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K SPECIAL The Moody Blues - Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 (American and Canadian Version) (2025, 60th Anniversary Remastered Edition) (1965)

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The Moody Blues - Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 (American and Canadian Version) (2025, 60th Anniversary Remastered Edition) (1965)

On 23rd July 1965 the Moody Blues released their debut album The Magnificent Moodies in the UK followed by the American/Canadian version Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 on 28th July 1965.

The debut Moody Blues album (The Magnificent Moodies in the UK, Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 in the U.S.) was vastly different in its UK and US configurations. Generally, several singles-only tracks appeared on the U.S. version but not the UK. On the other hand, "Stop!" appeared on the UK album, though it's possible that was only a single in the U.S.

Up until 2019 the American/Canadian version of the album had never been released on CD. It was finally released as a paper sleeve expanded edition by the Oldays label in Japan which included 4 bonus tracks.

The version of the opening track "I'll Go Crazy" (mistitled "I Go Crazy") is actually faster and an octave higher than the UK version and is exclusive to this release but was also featured on I Love to See You Strut; More 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets - a Cherry Red 3CD box set in 2022.

My 2025, 60th anniversary edition is compiled using this version from the Cherry Red set, along with the remaining 11 tracks taken from the Timeless Flight 1964-2014 15CD box set released in 2014.

All tracks are presented in their original mono form, and I think the remasters used on the (2014) Timeless Flight set actually sound better than the later (2019) Oldays reissue.

I've also included The Magnificent Moodies (50th Anniversary Deluxe Remastered Edition) released by Cherry Red in 2014 as a 2CD set with lots of bonus material to compare.

The Moody Blues - The Magnificent Moodies (2014, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Remastered Edition) (2CD) (1965)

The Moody Blues - Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 (American and Canadian Version) (2019, Oldays Japan Paper Sleeve Expanded Edition) (1965)

The Moody Blues - Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 (American and Canadian Version) (2025, 60th Anniversary Remastered Edition) (1965)


 Enjoy!

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Track lists

The Moody Blues - The Magnificent Moodies (2014, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Remastered Edition) (2CD) (1965)

CD1

1 The Moody Blues - I'll Go Crazy 2:10

2 The Moody Blues - Something You Got 2:52

3 The Moody Blues - Go Now 3:12

4 The Moody Blues - Can't Nobody Love You 4:02

5 The Moody Blues - I Don't Mind 3:27

6 The Moody Blues - I've Got a Dream 2:52

7 The Moody Blues - Let Me Go 3:13

8 The Moody Blues - Stop 2:05

9 The Moody Blues - Thank You Baby 2:29

10 The Moody Blues - It Ain't Necessarily So 3:21

11 The Moody Blues - True Story 1:45

12 The Moody Blues - Bye Bye Bird 2:50

13 The Moody Blues - Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind) 2:02

14 The Moody Blues - Steal Your Heart Away 2:14

15 The Moody Blues - Go Now! (First Version) 3:48

16 The Moody Blues - It's Easy Child 3:13

17 The Moody Blues - I Don't Want to Go on Without You 2:46

18 The Moody Blues - Time Is on My Side 3:03

19 The Moody Blues - From the Bottom of My Heart (I Love You) 3:27

20 The Moody Blues - And My Baby's Gone 2:21

21 The Moody Blues - Everyday 1:49

22 The Moody Blues - You Don't (All the Time) 2:21

23 The Moody Blues - Boulevard de la Madeleine 2:55

24 The Moody Blues - This Is My House (But Nobody Calls) 2:35

25 The Moody Blues - People Gotta Go 2:35

26 The Moody Blues - Life's Not Life 2:35

27 The Moody Blues - He Can Win 2:26


CD2

1 The Moody Blues - Go Now! (second version) 3:52

2 The Moody Blues - Lose Your Money (But Don't Lose Your Mind) (early version) 2:04

3 The Moody Blues - Steal Your Heart Away (first version) 2:20

4 The Moody Blues - I'll Go Crazy (first version) 2:11

5 The Moody Blues - You Better Move On 3:59

6 The Moody Blues - Can't Nobody Love You (first version) 3:31

7 The Moody Blues - 23rd Psalm 2:34

8 The Moody Blues - Go Now! 3:11

9 The Moody Blues - I Don't Want to Go on Without You 2:44

10 The Moody Blues - I'll Go Crazy 1:58

11 The Moody Blues - From the Bottom of My Heart (I Love You) 3:25

12 The Moody Blues - Jump Back 2:42

13 The Moody Blues - I've Got a Dream 2:42

14 The Moody Blues - And My Baby's Gone 2:16

15 The Moody Blues - It's Easy Child 3:06

16 The Moody Blues - Stop 1:57

17 The Moody Blues - Everyday 1:40

18 The Moody Blues - Interview with Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge / You Don't (All the Time) 3:25

