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The Move
Bev Bevan, Roy Wood, Trevor Burton, Carl Wayne
Background information
Origin	Birmingham, UK
Genre(s)	Rock music, Pop, Psychedelic rock, British Invasion
Years active	1965–1972
Label(s)	Deram Records Regal Zonophone Fly Records Harvest Records Deram Records A&M Records Capitol Records MGM Records United Artists Records
Associated acts	Electric Light Orchestra Wizzard
Members
Roy Wood Carl Wayne Bev Bevan Ace Kefford Trevor Burton Jeff Lynne Rick Price

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The Move were led by guitarist, singer and songwriter Roy Wood (although Chris "Ace" Kefford was their original leader), who composed all the group's UK singles and from 1968 also sang lead vocal on many of them (although Carl Wayne was their lead singer). They were extremely successful in Britain in their early career, scoring nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but they were not as well known in the United States, mainly because they did not tour there until the latter part of their career. Nevertheless, they have been credited as an influence on many later groups on both sides of the Atlantic. For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Roy Adrian Wood (sometimes erroneously thought to be born as Ulysses Adrian Wood, from a offhand interview comment in the 1960s) (born 8 November 1946 in Birmingham), is a songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. ... Chris Ace Kefford (12 October 1946 in Moseley, West Midlands, England) co-founder of The Move in October 1965 with Trevor Burton after meeting David Bowie at Birminghams Cedar Club after a performance by Bowies band Davy Jones and the Lower Third. ... Carl Wayne (August 18, 1943 - August 31, 2004), real name Colin David Tooley, singer and actor, was best remembered as the lead vocalist of Birmingham rock group The Move during the 1960s. ...

The group evolved from several mid 1960s Birmingham based groups, including Carl Wayne and the Vikings, the Nightriders and the Mayfair Set. Strongly influenced by The Beatles, Motown and the emerging American 'West Coast' sound, The Move quickly established a reputation as one of the most accomplished and exciting live acts of the period. The group's name seems to refer to the move various members of these bands made to form the group. Beside Wood, the original members of The Move in 1966 were drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Chris "Ace" Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne and guitarist Trevor Burton. The concluding members in 1972 were the trio of Wood, Bevan and guitarist-pianist Jeff Lynne, who is commonly credited with transitioning the group into The Electric Light Orchestra. Carl Wayne (August 18, 1943 - August 31, 2004), real name Colin David Tooley, singer and actor, was best remembered as the lead vocalist of Birmingham rock group The Move during the 1960s. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Bev Bevan was the drummer, as well as one of the original members of the Electric Light Orchestra and served as the drummer for Black Sabbath from 1983-1984. ... Chris Ace Kefford (12 October 1946 in Moseley, West Midlands, England) co-founder of The Move in October 1965 with Trevor Burton after meeting David Bowie at Birminghams Cedar Club after a performance by Bowies band Davy Jones and the Lower Third. ... Carl Wayne (August 18, 1943 - August 31, 2004), real name Colin David Tooley, singer and actor, was best remembered as the lead vocalist of Birmingham rock group The Move during the 1960s. ... Trevor Burton (born Trevor Ireson, 9 March 1944 [1], Aston, Birmingham, England [2]) is a British guitarist and was one of the original members of The Move. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award-winning English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was a successful Birmingham rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s. ...

