A couple years before their breakthrough summer of love hit record, the Moody Blues release this album, also known as The Magnificent Moodies in the UK. The record works like a typical British Beat group, some old covers, some originals. What I did like about the album is that they have a real cool Blue Eyed Soul sound with hints of Doo Wop from time to time, that became an unexpected surprise, as well as a message from Donovan telling us how awesome they are on the back cover ... I might not totally agree with the Mellow Yellow gnome ... but the record was/ is pretty damn good!