19 The Moody Blues - I Want You to Know 1:51

20 The Moody Blues - Coca-Cola Radio Commercial 1965 1:04

21 The Moody Blues - Sad Song 2:21

22 The Moody Blues - This Is My House (But Nobody Calls) (first version) 2:46

23 The Moody Blues - How Can We Hang on to a Dream (first version) 2:16

24 The Moody Blues - How Can We Hang on to a Dream (remake) 2:21

25 The Moody Blues - Jago & Jilly 2:44

26 The Moody Blues - We're Broken 3:12

27 The Moody Blues - I Really Haven't Got the Time (September 1966 version) 3:18

28 The Moody Blues - Red Wine 2:59

29 The Moody Blues - This Is My House (But Nobody Calls) (stereo mix, 1966) 2:27


The Moody Blues - Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 (American and Canadian Version) (2019, Oldays Japan Paper Sleeve Expanded Edition) (1965)

1 The Moody Blues - I'll Go Crazy (mistitled "I Go Crazy") 2:09

2 The Moody Blues - And My Baby's Gone 2:23

3 The Moody Blues - Go Now! 3:14

4 The Moody Blues - It's Easy Child 3:15

5 The Moody Blues - Can't Nobody Love You 4:03

6 The Moody Blues - I've Got a Dream (mistitled "I Had a Dream") 2:54

7 The Moody Blues - Let Me Go 3:14

8 The Moody Blues - I Don't Want to Go on Without You 2:45

9 The Moody Blues - True Story 1:46

10 The Moody Blues - It Ain't Necessarily So 3:21

11 The Moody Blues - Bye Bye Bird (mistitled "Bye Bye Burd") 2:50

12 The Moody Blues - From the Bottom of My Heart 3:30

13 The Moody Blues - Something You Got (Bonus Track) 2:55

14 The Moody Blues - I Don't Mind (Bonus Track) 3:30

15 The Moody Blues - Stop (Bonus Track) 2:08

16 The Moody Blues - Thank You Baby (Bonus Track) 2:29


The Moody Blues - Go Now: The Moody Blues #1 (American and Canadian Version) (2025, 60th Anniversary Remastered Edition) (1965)

CD1

1 The Moody Blues - I'll Go Crazy (mistitled "I Go Crazy") 2:09

2 The Moody Blues - And My Baby's Gone 2:19

3 The Moody Blues - Go Now! 3:12

4 The Moody Blues - It's Easy Child 3:11

5 The Moody Blues - Can't Nobody Love You 4:01

6 The Moody Blues - I've Got a Dream (mistitled "I Had a Dream") 2:50

7 The Moody Blues - Let Me Go 3:11

8 The Moody Blues - I Don't Want to Go on Without You 2:44

9 The Moody Blues - True Story 1:43

10 The Moody Blues - It Ain't Necessarily So 3:19

11 The Moody Blues - Bye Bye Bird (mistitled "Bye Bye Burd") 2:48

12 The Moody Blues - From the Bottom of My Heart 3:26


CD2

1 Moody Blues - I GO CRAZY 2:09

2 Moody Blues - AND MY BABY’S GONE 2:23

3 Moody Blues - GO NOW 3:14

4 Moody Blues - IT’S EASY CHILD 3:15

5 Moody Blues - CAN’T NOBODY LOVE YOU 4:03

6 Moody Blues - I've Got A Dream 2:54

7 Moody Blues - LET ME GO 3:14

8 Moody Blues - I DON’T WANT TO GO ON WITHOUT YOU 2:45

9 Moody Blues - TRUE STORY 1:46

10 Moody Blues - IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO 3:20

11 Moody Blues - Bye Bye Bird 2:50

12 Moody Blues - FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART 3:30

13 Moody Blues - SOMETHING YOU GOT 2:54

14 Moody Blues - I DON’T MIND 3:29

15 Moody Blues - STOP 2:08

16 Moody Blues - THANK YOU BABY 2:29

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4 comments:

  1. OMG this is a fever dream come true! To me the Moody Blues will always be this aggregation, led by Denny Laine (pre-Wings), and very short-lived as these things go. (Apparently some touring band with the same name has been raking in the big bucks for the last half-century, I wouldn't know.) Bigger in the U.K. than here -- I'm not sure they charted here after "Go Now" -- but they put out some highly listenable if guitar-less faux R&B that struck some of us as quite appealing. Some tracks were even remarkable on their own merits: I'm thinking of "From the Bottom of My Heart" (why is this not a standard? ... might it be the banshee background wailing?) and "Stop!" Thank you immensely for this post.

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  2. Thank you, K! I did not know that about the Moody Blues and I have never heard Stop before now

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  3. Thanks K. This the group I saw at the Empire Pool back in the 60s. I will enjoy this collection.
    Hi BB.

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