<P> In an interview following the release of Seventh Sojourn, Graeme Edge told Rolling Stone: "We've got two Christians, one Mystic, one Pedantic and one Mess, and we all get on a treat ." </P> <P> By this time, other bands were picking up their work . Pinder's songs "A Simple Game" (1968) and "So Deep Within You" (1969) were successfully covered by the Four Tops, Pinder winning an Ivor Novello Award for "A Simple Game", Elkie Brooks later covered Hayward's "Nights in White Satin". Pinder also appeared on John Lennon's "Imagine" album in 1971, providing additional percussion on "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier (I Don't Want to Die)". The 1968 to 1972 album sleeves, plus several solo sets up to Ray Thomas's "Hopes, Wishes & Dreams" in 1976, were characterised by striking surreal scenic sleeve artwork (mostly gatefold sleeves) by artist Phil Travers . </P> <P> In late 1972, a re-issue of the five - year - old "Nights in White Satin" became the Moody Blues' biggest US hit, soaring to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a certified million - seller; the song had "bubbled under" the Hot 100 charts on its original release . The song also returned to the UK charts, reaching No. 9, ten places higher than its original release in 1967 . </P> <P> The Moodies were also among the pioneers of the idea that a successful rock band could promote itself through their own label, following the Beatles' creation of Apple Records . After their On the Threshold of a Dream album (1969), they created Threshold Records, prompted in part by disputes with London / Deram over album design costs (their gatefold record jackets and expensive cover art were not popular with company executives). The idea was for Threshold to produce new albums and deliver them to London / Decca who would act as distributor . The group attempted to build Threshold into a major label by developing new talent--most notably the UK hard rock band Trapeze and the Portland, Oregon, classical - acoustic sextet Providence--but these efforts were unsuccessful and the Moodies eventually returned to more traditional recording contracts . However, they helped lay groundwork for other major acts to set up similar personal labels and distribution deals, including the Rolling Stones' own label and Led Zeppelin's Swan Song, and all of the Moodies' studio releases from 1969 to 1999 bore the Threshold logo on at least one of their format versions . </P>

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