History

Their early career was marked by a series of publicity stunts, high-profile media events and outrageous stage antics masterminded by their manager, the flamboyant Tony Secunda, such as Wayne's taking an axe to television sets, Cadillacs and busts of Adolf Hitler and Rhodesian leader Ian Smith. They played their first shows in early 1966, and became known for their elaborate vocal arrangements, and for their taste in soul music, and American West Coast bands The Beach Boys, the Byrds, Love and Moby Grape. Their manager, Secunda (who also managed Birmingham's other major pop group of the day, The Moody Blues), got them a weekly residency at London's Marquee Club which had recently been vacated by The Who where they appeared dressed in gangster regalia, however the band members reportedly remained resident in the Midlands. They secured a production contract with independent record producer Denny Cordell (Joe Cocker, Procol Harum) but even this was turned into a media event by Secunda, who famously arranged for the band to sign their contracts on the back of a topless female model. Roy Wood wrote their first single, "Night of Fear", a Number 2 hit in the UK singles chart in January 1967 which began the Move's practice of musical quotation (in this case, the 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky). Their second single, "I Can Hear the Grass Grow", was another major hit, reaching Number 5 in the UK. Tony Secunda ( 24 August 1940 - 10 February 1995) was a British manager of rock groups in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Moody Blues, The Move, and T. Rex. ... Hitler redirects here. ... For other persons named Ian Smith, see Ian Smith (disambiguation). ... // January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out. January 8 - Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who January 14 - Young singer David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... The Beach Boys is an American rock and roll band. ... L-R: David Crosby, Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn The Byrds were an American rock music group founded in Los Angeles, California in 1964 by singers and guitarists Jim McGuinn (he later changed his name to Roger McGuinn), Gene Clark, and David Crosby. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Moby Grape was an American roots rock and psychedelic rock group of the 1960s that was known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of jazz, country, and blues together with rock. ... This article is about the British city. ... The Moody Blues are a British rock band originally from Birmingham, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Marquee is a legendary music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, England when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts. ... The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Denny Cordell (*1943 in Buenos Aires, Argentine, † February 18, 1995 in Dublin, Ireland) was a British record producer and horseracer. ... Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs. ... Procol Harum is an English rock band, formed in the 1960s, who built a heavy foundation for what would become progressive rock. ... Night of Fear is the title of The Moves debut single. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... “Tchaikovsky” redirects here. ... I Can Hear the Grass Grow is the second single by The Move. ...

Legal issues

"Flowers in the Rain" was the first track played on Radio 1 when it began broadcasting on 30 September 1967, introduced by Tony Blackburn. The song, which reached Number 2, was less guitar-oriented than their previous two singles, and featured an inventive woodwind arrangement by producer Tony Visconti. Flowers in the Rain is a song by the sixties Rock band The Move. ... The year 1967 was an important year for psychedelic music, with releases from Small Faces Itchycoo Park,The Doors (The Doors, Strange Days), Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow, After Bathing at Baxters), the Beatles Sgt. ... Tony Blackburn (born 29 January 1943 in Guildford, Surrey) is an award winning English disc jockey, who broadcast on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first presenter to appear on BBC Radio 1 in 1967. ... For other uses, see Tony Visconti (disambiguation). ...

The promotional campaign for the song generated enormous controversy after Secunda produced a cartoon postcard to promote the single showing the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Harold Wilson, in bed with his secretary, Marcia Williams, with whom he was allegedly having an affair. Wilson sued The Move for libel. The group lost the court case and had to pay all costs, with all royalties earned by the song, which otherwise would have belonged to composer Roy Wood, being awarded to charities of Wilson's choice, a ruling which has remained in force even after Wilson's death in 1995. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... For other persons named Harold Wilson, see Harold Wilson (disambiguation). ... Marcia Matilda Falkender, Baroness Falkender (born March 10, 1932) is a British Labour politician, being first the private secretary for, and then the political secretary and head of political office to, Harold Wilson. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ...

For their fourth single, the group had planned to release "Cherry Blossom Clinic", a lighthearted song about the fantasies of a patient in a mental institution, backed by the satirical "Vote For Me". However, The Move had been thoroughly unnerved by their court experiences; they and the record company felt it unwise to pursue such a potentially controversial idea, and the single was shelved. "Vote For Me" remained unreleased until it began to appear on retrospective collections from 1997 onwards, while "Cherry Blossom Clinic" became one of the tracks on their first LP, also called The Move. A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... The Move is the eponymous debut album by The Move, released on the Regal Zonophone label. ...

As a direct consequence of the lawsuit fiasco, The Move fired Tony Secunda as manager and hired Don Arden. In a 2000 interview, Carl Wayne noted that there had always been a major split within the group about Secunda's tactics: "[Secunda] had the animals who would do what he wanted to do in Trevor, Ace, and me – the fiery part of the stage act. I think Roy would obviously qualify this himself, but I believe he was slightly embarrassed by the image and the stunts – but the rest of us weren’t.... We were always willing to be Secunda puppets."^[1] Don Arden (born Harry Levy, (January 4, 1926 – July 21, 2007) was an English music manager, agent and businessman, best known for overseeing the careers of rock groups The Small Faces, Electric Light Orchestra and Black Sabbath. ...

Continued success

In March 1968 they returned to the charts in style with "Fire Brigade", another UK top three hit, and the first on which Roy Wood sang lead vocal. But a few weeks later, around the time of the LP's release, Kefford left the band due to increasing personal and musical differences and formed his own group, the Ace Kefford Stand, with Cozy Powell on drums. The Move became a four-piece, with Burton switching to bass. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

It was also during this line-up transition that the band first invited Jeff Lynne, a friend of Wood's, to join. He declined at the time, still working toward success in his current band the Idle Race, another Birmingham based group. The Idle Race were an English cult rock group from Birmingham, in the late 1960s. ...

