Pure Moods was the first United States release of a series of compilation albums of new-age music released by Virgin Records. The original was titled "Moods - A contemporary Soundtrack" and released in the UK in 1991. This was followed by Moods 2 in 1992. The series focuses on the genres of new-age, ambient, world music, and to a lesser extent, downtempo, trip-hop and smooth jazz. Several artists are featured regularly throughout the series such as Massive Attack, Moby, Delerium, Enigma, Enya, Adiemus, Sacred Spirit and Yanni.
The original volume of the series was initially promoted and sold by direct response television commercials. The first volume was initially released in 1994, with a different track listing to the 1997 re-release. There are nine albums released by Virgin Records in the series -- five "main entry" albums and four spin-off albums (Celtic, Scottish, Instrumental) and Christmas. "Scottish Moods" stands alone as an album featuring a single performer, David Methen and The Munros, while all the others are albums featuring multiple groups.
Pinnacle Records has released a similarly named series of albums using the "Pure x Moods" naming scheme, such as "Pure Rock Moods", "Pure Tranquil Moods", etc. but these albums are unrelated to the series released by Virgin Records.
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Track listings
Pure Moods (original 1994 release)
Pure Moods (1997 re-release)
Release Date: April 1, 1997
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 42186
UPC: 7 24384 21862 1
Instrumental Moods (original 1995 UK release)
Release Date: November 6, 1995
Label / Catalogue Number: Virgin Records UK: VTCD 65
UPC: 7 24384 11232 5
Celtic Moods (1997)
Release Date: November 11, 1997
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 44951
Instrumental Moods (1998)
Release Date: February 24, 1998
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 45397
Christmas Moods (1998)
Release Date: October 20, 1998
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 46753
Pure Moods II (1998)
Release Date: November 17, 1998
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 46796
Scottish Moods (1999)
Release Date: February 23, 1999
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 46986
Pure Moods III (2001)
Release Date: February 6, 2001
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 50935
Pure Moods IV (2002)
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 12082
Pure Moods: Celestial Celebration (2004)
Release Date: February 24, 2004
Label / Catalog #: Virgin Records US: 96797
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