A Question of Balance

~ Release by The Moody Blues (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

Compilation Producer – Mark Powell
Reissue Producer – Mark Powell
Remastered By – Alberto Parodi (tracks: 1 to 10), Justin Hayward (tracks: 1 to 10), Paschal Byrne (tracks: 11 to 16)

Notes

Originally released as <a href="http://www.discogs.com/Moody-Blues-A-Question-Of-Balance/release/502025"> Threshold THS 3</a> in August 1970.

Album stereo mix remastered from the original master tapes at Logical Box Studios, Genova, Italy.

Bonus tracks remastered at the Audio Archiving Company, London

<b>Notes on bonus material:</b>
Tracks 11: Recorded at Wessex Studios - 24th January 1970.
<small>This Mike Pinder composition was recorded during the first session for the album that became "A Question Of Balance". Essentially performed live in the studio with only a vocal over-dub, the song remained unfinished and was consigned to the vaults until its discovery in the summer of 2003.</small>

Track 12: Recorded at Wessex Studios - 24th January 1970.
<small>This classic Justin Hayward composition was written and committed to tape within twenty four hours on 24th January 1970. On the 30th January the song received the mix that would feature on the single version released on April 24th 1970.</small>

Tracks 13 to 16: Mixed at Wessex Studios - 29th June 1970.
<small> This quartet of original mixes were undertaken by Tony Clarke and Bill Price prior to being cross-faded and compiled as the final album master.
They are all extended versions that feature previously unheard introductions or endings.

Annotation last modified on 2017-11-13 16:44 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Question
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recording of:
Question
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Essex (publisher)
3.55:44
2How Is It (We Are Here)
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recording of:
How Is It (We Are Here)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Pinder
2:45
3And the Tide Rushes In
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recording of:
And the Tide Rushes In
lyricist and composer:
Ray Thomas (of English rock band The Moody Blues)
2:56
4Don’t You Feel Small
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recording of:
Don't You Feel Small
lyricist and composer:
Graeme Edge
2:39
5Tortoise and the Hare
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recording of:
Tortoise and the Hare
lyricist and composer:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues)
3:20
6It’s Up to You
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recording of:
It's Up to You
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
43:12
7Minstrel’s Song
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recording of:
Minstrel's Song
lyricist and composer:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues)
4:28
8Dawning Is the Day
engineer:
Adrian Martins, Robin Thompson (UK engineer) and Derek Varnals
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Wessex Studios in Highbury, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dawning Is the Day
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
4:22
9Melancholy Man
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recording of:
Melancholy Man
lyricist and composer:
Mike Pinder
5:45
10The Balance
producer:
Tony Clarke (UK producer/guitarist)
recording of:
The Balance
writer:
Graeme Edge and Ray Thomas (of English rock band The Moody Blues)
3:33
11Mike’s Number One
3:37
12Question (alternate version)
recording of:
Question
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
publisher:
Essex (publisher)
6:09
13Minstrel’s Song (original mix)
recording of:
Minstrel's Song
lyricist and composer:
John Lodge (of the Moody Blues)
4:37
14It’s Up to You (original mix)
recording of:
It's Up to You
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
43:23
15Don’t You Feel Small (original mix)
recording of:
Don't You Feel Small
lyricist and composer:
Graeme Edge
43:04
16Dawning Is the Day (full original mix)
recording of:
Dawning Is the Day
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
4:39