In mid-1968 their fifth single "Wild Tiger Woman", a much heavier song acknowledging the group's love of Jimi Hendrix (Wood and Burton sang backing vocals on "You've Got Me Floating", on the Jimi Hendrix Experience's second album, Axis: Bold as Love), sold poorly and failed to make the top 50, a disaster as it followed four top five hits. The Move responded with their most commercial number yet, the evergreen "Blackberry Way" (produced by Jimmy Miller), which topped the UK chart in February 1969. Wild Tiger Woman is a song recorded by The Move. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who is widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of popular music. ... Axis: Bold as Love is the second album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music). ... Blackberry Way is a popular single by The Move Written by Roy Wood and produced by Jimmy Miller, Blackberry Way was a bleak counterpoint to the sunny psychedelia of earlier recordings. ... James Jimmy Miller (23 March 1942 - 22 October 1994) was a Brooklyn-born record producer who produced albums for the Spencer Davis Group (and co-wrote the song Im A Man with Steve Winwood), Traffic, Blind Faith, Bobby Whitlock, Kracker and the Rolling Stones (all albums from Beggars Banquet...

This new, more easy-listening musical direction was the last straw for the increasingly disenchanted Burton, who wanted to work in a more hard rock/blues oriented style, and he left the group after an altercation on stage one evening with Bev Bevan. At around this time it was rumoured in the music press that Hank Marvin of the recently disbanded Shadows had been invited to join The Move. Some years later Wayne said that this was nothing more than a publicity stunt; however, Marvin himself, in an article in Melody Maker in 1973 and elsewhere, has maintained that he was definitely approached by Wood and invited to join The Move, but declined because The Move's schedule was too hectic for him. Burton was ultimately replaced by Rick Price, another veteran of several Birmingham rock groups. Hard Rock redirects here. ... Blues music redirects here. ... Bev Bevan was the drummer, as well as one of the original members of the Electric Light Orchestra and served as the drummer for Black Sabbath from 1983-1984. ... Brian Robson Rankin (born 28 October 1941), known by the stage name Hank B. Marvin, is an English guitarist, lead guitarist for The Shadows. ... The Shadows were an English instrumental rock n roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s. ... Cover of Tamourine Mountain by Rick Price (1995/Columbia) RICK PRICE is one of Australia’s most accredited singer/songwriters. ...

Ace Kefford and Trevor Burton struggled commercially after leaving The Move. Kefford recorded a solo album in 1968 after his departure, but it remained unreleased until 2003 when it appeared as "Ace The Face". Burton played bass with yet another Birmingham group, The Steve Gibbons Band, and later fronted his own blues group as lead guitarist. The Steve Gibbons Band is a musical band formed by Birmingham-born Steve Gibbons after he performed for Idle Race. ...

During this period Arden sold The Move's management contract to Peter Walsh. Walsh, who specialized in cabaret acts, began booking the band into cabaret-style venues unsuitable for "power pop" rockers such as The Move, which further increased the tension between band leaders Carl Wayne and Roy Wood.

1970's Shazam continued The Move's practice of musical quotation and of elaborately re-arranged versions of other performer's songs. "Hello Susie", which was a top five hit for Amen Corner in 1969, quotes Booker T. Jones' and Eddie Floyd's "Big Bird," and the album includes a cover of a Tom Paxton song, "The Last Thing on My Mind". It also included a slightly slower remake of "Cherry Blossom Clinic" that began in with a proto-metallic grind and finished with an acoustic guitar-dominated extended quotation from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Joy". Shazam is the second album by The Move, released in the UK in January 1970. ... Amen Corner was a successful British pop band, formed in 1966 in Cardiff, Wales. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Eddie Floyd (b. ... Thomas R. Paxton was born October 31, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest child of Burton and Esther Paxton. ... The Last Thing on My Mind is a song written by Tom Paxton in the early 1960s, which Paxton first recorded in 1964. ... “Bach” redirects here. ...

