(Rock) [LP][24/96] The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children [MFSL 1-253] 200g - 1969, FLAC (tracks), lossless

To Our Children's Children's Children is an album by The Moody Blues, first issued in late 1969. It was the first album released on the group's newly formed Threshold Records label, which was named after the band's previous album from the same year, On the Threshold of a Dream. It is the fourth of what are popularly considered the group's "core seven" albums from 1967-72, and as such represents the peak of their career to some. While the song chosen for the single, "Watching and Waiting," by itself was not a major hit, taken as a whole the album is remarkably balanced, featuring strong songwriting contributions from all five band members.

It was inspired by the 1969 moon landing, and the songs center around the twin themes of space travel and children, with minor-key tonalities and a distinct psychedelic influence. To Our Children's Children's Children was critically well-received and sold well, reaching #2 in the UK and #14 in the US. The band found most of the songs impossible to perform live, due to extremely lush orchestrations and a great deal of overdubbing. The only songs from the album that were performed live were "Higher and Higher," "Gypsy" and, to a limited extent, "Candle of Life." For this reason their following album, A Question of Balance, was more stripped down and basic in instrumentation. This change only lasted for one album and the next, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, saw a return to their earlier orchestral sound.

Ripping Equipment:
Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping
Ortofon 2M BlackPhono Cartridge
Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Monster Cable interconnects
Bias Peak LE 6 recording software

RCM>TT > Ortofon 2M Black> Tube Box preamp>
Mac Pro Dual Xeon> BIAS Peak LE, 24-bit @ 96kHz > manual click removal >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > Click Repair, 10 Rev, X2 >
split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded XLD 20090824a (109.2)

No silence has been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.