[2] He wrote "The Guy Who Made Her A Star" for The Equals, featured on the B-side of the band's 1968 hit single, "Laurel And Hardy".
He worked with them on the single "Fly Me High", and following this was put in charge of a project to create a rock version, with the Moody Blues, of Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony.
He worked with them closely over the course of their next six albums, helping them develop a complex sound which, among other things, involved copious use of the mellotron (and earning the nickname "the Sixth Moody" from fans).
When the Moody Blues set up their own label, Threshold Records, Clarke attempted to have them sign King Crimson, although the deal never came to fruition.
Each initially appeared as the A-side of a Four Tops UK 7" single in 1971 and 1973 respectively, and in other territories as well; both productions were on a 4-track 7" ep release Simple Game from Australia in 1972.