According to a 2000 interview, Wayne had devised a plan to revive The Move's fortunes by bringing Burton and Kefford back in. Well aware that Wood was intent on setting up his new orchestral rock project (which eventually became ELO), he suggested that Wood could concentrate on performing with his new band while continuing to write songs for The Move. However his suggestion was bluntly rejected by Wood, Bevan and Price, the other three members, so Wayne finally quit the group in January 1970.^[2] He subsequently worked in a variety of musical ventures and appeared on TV and radio. In 2000 he replaced Allan Clarke as lead singer of The Hollies and performed with them as lead singer until his untimely death from cancer in 2004. There have been several well-known people called Allan Clarke, including: Allan Clarke, English football player Allan Clarke, singer See also: Alan Clark, British politician Alan Clarke, British film director This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... ‹ The template below (Citations missing) is being considered for deletion. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ...

New directions

Upon Wayne's departure, The Move promptly jettisoned Walsh as manager and returned to Arden. Jeff Lynne joined for good, as Wood realized that he needed a second composer in the band to relieve the pressure on himself, and the band toured England with Arden's Black Sabbath. From this period came the hard-rocking third album Looking On (1970), with all songs composed by Wood except for two by Lynne. The album included a #7 hit, Wood's "Brontosaurus", which was the band's last recording for Regal Zonophone, but its harder-rock focus came as a surprise to many longtime fans. The second single from the album, "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm," failed to chart. For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Looking On is the third album by The Move, their first to feature Jeff Lynne, their first containing entirely original compositions, and the first album on the Fly label, its catalogue nuimber being FLY 1. ... Brontosaurus is a song by rock group The Move. ... When Alice Comes Back to the Farm is a song recorded by The Move. ...

During the lengthy recording sessions for the next album, which included continuous overdubbing of new instruments by Wood and Lynne while the rest of the group idled, Rick Price left to form the band Mongrel, Price later joined Wood in Wizzard, and the shortlived Roy Wood's Wizzo Band, playing steel guitar for the latter, then went to work in musical management, and also formed the duo Price and Lee with Dianne Lee formerly of the duo Peters and Lee. The remaining members -- Wood, Lynne and Bevan -- completed the final Move LP, the eclectic Message From The Country (1971). Lynne's compositions displayed a strong Beatles and Bee Gees influence. Wood's "Ben Crawley Steel Company" featured a Bev Bevan lead vocal that was obviously modeled on Johnny Cash, while Bevan's "Don't Mess Me Up" (sung by Wood) paid homage to Elvis Presley, complete with fake Jordanaires. In 2005 Bevan referred to this album as his least favorite from The Move. This article refers to the 1970s rock and roll band. ... Roy Wood’s Wizzo Band was formed by Roy Wood after Wizzard split in 1975, fulfilling his ambitions to create an outfit that was more jazz-orientated than rock or pop. ... Peters and Lee were a successful British folk/pop duo of the 1970s, comprising Lennie Peters (1939 - 10 October 1992) and Dianne Lee (born 1950). ... Message From The Country is the fourth and last album by The Move. ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... Elvis redirects here. ... The Jordanaires are an American singing group formed in 1948 in Springfield, Missouri. ...

The album was followed by two more Wood-penned hit singles, "Tonight" and "Chinatown". For several television appearances behind these songs, The Move added two musicians who became members of the group after its transition into ELO: Bill Hunt (horns, winds, piano) and Richard Tandy (guitar, bass). Tonight is a song recorded by The Move. ... Chinatown is a song performed by The Move Released in 1971, this was The Moves penultimate release reaching number 23 on the UK singles chart. ... Richard Tandy played synthesizers for the Electric Light Orchestra. ...

Final movements

As the release of the first Electric Light Orchestra album drew near, The Move released what turned out to be a farewell disc, a "maxi-single" in 1972 consisting of "California Man", "Ella James" (from Message), and "Do Ya." "California Man", a Number 7 UK hit featuring baritone saxophones, a double bass, and a riff borrowed from George Gershwin, was an affectionate tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis (the double bass had "Killer," Lewis' nickname, written on it) with Lynne and Wood trading verses and lines. It was one of the first records to kick off the 1950s rock and roll revival in the early 1970s in Britain. Like all UK Move hits, it was a Roy Wood composition. Meanwhile, Lynne's "Do Ya" became the Move's best-known song in the U.S.; it was The Move's only song to reach the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, if only the lower rungs (#93). (The Electric Light Orchestra's remake of "Do Ya," recorded after Wood's departure, was a significant US hit in 1977). ELO redirects here. ... California Man is a song by The Move Released in 1972 as a maxi single with Do Ya and Ella James, this was The Moves swan song exit, as the Electric Light Orchestra had already been launched with the first ELO single 10538 Overture released only a month after... ... Gershwin redirects here. ... Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935), also known by the nickname The Killer, is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... ELO redirects here. ... ...

