Classic Progressive Rock 45 Record: The Moody Blues -- Nights In White Satin/ Cities [Deram 45-85023]

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(C45s)Nights In White Satin/ Cities by The Moody Blues
Label: Deram 45-85023 Year: 1968
Factory sleeve included
Condition: M- $20.00

Finally! Here's a beautiful copy of the first 1968 pressing of this classic tune, which credits the A side writer as "Redwave" and has a track time of 4:26. In this first release, the song just 'bubbled under' the Billboard Hot 100 at #103 in February 1968. The 1968 pressing also comes in a 3:06 edited version and with different writers, typically "Justin Hayward." The song was re-released in 1972 in the wake of their other recent chart successes and went all the way to #2 that year. Collector Nerd Alert: The 1968 and 1972 pressings are difficult to distinguish because they look a lot alike and have the same catalog number. One distinguishing characteristic that I believe is useful is that the 1968 pressings (regardless of who is credited as the A side writer) have a catalog number preceded by "45-", rather than the "5N-" prefix Deram used in the 1970s. All the various releases are specially edited versions of a 7:38 album track. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Deram Records factory sleeve. It has Mint labels, and the vinyl (styrene) looks almost untouched. The audio grades Near Mint overall but does have faint degradatiion in one channel.

Condition Detail:Label: M | Vinyl: M- | Audio: M-Written by: Justin Hayward (A), Hayward (B)Produced by: Tony ClarkeChart info: #103p in February 1968Track time(s): A: 4:26 | B: 2:20Mix: MonoOther info: Contains an edited version of the LP track.

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Never Comes The Day/ So Deep Within You (M-), Deram 85044, 1969: $20.00

Nights In White Satin (M), Collectables 4320

, 1972: $8.00

Sitting At The Wheel/ Going Nowhere (M), Threshhold 604, 1983: $10.00

The Other Side Of Life/ The Spirit (M), Polydor 885201, 1986: $8.00

The Voice/ 22,000 Days (M), Threshhold 602, 1981: $8.50

Tuesday Afternoon (M), Collectables 4320

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Tuesday Afternoon/ Another Morning (M), Deram 85028, 1968: $12.00

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