The Move

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The Move
General information
origin Birmingham
Genre (s) Rock , pop rock , psychedelic rock
founding 1965
resolution 1972
Founding members
Voice, guitar (1968–1970)
Carl Wayne † (until 1970)
Singing, guitar, saxophone
 Roy Wood
Bass, vocals
 Ace Kefford (until 1968)
Guitar, vocals, bass (1968–1969)
Trevor Burton (musician) (until 1969)
Drums, vocals
 Bev Bevan
Last occupation
Singing, guitar, saxophone
 Roy Wood
Singing, guitar, piano
 Jeff Lynne (since 1970)
Drums, vocals
 Bev Bevan
former members
Bass, vocals
 Rick Price (1969-1971)

The Move (English "the movement" ) was a British rock band from Birmingham from the 1960s and early 1970s.

history

The band was formed in late 1965 as a sort of supergroup on the Birmingham music scene by Carl Wayne ( vocals ), Chris 'Ace' Kefford ( bass ) and Bev Bevan ( drums ), all from Carl Wayne and the Vikings , and Roy Wood ( guitar ) from Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders (renamed Idle Race shortly afterwards ), Trevor Burton (guitar) from Danny King and the Mayfair Set .

Allegedly, The Move came about through a tip from David Bowie . Drummer John Bonham (later Led Zeppelin ) was also asked, but declined.

The group quickly became known beyond Birmingham thanks to the strong promotion of their manager Tony Secunda, who also worked for Moody Blues . They soon made regular appearances at London's Marquee Club and have been compared to The Who . In 1967 the first single "Night of Fear" came out, which, like most songs, was written by Roy Wood. Secunda stumbled upon a minor scandal after the group was sued for vilification by British Prime Minister Harold Wilson after he published an offensive postcard caricaturing Wilson in the bathroom for the release of the single "Flowers in the Rain". The royalties for the play still go to charities today. Don Arden became the new manager.

In 1968 the first LP "The Move" was released. Shortly thereafter, Kefford left the band. Burton then played bass. He also left the group before the next LP "Shazam" in 1970 and was replaced by Rick Price . Apparently there was disagreement about the musical direction for a long time. The only US tour was disappointing. For a short time Peter Walsh took over the management, who wanted to lead the group in a comedy direction. Carl Wayne, who preferred this direction, threatened his exit after the flop of the single Wild Tiger Woman if a No. 1 hit did not follow soon. This came promptly with Blackberry Way . Due to discrepancies and Roy Woods new orchestral rock project, Carl Wayne left the group in January 1970. When Wayne left, manager Peter Walsh was fired and replaced by Don Arden. For Carl Wayne, Jeff Lynne came from the group "Idle Race", in which Roy Wood had previously played when they were still called "Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders". The third album "Looking On" comes from this period. The first piece that Lynne played on is Brontosaurus . The last album "Message from the Country", without Rick Price, was finally released in 1971.

Jeff Lynne had only joined The Move because he had been promised the formation of a new band. Rick Price did not like this reorientation and he left the group because there were hardly any gigs for a long time. He still plays on the first ELO track.

Initially parallel to The Move , the three remaining musicians pursued the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) project from 1971 , a band that accommodated Wood's experimental ambitions and multi-instrumental skills. The Move faded into the background and was disbanded in 1972 after the release of the last single California Man . Roy Wood separated from the Electric Light Orchestra after the first LP and took over the contractual obligations of The Move with the group Wizzard , in which Rick Price also played again.

Carl Wayne later took part in the recordings of Roy Wood, as did John Bonham. In 2000 he became the singer of the Hollies . He died of cancer in 2004.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1968 The Move UK15 (9 weeks)
UK 		-
1973 Split ends - US172 (8 weeks)
US
compilation

More albums

  • 1968: Something Else (EP, 1968)
  • 1970: Shazam (1970)
  • 1970: Looking On (1970)
  • 1971: Message from the Country (1971)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1967 Night of Fear
 UK2 (10 weeks)
UK 		-
I Can Hear the Grass Grow
 UK5 (10 weeks)
UK 		-
Flowers in the Rain
 UK2 (13 weeks)
UK 		-
First track on BBC Radio 1
1968 Fire Brigade
 UK3 (11 weeks)
UK 		-
Blackberry Way
 UK1 (12 weeks)
UK 		-
1969 Curly
 UK12 (12 weeks)
UK 		-
1970 brontosaurus
 UK5 (10 weeks)
UK 		-
1971 Tonight
 UK11 (10 weeks)
UK 		-
Chinatown
 UK24 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
1972 California Man
 UK7 (14 weeks)
UK 		-
Do ya
 - US93 (5 weeks)
US

More singles

  • 1968: Wild Tiger Woman / Omnibus
  • 1970: When Alice Comes Back To The Farm / Kilroy Was Here

Trivia

In 2007 the two albums "The Move" and "Shazam" appeared again on CD, now each with several bonus tracks . Of particular importance are some stereo versions available for the first time, some of them longer, such as the tracks "Flowers in the Rain", "Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree" and "Fire Brigade". These publications were based on the original master tapes from the album "The Move", which were initially untraceable, including multi-track recordings that were finally discovered in a forgotten warehouse at a London train station.

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US

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