With the release of the album The Electric Light Orchestra, The Move completed its transition into ELO. Wood and Lynne were joint leaders; it was Wood who played many of the album's classical instruments (such as cello and flute), with Lynne on piano, and articles of the time discussing the new group noted how Wood would repeatedly overdub until he had become more familiar with each instrument. The group recruited new musicians to recreate their sound live, retaining the Move trio at the center, and started recording tracks for a second album. The Electric Light Orchestra is the debut LP by Electric Light Orchestra. ... Electric Light Orchestra II is the second LP by Electric Light Orchestra. ...

But after several disappointing live performances and growing disagreements about musical direction, Wood decided to leave and form his own band, catching Lynne by surprise. Wood's aspirations to combine rock and jazz elements, incorporating saxophone players such as himself, seemed at odds with the group's experimental classical style and Lynne's desire to keep touring until the band jelled. Of the eleven ELO songs recorded by both Wood and Lynne, seven were Lynne compositions, which may also have contributed to Wood's unrest.

Wood released a solo album in 1973, Boulders, and went on to front the glam rock band Wizzard, while Lynne and Bevan kept touring and finally achieved massive success with The Electric Light Orchestra. Boulders is the first solo album by Roy Wood. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a rock music style that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots. ... This article refers to the 1970s rock and roll band. ...

Message from the Country, the band's highly acclaimed 1971 album, was remastered and released on the original labels, Harvest in the UK in 2005 and Capitol in the U.S. in 2006. Message from The Country is the fourth and last album by The Move, as well as its only album for EMIs Harvest Records. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California. ...

Although never as popular in the United States as they were in their native England, the Move were a seminal pop/rock group of the era, and are often cited as one of the main progenitors of power pop. Cheap Trick recorded a version of "California Man" on their Heaven Tonight LP, while Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols admitted that one of the guitar riffs on "God Save The Queen" was inspired by that on "Fire Brigade". For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ... Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s. ... California Man is a song by The Move Released in 1972 as a maxi single with Do Ya and Ella James, this was The Moves swan song exit, as the Electric Light Orchestra had already been launched with the first ELO single 10538 Overture released only a month after... Glen Matlock (born August 27, 1956 in West London, England) was the original bass guitarist of punk rock band the Sex Pistols. ... Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... God Save the Queen (B-side Did You No Wrong) was the second single released by the punk rock band Sex Pistols. ...

In 1997, the single "Feel Too Good" was featured on the soundtrack of the American movie Boogie Nights, and in 2006 the single "Do Ya" was featured on a U.S. TV commercial, giving The Move a long-overdue burst of success in America, which had been elusive during their existence. This article is about the 1997 film. ... ...

Resurrection

In 2004, after the death of Carl Wayne, Bev Bevan formed The Bev Bevan Band, soon renamed as Bev Bevan's Move (without any other past members) to capitalize on The Move's continuing reputation and belated success. Bevan recruited bassist Phil Tree and former ELO Part II colleagues, guitarist Phil Bates and keyboard player Neil Lockwood, to play a set comprising mostly The Move classics on tour. ELO Part II were an offshoot band formed by former Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan. ...

Roy Wood has expressed extreme displeasure at this development ^[3][4].

Former Move guitarist Trevor Burton joined the band on occasion during 2006 and joined permanently in 2007. Bates departed in July 2007 to rejoin ELO Part II, now renamed The Orchestra and was replaced with Gordon Healer. The Autumn 2007 tour is billed as "The Move featuring Trevor Burton and Bev Bevan"^[5]. Trevor Burton (born Trevor Ireson, 9 March 1944 [1], Aston, Birmingham, England [2]) is a British guitarist and was one of the original members of The Move. ... ELO Part II were an offshoot band formed by former Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan. ...

