Talk:Days of Future Passed

Lead

To comply with WP:LEAD, when an article is more than a stub, the lead section stands to summarize the article in its entirety, and its length (up to 4 paragraphs) is determined by the size of the article. Much of this information would better serve the article in a separate section, with appropriate summary in the lead. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 03:03, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Should it be noted that a "backup master" of the original mix has been located, transferred, and is making its way on bit-torrent sites? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.12.99.45 (talk) 03:45, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Dates

Are there any WP:RS dates for of recording and release? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:23, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

According to notes in Discogs, the release date listed here is wrong, and is physically impossible when compared to the recording dates anyway.

FROM DISCOGS:

Release year and month.

Announcement of its March 1968 release in Cash Box article 'London Reports Biggest February Yet' March 16, 1968, p. 52: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1968/CB-1968-03-16-OCR-Page-0046.pdf#search=%22moody%20blues%20days%20future%20passed%22

New release in Billboard March 16, 1968, p. 70: https://books.google.com/books?id=T0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70&dq=moody+blues+18012&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrqJ2dvbaJAxVYhYkEHac2MTg4FBDoAXoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=moody%20blues%2018012&f=false

Reviewed in Record World March 16, 1968, p. 12: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Record-World-IDX/IDX/60s/68/RW-1968-03-16-OCR-Page-0012.pdf#search=%22moody%20blues%2018012%22

Reviewed in Cash Box March 23, 1968, p. 44: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1968/CB-1968-03-16-OCR-Page-0132.pdf#search=%22moody%20blues%20days%20future%20passed%22

Reviewed in Billboard March 23, 1968, p. 68: https://books.google.com/books?id=sQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68&dq=moody+blues+18012&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikrOWHvbaJAxV2KVkFHcMVJukQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=moody%20blues%2018012&f=false 175.38.29.230 (talk) 03:44, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Many thanks for the sources. I have now removed the impossible date. What do you suggest as a replacement? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:56, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

I think February 1968 should be entered until an exact date can be secured. Those were the biggest music publications at the time and are reliable sources. Bricks&Wood talk 12:05, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

If you look at Newspapers.com results, the UK prints give November 17, 1967, as the release date (in multiple sources) and also offer some reviews of the release in November/December 1967. It was not until March 1968 that American/Canadian publications started mentioning the record. I'm leaning towards November 1967 for the UK date and February 1968 for the American date. https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date-end=1969&date-start=1960&keyword=%22Days+of+Future+Passed%22&sort=paper-date-asc Bricks&Wood talk 12:11, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

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Error in note about songwriting credits

Article says all songs were originally credited to Redwave/Knight and Redwave being an alias of Justin Hayward. I understood that Redwave was an alias of the entire band. Is there a definitive source for this? For example, the Wiki article for the Moody Blues mentions the entire band. 157.182.110.34 (talk) 15:28, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

At Moody Blues the explanation of "Redwave" is followed by this source, but I can't see it there. I'm not sure why Hayward would use an alias on the album if he also used his real name. The source used for "Redwave" in this article is discogs.com, which is not considered WP:RS. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a book source somewhere, if this really was valid. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:39, 19 September 2024 (UTC)