Sunday, February 27, 2011

MB - 1972-11-01 - Grande Toure

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  1. The Moody Blues Mega-Rare Restored Vinyl "Grande Toure" LA Forum 1972-11-1 and 1974-01-30

    First of all: Forget about what the discographies say where these shows were recorded and which tracks are on what date.

    They are wrong, wrong, WRONG!!!!

    The first two tracks on this incredible album are most probably from the November 1972 concert at the LA Forum. The rest of the tracks are absolutely and definitely a cut up and rearranged version of the LA Forum show on 1974-01-30, and you can tell anyone else who has a differing opinion that I have the facts proven from a most reliable source. Although I can't go into the details, you can sort of prove it for yourself: The group had just returned from a tour of Japan. Check out the track listings on any of those shows - it's track by track the same after the first two songs on this album. The first two tracks were also not performed at all on the 1974 west coast tour.

    As for the performances - heavenly!!!!!

    Here is the verified setlist for January 30:

    Intro/Higher and Higher
    Out And In
    The Story In Your Eyes
    One More Time To Live
    Tuesday Afternoon
    Legend Of A Mind
    Watching And Waiting
    Eternity Road
    Discussion about Japan trip
    Melancholy Man
    Are You Sitting Comfortably?
    The Dream
    Have You Heard? Pt1
    The Voyage
    Have You Heard? Pt2
    Nights In White Satin
    I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
    Question
    Ride My Seesaw

    Here's the setlist for this album:

    1972-11-1

    After You Came
    When You're A Free Man

    1974-01-30

    Are You Sitting Comfortably?
    The Dream
    Have You Heard? Pt1
    The Voyage
    Have You Heard? Pt2
    Higher And Higher
    Out And In
    Legend Of A Mind
    I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

    A Simple Game (this studio track is DELETED as it has appeared on an official release)

    As you can see, the beginning of the show has been moved to the second side of the LP. Why that is, is anybody's guess - maybe the geniuses at TAKRL thought it tracked better that way.

    Lineage: TAKRL LP -> Pitch correction on turntable ->Sound Forge ->FLAC via FLAC frontend, level 6, sectors aligned and verified.

    Enjoy!

    A DoinkerTape

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