The Move: Movements - 30th Anniversary Anthology (3 CD) 1998

 

The Move were a British rock band of the late 1960s and the early 1970s. They scored nine top 20 UK

singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any real success in the United States. For most of their career the Move were led by guitarist, singer and songwriter Roy Wood. He wrote all the group's UK singles and, from 1968, also sang lead vocals on many songs. Initially, the band had four main vocalists (Wood, Carl Wayne, Trevor Burton and Chris "Ace" Kefford) who divided amongst themselves the lead vocal duties.
                                     

The Move were the best and most important British group of the late '60s that never made a significant

dent in the American market. Through the band's several phases (which were sometimes dictated more by image than musical direction), their chief asset was guitarist and songwriter Roy Wood, who combined a knack for Beatlesque pop with a peculiarly British, and occasionally morbid, sense of humor.
                                   

The Move evolved from several mid-1960s Birmingham-based groups, including Carl Wayne & the Vikings, the Nightriders and the Mayfair Set. Their name referred to the move various

members of these bands made to form the group. Besides Wood, the Move's original five-piece line-up in 1965 was drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Ace Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne and guitarist Trevor Burton. By 1972, the Move had been reduced to a trio consisting of Wood, Bevan and Jeff Lynne, formerly of the Idle Race. The band's later years saw this lineup develop a side project called Electric Light Orchestra, which would go on to achieve major international success after the Move's disbandment.
            

The Move were so named because the five musicians in its charter lineup left existing Birmingham

groups in order to form the band. Under the wing of manager Tony Secunda, the group moved to London and crafted an explosive act, heavily influenced by The Who. The difference between the two bands was that The Move favored poppier, lighter subject material, almost a rock version of The Zombies.
                                 

After this release, The Move would continue to shift their lineup, morphing into a band that was less popular but more interesting, writing and recording songs with denser and more ambitious

arrangements. This change in approach crystallized with the arrival of member Jeff Lynne, with whom The Move's Roy Wood would later form The Electric Light Orchestra. The band's final two outings, "Shazam" (1970) and the "Message from the Country" (1971) today hold cult status as classics. An important band that bridged the gap between late 1960s British Invasion pop and the progressive rock movement of the early 1970s.
                               

MEMBERS

                          

Roy Wood - 1965–1972 . 1981 - lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass, saxophones
Ace Kefford - 1965-1968-1981 - bass, vocals
Bev Bevan - 1965–1972 . 1981 . 2004–2014 - drums, percussion, vocals
Carl Wayne - 1965–1970 (died 2004) - vocals, rhythm guitar
Jeff Lynne - 1969–1972 - rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass, drums
Rick Price - 1969–1971 (died 2022) - bass, vocals
Trevor Burton - 1965–1969 . 2004–2014 (unofficial member 2004–2007) - guitars, vocals, bass (1968–1969)
Phil Bates - 2004–2007 - vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
Neil Lockwood - 2004–2014 - keyboards, vocals
Phil Tree - 2004–2014 - bass
Gordon Healer - 2007–2014 - rhythm guitar, vocals
Tony Kelsey - 2014 - rhythm guitar, vocals
Abby Brant - 2014 - keyboards, vocals
                             

MOVEMENTS

                           

This may be more Move than the casual fan wants, but it's not just another rehashed collection. From

the remastered sound to the presence of various outtakes (including lost live tracks), the 30th anniversary triple-disc Movements is as definitive a set as we'll ever have on this band, containing everything except for the Message From the Country album.
                            

The Move – Movements • 30th Anniversary Anthology
Label: Westside – WESX 302
Format: 3 x CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 1998
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock

DISC 1.

