JUSTIN HAYWARD (MOODY BLUES) AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED "DAYS OF FUTURE PAST" EX.COMD.

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THIS AUTOGRAPHED ITEM COMES FROM THE MUSIC LIBRARY OF THE NATIONAL RADIO NETWORK WHERE I WAS THE MUSIC AND PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR FOR NEARLY 15+ YEARS.A RECENT FIND FROM A BOX IN MY STORAGE UNIT.THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE, SORRY IF THE PICTURE(S) ARE A BIT BLURRY.ALL AUTOGRAPHED ITEMS THAT I SELL, I EITHER OBTAINED THE AUTOGRAPH DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTIST, OR RECEIVED IT FROM THE ARTISTS RECORD COMPANY WITH WRITTEN OR ORAL VERIFICATION THAT THE ITEM WAS SIGNED BY THAT ARTIST. I WILL INCLUDE A LETTER OF PROVENANCE WITH ALL SIGNED ITEMS AS WELL AS A COPY OF MY OLD BUSINESS CARDS WHEN I WAS THE MUSIC & PROMOTIONS POINT PERSON AT THE NETWORK.I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SEEN THE MOODY BLUES PERFORM HERE IN THE L.A. AREA A FEW TIMES GOT TO GO BACKSTAGE TO SAY HI TO JUSTIN HAYWARD AND MEET THE OTHER GUYS IN THE BAND, THE PHOTO OF THE TWO OF US IS FROM ONE SUCH BACKSTAGE MEET & GREET (SORRY IT'S NOT A PART OF THIS LOT BUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO EMAIL IT TO THE LP WINNER ON REQUEST). BUT THE MOST MEMORABLE MEETING WAS AN INTERVIEW I SET UP WITH JUSTN AND THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR OUR ADULT ROCK & ROLL FORMAT AT THE RCA RECORD COMPANY OFFICES ON WILSHIRE BLVD. NEAR THE La BRA TAR PITS, WE SPENT A GOOD HOUR OR SO WHILE THE INTERVIEW WAS HAPPENING, AFTERWARDS I PULLED OUT A COUPLE OF MY FAVORITE MOODIES LP JACKETS AND ASKED JUSTIN IF HE WOULD BE KIND ENOUGH TO SIGN THEM AND HE VERY HAPPILY DID, THIS IS AN ORIGINAL STEREO COPY OF THEIR "DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED" LP, WITH THE ORIGINAL SHINK WRAP STILL ON IT WITH THE STICKER THAT SAYS "INCLUDING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN". JUSTIN SIGNED IT "BEST WISHES JUSTIN HAYWARD". WITH A BLACK SHARPIE. I HATE TO PART WITH THIS BUT... I AM STARTING TO PARSE OUT MY COLLECTION, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS.MORE INFO ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE- Justin David Hayward (born 14 October 1946) is an English musician, best known as songwriter, lead singer and guitarist in the rock band the Moody Blues .The Moody BluesIn 1966, after answering another ad in Melody Maker , this time placed by Eric Burdon of The Animals , Hayward was contacted by Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues after Burdon had passed on Hayward's letter and demo discs to Pinder. Within a few days Hayward had replaced departing Moody Blues vocalist and guitarist Denny Laine . Bassist John Lodge replaced temporary deputy Rod Clarke who had stood in for departed bassist Clint Warwick at the same time.After beginning by singing the old blues -inspired repertoire of The Moodies' 1964-1965 era, Hayward's initial artistic contribution to The Moody Blues was his song "Fly Me High", which was a Decca single early in 1967. It failed to chart but gave the revised band a new direction forward from the R&B sound they had been largely producing up to that point.Hayward's driving rocker "Leave This Man Alone" was then used as the B-side of the next Moodies single on Decca, backing Pinder's "Love And Beauty" (1967) the first Moodies record to feature the Mellotron .Hayward's and Lodge's integration into the Moody Blues along with Pinder's use of the Mellotron sparked greater commercial success and recognition for the band, transforming them into one of pop music's biggest-selling acts. Hayward said of Pinder: "Mike and the Mellotron made my songs work."The 1967 album Days of Future Passed , one of the first and most influential symphonic rock albums, gave rise to the Hayward-penned singles " Tuesday Afternoon " and " Nights in White Satin ". The latter record went on to sell over two million copies, charting three times in the UK (1967, 1972, and in 1979) and has been recorded by many other recording artists. Hayward's B-side song "Cities" was an early ecology themed item.Hayward became the group's principal lead guitarist/vocalist over the 1967-1974 period, and the most prolific songwriter and composer of several big hit singles for the band. During this time he wrote memorable album tracks including: " Tuesday Afternoon " (originally the first half, with Lo... read more

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