Discography

Singles

• "Night of Fear" - (January, 1967) - UK #2 (UK Deram/US Deram)
• "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" (April, 1967) - UK #5 (UK Deram/US Deram)
• "Flowers in the Rain" (August, 1967) - UK #2 -- first record played on BBC Radio 1 (UK Regal Zonophone/US A&M)
• "Fire Brigade" (February, 1968) - UK #3 (UK Regal Zonophone/US A&M)
• "Wild Tiger Woman" (August, 1968) - UK #53 (UK Regal Zonophone/US -no issue-)
• "Something (UK -no issue as an A side/US A&M)
• "Blackberry Way" (December, 1968) - UK #1 (UK Regal Zonophone/US A&M)
• "Curly" (July, 1969) - UK #12 (UK Regal Zonophone/US A&M)
• "Brontosaurus" (April, 1970) - UK #7 (UK Regal Zonophone/US A&M)
• "When Alice Comes Back To The Farm" (October, 1970) (UK Fly/US -no issue-)
• "Tonight" (June, 1971) - UK #11 (UK Harvest/US Capitol)
• "Chinatown" (October, 1971) - UK #23 (UK Harvest/US MGM -withdrawn- & US United Artists)
• "California Man" / "Do Ya" / "Ella James" (April, 1972) - UK #7 (UK Harvest/US United Artists "California Man" b/w "Do Ya" -the record was flipped to make "Do Ya" the top side)

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Extended Play

• "Something Else from the Move" (1968) (Live) (UK Regal Zonophone/US -no issue-) 5-track 7", 33 r.p.m.

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Albums

• The Move (April, 1968) - #15 UK Albums Chart (UK Regal Zonophone/US -no issue-), #28 U.K. Indie Chart {2007} (Salvo)

• Shazam (1970) (UK Regal Zonophone/US A&M)
• Looking On (1970) (US Fly/US Capitol)
• Message from the Country (1971) (UK Harvest/US Capitol)

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Bootleg Albums

• Omnibus (c.1972)
• Looking In (c.1992) - includes 15 Move tracks, 6 by Wizzard
• Black Country Rock (c.1993) - later released officially as The BBC Sessions

Compilations

• Split Ends (1972) (same as Great Move!, except omitting 'Ben Crawley Steel Company', 'Don't Mess Me Up' and 'My Marge')
• The Best Of The Move (1974)
• Great Move!: The Best Of The Move (1994) (same as Message reissue, except omitting alternate takes)
• The BBC Sessions (1995)
• Movements: 30th Anniversary Anthology (1997) (comprehensive collection through Looking On)

Lineup history

Cover versions of songs by The Move

• A cover of "California Man" was released by Cheap Trick on their 1978 album Heaven Tonight. It features a quick snippet from "Brontosaurus" in the middle section. Nancy Sinatra also covered California Man.
• A cover of "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" was released as a single by The Fall in 2005, and is also included on their album Fall Heads Roll. It was also recorded by Status Quo on the first of their cover versions albums, Don't Stop (1996). In addition, the song was recorded by New York psychedelic act, The Blues Magoos on their third LP, Basic Blues Magoos, released in 1968.
• As an odd note, there is also a brief (uncredited) cover of "I Can Hear The Grass Grow" on Spirit guitarist Randy California's 1972 solo album Kapt. Kopter And The (Fabulous) Twirly-Birds. It appears at the end of the sixth track "Things Yet to Come", and is backwards and played at double-speed. Noel Redding is the vocalist.
• "Fire Brigade" was released as a single by The Fortunes in the U.S. in 1968, in a vain attempt to compete with the original; neither version made the U.S. charts.
• In addition to the 1969 No. 4 hit version by Amen Corner, "Hello Susie" was also recorded by British soul band Buddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers as a single in 1986.
• "Do Ya" has been recorded by Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Ace Frehley and Forest.
• "Flowers In The Rain" has been recorded by Nancy Sinatra and The Kaiser Chiefs.
• "Blackberry Way" has been recorded in Italian by Equipe 84 with the title "Tutta Mia La Città".
• "Ella James" has been recorded by The Nashville Teens.
• "Brontosaurus" was later recorded by Cheap Trick and released in 1997 as a 7 inch vinyl single by Sub Pop Records. It was also included as a bonus CD single along with their 1997 album Cheap Trick.
• Cheap Trick released a live version of "Down on the Bay" on the band's box set Sex, America, Cheap Trick in 1996.
• Jellyfish performed an acoustic cover of "I Can Hear The Grass Grow" on "The Acoustic Sessions" on Australian radio station Triple J.

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References

• Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
• The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits - ISBN 0-85112-250-7
• Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7
• Guinness Rockopedia - ISBN 0-85112-072-5
• The Great Rock Discography - 5th Edition - ISBN 1-84195-017-3

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Notes

External links

• The Move official site
• Face The Music site: Move, ELO, and related
• Cherry Blossom Clinic Website includes interviews with former members of The Move
• The Move Information Station Website with Move Facts and Figures
• Wild West Hero Website includes interview with members of The Move, in Spanish