- Black Sheep Hit: "Go Now!" fits the description, because of Early-Installment Weirdness, being a Cover Version, and sporting a Denny Laine lead vocal. But as a memorable hit of The British Invasion, it's still a frequently-played oldie.
- Executive Meddling: The Moodies wanted their Christmas album, December, to consist entirely of original compositions. However, the label insisted on a more traditional Christmas album featuring well-known holiday standards like "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and "White Christmas". The album ended up being half originals and half covers. It marked the first time since the Denny Laine era that a Moody Blues album contained songs not written by the group.
- The Pete Best: Averted with Denny Laine and Clint Warwick. The Moody Blues scored a number one hit with "Go Now!" while Laine and Warwick were in the band. Denny Laine also went on to join Paul McCartney & Wings and was the only constant member aside from Paul and Linda.
- Referenced by...:
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind: Leone Abbacchio's Stand is named after the band.
- Judy Moody: When the class is thinking of names for crayon colors in Predicts the Future, Judy suggests "Moody Blue."
- Troubled Production: Octave had such a rough gestation that it changed the face of the band completely. The Moodies went on hiatus in 1974 after an extended world tour left them concerned about burning out; they pursued solo projects for the next three years, then decided the time was right for them to go back to the studio as a group. As Mike Pinder had re-married and started a family in California, the band decided to decamp there to record the new album. Unfortunately, the recording sessions were fraught with intra-band tensions, and after the first studio they were using caught fire and had to be closed for repairs, they transferred to Pinder's house in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, where torrential rains caused a landslide that rendered the only road back to civilisation impassable. Though Pinder contributed to Octave as a singer, songwriter, and keyboardist, he left before recording was complete, and decided to leave the band permanently ahead of the planned comeback tour out of concern for how it would affect his family. His bandmates reacted with a mix of anger (especially Graeme Edge) and embarrassment (especially Ray Thomas), and tried to downplay his absence while promoting the album, only for a Decca executive to let the cat out of the bag at a press party in London when he described Pinder as absent in the United States.note
- What Could Have Been:
- Though nobody disputes that the band made the correct decision in recording Days of Future Passed, it's nonetheless intriguing to think what their version of New World Symphony would have sounded like.
- While December is fine as it is, it's difficult not to wonder if the album would have been even more interesting if the band had been allowed to follow their original vision and only include original compositions.
- They were supposed to play Woodstock and were listed on the original poster, but backed out after being booked in Paris the same day.
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