playing it... I was thinking about just getting the cd so I could have the vinyl as a collector's item. But I think vinyl is pretty cool to listen to. What do y'all think?

[Lonniebealestreet]

reigndrop, vinyl is definitely cool to listen to, and undeniably makes for a more valuable collector's item. Whichever way your priorities lean, I believe you will find it to be a win-win. Enjoy!

[MauriceColgan]

I remember Jimmy Young's 1955 hit version of "Unchained Melody", a school friend always sang it in our local pub...aged 14. He was quite good.......it's all so subjective. I prefer Elvis singing the song....that's prejudice for you:-)

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By the way, "Little Darlin'" is a gem!!!

[joanne]

I love that album.

[rick]

It's a great album and Unchained Melody is brilliant- one of Elvis' greatest performances.
Let us know if you win it
rick

[Tom_Jones]

MOODY BLUE isn't a masterpiece, and its history among Elvis fans is very divisble - but in its original form it was a really good record, featuring some excellent performances. The original album was made up of 3 tour tracks, 6 Graceland sessions, and a live cut from his 1974 live in Memphis album. "Unchained Melody" is a more theatrical cut than a straight performance, but Elvis handles the song well. His two Olivia Newton-John covers "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" and 1974 "Let Me Be There" are well-done. While some reviewers have noted the songs sound alike, that was why they worked as hits for Olivia as "If You Love Me" followed "Let Me Be There" up the charts; both written by John Rostill and have a similar style. Both are good songs, in particular I like Elvis' loose take on "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)". "Little Darlin'" isn't much of a performance though. The Graceland sessions include two excellent country classics "He'll Have To Go" (Jim Reeves) and "She Thinks I Still Care" (George Jones), in particular "She Thinks I Still Care" is a standout. The title track was Elvis' last #1, topped the country charts, and is a favorite, though one can detect a slight disco flavoring to the song. "Way Down" was a smart uptempo rock song, and the cover of "Pledging My Love" is beautiful. Though Elvis didn't intend it "It's Easy For You" was a beautifully sad note to close his last album.

[MauriceColgan]

I like "Little Darlin'", it's done in fun, it's obvious Elvis is enjoying himself doing the number.

Like I said it's all so subjective. I'm sure my list of Elvis's best recordings would not be the same as our younger members. Elvis Monthly readers over the years chose some awful Elvis songs as their favourites...I have some of their lists in old copies of the magazine.

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[Tom_Jones]

In an amazing warping of truth in advertising, RCA has remastered and reissued the entire _From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee_ album, preceeded it with nine of the original ten cuts from _Moody Blue_, and dubbed the result _Moody Blue_ with "ten tracks orignally released on "From Elvis Presley Boulevard...."." They've even changed the cover art! Wouldn't it have been more effective to just delete the three forgettable live tracks from _Moody Blue_, added some alternate takes, and call it the _Complete Graceland Sessions_?
Of course, apart from _Elvis Country_, Elvis and RCA were never known for their sense of careful album planning. Enough bitterness...

[Awickedreigndrop]

Good news guys, I won the record! *Jumps up and down and does the running man* I'll let you know how it is as soon as it gets to me. Thanx for all your advice!

[MauriceColgan]

Well done. Enjoy the album.

[moody_ blue]

ofcourse its a great album
its my favo so get it (y)

[Dovey]

Good news guys, I won the record! *Jumps up and down and does the running man* I'll let you know how it is as soon as it gets to me. Thanx for all your advice!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Wow, I am so happy for you!!!!! I know that you will love it... it is sure one of my favorites. Enjoy, enjoy and I am sure that you will (y) (y) (y) Dovey ;)

[Awickedreigndrop]

So I was out and about today getting things that I need for my first college year:unsure: which I am totally nervous about!!! When I pulled up in my driveway I seen a pizza box like package sticking our of my mail box. I knew what it was so I instantly got it... *And the rest of the mail* and went in the house. I took Moody Blue LP out of the box and jumped for joy!!!:clap: :clap: :clap: ...then of course I played it and it sounds incredible! Now that I played it I think I'll let it rest and go get the cd so I won't wear the record out.:blush:

[Dovey]

I am glad that you are happy with your Moody Blue record. I have the CD also but when It comes to sound ... turn up the volume on
that record and it blows ya away.... "fantastic" Dovey ;)

[emsteph]

Great album indeed.

Careful when you buy the CD version. It has been re-released with additional songs from other albums. I'm pretty sure you can still get ahold of the original CD version.

I have three copies of the Moody Blue album. One black (I live in Canada), one blue, and one blue still sealed!!

Enjoy.

[vulcandude]

:king: The "Moody Blue" album is totally worth having. It has some very good songs on it, and considering it was Elvis' last major LP release before he died, it's a must have. Considering Elvis' physical shape at the time, his voice is outstanding, as it was to the very end. If you own his early stuff, this is a perfect example to complete a collection of his later stuff. I think it is::cool: , so therefore definitely get it.

[Awickedreigndrop]

It is a very good LP. I just recorded it on a tape so I can listen to it until I get the CD:blush: I went all over looking for it but *Shrugges* I couldn't find it. We do have this one store here that'll order it so I'm going there to get it. Thanks for the advice for getting the CD(y) My favorite song on there so far is "Little Darlin". I think he's so cute singing it! Well that's my favorite song next to "Unchained Melody";)
Thanx again!:notworthy

[JDD]

It is a very good LP. I just recorded it on a tape so I can listen to it until I get the CD:blush: I went all over looking for it but *Shrugges* I couldn't find it. We do have this one store here that'll order it so I'm going there to get it. Thanks for the advice for getting the CD(y) My favorite song on there so far is "Little Darlin". I think he's so cute singing it! Well that's my favorite song next to "Unchained Melody";)
Thanx again!:notworthy


ahh Kenosha, there's a place I've spent some time at Simmons Island .


Seems like around here anyway, Moody Blue is one of the few you can still find in most stores like Best buy , Circuit City etc.

Way down is my favorite from that album, would have been fun to see him healthy and working in a few numbers from that and future albums into concert if he'd lived long enough

[vulcandude]

:king: I'm glad you like the album. I think my favorite track is "Way Down". The song really gets you going. If you want the CD at a good price, check out Amazon.com, and it should be listed.(y)

[Sammy4Elvis]

:cool: Its an excellent album, one of his best i think Elvis done, well worth having in your collection,good by! :cool:

[Lonniebealestreet]

Glad you like the album and I have to say that you should definitely seek out the CD too. I don't think you will think of the bonus tracks as a negative but hopefully a nice...bonus! They took one track off the original LP--Let Me Be There, which is from Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis (hence the omission)--and replaced it with the entire second to last album, From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee. These two albums, and now this one CD, cover Elvis' entire output of studio masters from the Jungle Room sessions and include the three live tracks from April 1977 originally included on Moody Blue. If you haven't heard much of this material you will find it is quite different from a lot of Elvis music, and it is very significant historically speaking as well.

And if you like all this stuff, The Next Step is...http://www.tcb-world.com/showthread.php?t=615

[Tommy]

I'm happy for you that you got the LP! I have it too, I brought it years ago when it first came out, blue color! I only played it maybe twice. Glad you have it:cool: :cool: That's so exciting!:supriced: (y) The CD is awesome with the extra tracks!:cool: