Mystic Moods Orchestra

1-19-10 Mystic Moods Orchestra

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA ONE STORMY NIGHT PHILIPS US PHS-600-205

1964? 10 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA NIGHTTIDE PHILIPS US PHS-600-213

1965? 12 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA MORE THAN MUSIC PHILIPS US PHS-600-231

1966? 10 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA MEXICAN TRIP PHILIPS US PHS-600-250

1967? 11 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA MYSTIC MOODS OF LOVE PHILIPS US PHS-600-260

1967? 10 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA EMOTIONS PHILIPS US PHS-600-277

1967? 11 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA EXTENSIONS PHILIPS US PHS-600-301

1967? 10 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA LOVE TOKEN PHILIPS US PHS-600-321

1968? 9 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA STORMY WEEKEND PHILIPS US PHS-600-342

1968? 12 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA ENGLISH MUFFINS PHILIPS US PHS-600-349

1969? 11 TRKS stereo

MYSTIC MOODS ORCHESTRA COUNTRY LOVIN' FOLK PHILIPS US PHS-600-351

1969? 10 TRKS stereo

Years before I became a record collector, I heard about “One Stormy Night” by the Mystic Moods Orchestra. I think someone told my mother about this record, and she mentioned it to me: Easy listening orchestra music with sound effects – a freak thunderstorm!

Sorry all my release dates have question marks – I don’t honest know when these were first released, just guessing. Sometimes, you can tell by the cover versions, other times not.

The name one will recognize here is Brad Miller, the gentleman behind Mobile Fidelity Records. He’s who recorded the thunderstorms and train sounds.

After this successful run on the Philips label, Mystic Moods signed with Warner Brothers Records – some of these titles got re-issued (to a wider market). After WB, some of this catalogue ended up on the Bainbridge label, an indie label if ever there was one! The final incarnation of the Mystic Moods were on Miller’s own Mobile Fidelity Records, as ½ speed mastered audiophile LP’s.

As they say, they don’t make ‘em like this anymore: big budget orchestra records with sound effects. I suspect that “One Stormy Night” started life as a train freak / SFX record, hot on the heels of the audiophile boom of the late 50’s. Of course it was all in stereo!

I might have missed a few of the original run of the Philips label LP’s, but…seems like I have ‘em all here. 11 albums in about 5 years? Sounds right for 60’s easy listening LP’s.