Days of Future Passed

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Not to be confused with the X-Men story arc Days of Future Past.

Days of Future Passed, The Moody Blues' second album (released in 1967), was also their first of what would be a succession of concept albums. Utilizing the London Festival Orchestra primarily for epic instrumental interludes between songs, Days of Future Passed moved the Birmingham band away from its early R&B roots (as displayed on its debut album with soon-departed future Wings member Denny Laine) into uncharted rock territory, making them the early pioneers of both classical and progressive rock.

Originally, the Moodys had intended to do a rock version of Dvorak's New World Symphony, but instead chose to do an album based on an original stage show that they'd been working on.

The concept of both the stage show and the album was very simple, tracing an "everyman's day" from dawn to night, from awakening to sleep. The seven tracks spawned two hit singles: "Tuesday Afternoon", which on the album was actually titled "The Afternoon: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) : Time To Get Away", and "Nights in White Satin" which hit No. 2 five years after the LP's original release. Both remain radio mainstays across various formats and de rigueur performances in concert.

The project was almost doomed to failure as executives at Deram Records felt that combining rock and symphonic music would both alienate rock fans and enrage symphonic fans. The album's subsequent success led to other criticism about implied drug use, especially with such lines as "the smell of grass just makes you pass into a dream" and "those gentle voices I hear explain it all with a sigh." Despite such early criticism, Days of Future Passed paved the way for progressive offerings from other bands and remains one of the Moody Blues' most popular releases ever.

In March 2006 the album was remastered into SACD format and repackaged as a 2 CD Deluxe Edition.

Track listing

1. The Day Begins (Peter Knight/Redwave)/ Morning Glory (Graeme Edge)
2. Dawn: Dawn is a Feeling (Mike Pinder)
3. The Morning: Another Morning (Ray Thomas)
4. Lunch Break: Peak Hour (John Lodge)
5. The Afternoon: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) (a.k.a. Tuesday Afternoon) (Justin Hayward)/ Evening (Time To Get Away) (John Lodge)
6. Evening: The Sun Set (Mike Pinder)/ Twilight Time (Ray Thomas)
7. The Night: Nights In White Satin (Justin Hayward)/ Late Lament (Graeme Edge)

The additional tracks on the SACD Deluxe Edition are:

1. Tuesday Afternoon (Alternate Mix)
2. Dawn Is A Feeling (Alternate Version)
3. Sun Set (Alternate Vocal Mix)
4. Twilight Time (Alternate Vocal Mix)
5. Night In White Satin (Mono Single Version)
6. Fly Me High (Mono Single Version)
7. I Really Haven't Got The Time (Mono Single Version)
8. Love & Beauty (Mono Single Version)
9. Leave This Man Alone (Mono Single Version)
10. Cities (Mono Single Version)
11. Long Summer Days (Stereo Version)
12. Please Think About It (Stereo Version)
13. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (BBC Saturday Club 5/9/67)
14. Love & Beauty (BBC Easybeat Session 9/20/67
15. Leave This Man Alone (BBC Easybeat Session 9/20/67
16. Peak Hour (BBC Easybeat Session 9/20/67
17. Nights In White Satin (BBC Dave Symonds Session 1/1/68
18. Fly Me High (BBC Dave Symonds Session 1/1/68
19. Twilight Time (Live BBC Dave Symonds Session 1/1/68)sv:Days of Future Passed