The Move is a British rock band created in late 1965 in Birmingham , performing power pop with elements of art rock , Motown and psychedelia of the American west coast. The group, according to Allmusic , turned out to be "the best and most important of the British groups that have not made their way into the American market" [2] . The central figure in the group was guitarist and songwriter Roy Wood , whose songwriting combined “ Beatles pop and exclusively British, sometimes painful sense of humor” [2] .
| The move | |
|---|---|
| basic information | |
| Genres | psychedelic rock psychedelic pop power pop freakbeat Hard rock |
| Years | 1965 - 1972 2004 - 2014 [1] |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| City | Birmingham , England |
| From where | |
| Labels | Deram records Regal zonophone Fly records Harvest records A & M Records Capitol records MGM Records United Artists Records Polydor Records |
| Former the participants | Roy wood Carl wayne Beev Bevan Trevor Barton Ace Kefford Rick Price Jeff lynn Richard Tandy Bill hunt Neil Lockwood Phil bates Gordon heeler Phil Three Tony Kesley Abby brant |
| Other projects | Electric Light Orchestra Wizzard Ace kefford stand The idle race The traveling wilburys |
From 1967-1970, the seven singles of the group were in the top ten of the UK Singles Chart ; “Blackberry Way” was the most successful of them, in 1968 it reached the 1st place in the charts [3] . In 1972, the group was renamed the Electric Light Orchestra , and Roy Wood later created the Wizzard group.
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Discography
Singles
- "Night of Fear" / "(The) Disturbance" - (1967, UK # 2)
- "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" / "Wave The Flag And Stop The Train" (1967, UK # 5)
- “Flowers in the Rain” / “(Here We Go Round The) Lemon Tree” (1967, UK # 2: first single broadcast by the new BBC Radio 1 station)
- Fire Brigade / Walk Upon The Water (1968, UK # 3)
- Wild Tiger Woman / Omnibus (1968, UK # 53)
- “Something” / “Yellow Rainbow” (only in the USA, 1968)
- "Blackberry Way" / "Something" (1968, UK # 1)
- "Curly" / "This Time Tomorrow" (1969, UK # 12)
- "Brontosaurus" / "Lightning Never Stikes Twice" (1970, UK # 7)
- "When Alice Comes Back To The Farm" / "What?!?!" (1970, in the USA only)
- "Ella James" / "No Time" (1971, in the UK at Harvest discontinued)
- "Tonight" / "Don't Mess Me Up" (1971, UK # 11)
- Chinatown / Down On The Bay (1971, UK # 23)
- "California Man" / "Do Ya" / "Ella James" (1972, UK # 7)
EP's
- Something Else from the Move (1968)
Albums
- 1968 - The Move (# 15 UK)
- 1969 - Shazam
- 1970 - Looking On
- 1972 - Message from the Country
Bootlegs
- Omnibus (1972)
- Looking In (1992: 15 tracks Move, 6 - Wizzard)
- Black Country Rock (1993, later officially released as The BBC Sessions )
Compilations
- Split Ends (1972)
- The Best Of The Move (1974)
- Great Move !: The Best Of The Move (1994)
- The BBC Sessions (1995)
- Movements: 30th Anniversary Anthology (1997)
Former members
Official
- Beev Beven - drums , vocals (1965–1972, 1981, 2004–2014)
- Trevor Barton - rhythm guitar (1965–1969), solo guitar , vocals (2004–2014) (unofficial participant 2004–2007)
- Phil Three - bass guitar, vocals (2004–2007)
- Tony Kelsey - rhythm guitar, vocals (2014)
- Abby Brant - keyboards, vocals (2014)
- Carl Wayne - vocals, rhythm guitar (1965-1970)
- Roy Wood - solo guitar, keyboards, vocals (1965-1972, 1981)
- Ace Kefford - vocals, bass guitar, guitar (1965—1968, 1981)
- Jeff Lynn - vocals, rhythm guitar (1969-1972)
- Rick Price - bass guitar, vocals (1969-1971)
- Phil Bates - vocals, rhythm guitar (2004–2007) , bass guitar (2007–2014)
- Neil Lockwood - keyboards, vocals (2004–2014)
- Gordon Heeler - rhythm guitar, vocals (2007—2014)
Informal
- Richard Tandy - bass guitar, keyboards (1968–1969, 1971–1972)
- Bill Hunt - brass, horn, keyboards (1971-1972)
Timeline
Notes
- ↑ The Move Announce Their Break-Up
- ↑ 1 2 Richie Unterberger. The Move biography . www.allmusic.com. The appeal date is May 18, 2010. Archived March 21, 2012.
- ↑ The Move UK Charts . www.chartstats.com. The appeal date is May 18, 2010. Archived March 21, 2012.