                                

01. Night Of Fear  (Written-By – Wood)   2:14
02. Disturbanc  (Written-By – Wood)   2:45
03. I Can Hear The Grass Grow  (Written-By – Wood)   3:01
04. Wave The Flag And Stop The Train  (Written-By – Wood)   2:57
05. Yellow Rainbow  (Written-By – Wood)   2:36
06. Kilroy Was Here  (Written-By – Wood)   2:46
07. (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree  (Written-By – Wood)   3:10
08. Weekend  (Written-By – Post/Post)   1:48
09. Walk Upon The Water  (Written-By – Wood)   3:18
10. Flowers In The Rain  (Written-By – Wood)   2:23
11. Useless Information  (Written-By – Wood)   2:57
12. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart  (Written-By – Hanley)   2:50
13. The Girl Outside  (Written-By – Wood)   2:56
14. Fire Brigade  (Written-By – Wood)   2:24
15. Mist On A Monday Morning  (Written-By – Wood)   2:33
16. Cherry Blossom Clinic  (Written-By – Wood)   2:31
17. Hey Grandma  (Written-By – Stevenson, Miller)   3:13
18. Disturbance (Undubbed Alternate Version)  (Written-By – Wood)   2:02
19. Wild Tiger Woman  (Written-By – Wood)   2:38
20. Omnibus  (Written-By – Wood)   3:53

MP3 @ 320 Size: 131 MB
Flac  Size: 327 MB

DISC 2.

                                      

01. Blackberry Way  (Written-By – Wood)   3:36
02. Something  (Written-By – Morgan)   3:32
03. Curly  (Written-By – Wood)   2:46
04. This Time Tomorrow  (Written-By – Wood)   3:41
05. Hello Suzie  (Written-By – Wood)   4:57
06. Beautiful Daughter  (Written-By – Wood)   3:03
07. Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited  (Written-By – Wood)   7:42
08. Fields Of People   (Written-By – Pierson, Day)   10:56
09. Don't Make My Baby Blue  (Written-By – Mann/Weill)   6:07
10. The Last Thing On My Mind  (Written-By – Paxton)   7:39
11. (Here We Go 'Round) The Lemon Tree (Stereo Single Mix  (Written-By – Wood)   2:59
12. Cherry Blossom Clinic (Stereo Mix)  (Written-By – Wood)   2:57
13. Fire Brigade (Early Undubbed Mix)  (Written-By – Wood)   2:19
14. Second Class (Backing Track)  (Written-By – Wood)   2:15
15. Wild Tiger Woman Blues (Early Undubbed Mix)  (Written-By – Wood)   2:29
16. Curly Where's Your Girly (Early Alternate Mix)  (Written-By – Wood)   2:50
17. Something (Italian Language Version)  (Written-By – Morgan)   2:57
18. Vote For Me  (Written-By – Wood)   2:49

MP3 @ 320 Size: 178 MB
Flac  Size: 463 MB

DISC 3.

                                         

01. Looking On  (Written-By – Wood)   7:49
02. Turkish Tram Conductor Blues  (Written-By – Wood)   4:49
03. What(Written-By – Lynne)  6:43
04. When Alice Comes Back To The Farm  (Written-By – Wood)   3:44
05. Open Up Said The World At The Door  (Written-By – Lynne)   7:11
06. Brontosaurus  (Written-By – Wood)   4:27
07. Feel Too Good  (Written-By – Wood)   9:35
08. Lightning Never Strikes Twice  (Written-By – Wood)   3:11
09. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star  (Written-By – Hillman, McGuinn)   2:51
10. Stephanie Knows Who  (Written-By – Lee)   3:00
11. Something Else  (Written-By – Cochran/Written-By [Uncredited] – Shari Sheeley)   2:22
12. It'll Be Me  (Written-By – Clement)   2:36
13. Piece Of My Heart  (Written-By – Burns, Ragovoy)   4:04
14.Too Much In Love(Written-By – Laine)   2:41
15.(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher  (Written-By – Smith, Jackson, Miner)   3:36
16. Sunshine Help Me (Unedited Version)  (Written-By – Wright)  6:33

MP3 @ 320 Size: 177 MB
Flac  Size: 471 MB