1972 TOUR PROGRAMMEMOODY BLUES
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 Front Cover | Tour Programme "The Moody Blues with John Denver". This programme was produced for the one show on April 22, 1972. The show was performed at the Empire Pool, Wembley, England. |
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Page 2: Mike Pinder (mellotron) Justin Hayward (lead guitar) John Lodge (bass) Ray Thomas (flute) and Graeme Edge (drums) are unique in contemporary music as a group in which no one dominates and everyone contributes as composer, musician and vocalist. Theirs is a completely original blend of intuitive work and experience resulting in an almost unprecedented degree of international success. The Moody Blues are metaphorically speaking a 'family-concern' the two key words in a phenomenal success story spanning five years from their early appearances before a few hundred people in their home town at Birmingham's Belfrey Club singing "Nights in White Satin" to performing before a capacity audience of 23,000 at the Los Angeles Forum with songs like their Transatlantic number one "Question". The group have just returned from their eighth American tour on which they have shattered world attendance record from the Chicago Amphitheatre to the Miami Sportatorium (where they played to 15,000 people - plus another 10,000 outside who could not get in - the largest gathering ever seen on that Coast) - travelling over 40,000 miles and playing to more than 180,000 people. Yet it is only now that everyone is becoming aware of just how significant their popularity is today. At the Empire Pool the Moodies are to play for the first time in Britain with their American sound and road crew who contribute so much to their operating strength as a live band. This is the distinctive and inimitable sound of the Moody Blues '72. It should suffice to say that every album produced by the Moody Blues 'Days of Future Passed' 'In Search Of The Lost Chord' 'To Our Children's Children's Children' and 'Threshold Of A Dream' have received Gold Album Awards (a million dollars with of albums sold) while their two most recent 'Question of Balance' and 'Every Good Boy Deserves Favour' have lately qualified for Platinum (a million copies sold). It is a testimony to the enduring quality of their music that as each new album is released so also the earlier albums re-sell and re-appear in world charts and for this reason no Moody Blues album has ever been deleted. This has come about because the Moodies' following is not dillettante - they become involved with the band and their music. There is rapport. As the Moodies themselves have put it "We believe that music is the most important medium of communication. Music is magic and our means of relaying that magic is the Moodies. The Moodies are a means to a far greater end and our small part in trying to bring peace and understanding to a troubled world... "We see rock as the mouthpiece of youth...we feel the frustrations and although we might not have the answers we're trying to be the voice of those feelings. Artists should be like good journalists, prodders, pushers and moaners - a means of people expressing their hopes and anxieties." |
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The Moody Blues, pictured on the Banks of the River Mole in Cobham, Surrey. In the Spring of 1969, the Moody Blues all bought houses in Cobham, in Surrey, and proceeded to establish their Record Company 'Threshold' in the village. Its three-storeyed offices house all graphics, advertising and fan club personnel and facilities and since the summer of 1971, their own record shop. The Threshold Record Shop is on the lower floor of the building and provides the Moodies with an opportunity of meeting friends face to face. For additional information on the Moody Blues contact TIFFANIE PARIS, Moody Blues Fan Club, 53/55 High Street, Cobham, Surrey. |
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 Page 4: Mike Pinder |
 Page 5: Ray Thomas |
 Page 8: (Sideways) John Lodge |
 Page 9: Justin Hayward |
 Page 10: Graeme Edge |
 Page 6: Group Picture |
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From the Inside Back Cover: Now that John Denver has five RCA albums under his belt it is easy to see that his designation as one of the most important talent discoveries of 1969 was an acute estimate, and in the intervening time John has proved his staying power. In the spring of 1971 his album "Poems, Prayers & Promises" (LSP-4499) rode up the charts and "Aerie," his fifth, is cooking along. Jocks around the country are spinning Denver more and more to the pleasure of listeners and his single "Take Me Home, Country Roads" became a million seller. John Denver's song "Leaving, On A Jet Plane" has been a staple for some time now and although its composer doesn't consider it his best song it is still hanging in there. The exclusive RCA recording artist made his debut as a "single" on record with the album "Rhymes and Reasons" (LSP-4207) which contained that song as well as a number of other Denver originals, and "Leaving" became a million-seller for Peter, Paul and Mary; it has been recorded by the likes of Spanky and Our Gang, Eddy Arnold, Floyd Cramer, Bob Carlin and Lisa [sic] Minelli. John and his younger brother, Ronald, grew up in an Air Force family and received their education in schools all over the country. Their father was a pilot, holding three world records in military aviation, and John for a time had such ambitions, too, until he got turned on to music. He found himself overwhelmed by the Elvis vibes, and then later in college, at Texas Tech, he became really involved in the folk music explosion. John Denver began taking guitar lessons on an old 1910 Gibson given him by his grandmother when he was a kid, and he became adept on the 6 and 12-string guitar. It was while at Texas Tech, where he was majoring in architecture, that John felt compelled to try his luck in show business on the West Coast. He played a number of small spots and then auditioned at Leadbetter's in Los Angeles where he was hired by Randy Sparks, the folk impresario. When Chad Mitchell split from the trio bearing his name, John was selected from over 250 applicants for that top job. He worked with the trio for nearly four years before striking out on his own. Following his signing with RCA Records and the resultant "Rhymes and Reasons" album, John began to work on his second disc "Take Me To Tomorrow," (LSP-4278), which featured six Denver songs plus songs by Tom Paxton, Jacques, Brel, Biff Taylor and others. This was, following the gentle lightness of his first record, a heavy album. Then came the third album "Whose Garden Was This" and a passel of enthusiastic reviews. Of his work as a performer, John has maintained: "I don't want to entertain people; I want to touch them." And he has been doing just that in concerts all over the country and on the tube. John is married to the former Ann Martell whom he met during a concert with the Mitchell Trio in Minnesota. John and Annie now live in Aspen, Colorado. Just as he is a creative musician, John is a creative do-it-yourself man around the house, and gives some of his minimal spare time to motorcycles and sports. His basic concerns are those of so many of his peers: ecology, the war, social injustice, and his songs often reflect these concerns, John Denver is very much a part of today. |
