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The Move evolved from several mid 1960s Birmingham based groups, including Carl Wayne & The Vikings, The Nightriders & The Mayfair Set. The group’s name seems to refer to the move various members of these bands made to form the group. Beside Roy Wood, the original members of the Move were drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Chris “Ace” Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne & guitarist Trevor Burton.

Their first single, ‘Night of Fear’ was released in 1966 and was the first in a line of memorable hits penned chiefly by Roy Wood.

‘I Can Hear the Grass Grow’, ‘Blackberry Way’ & Flowers In The Rain (the latter being the first record played on BBC Radio 1), are The Move’s better known work not forgetting 1971’s ‘Tonight’. The group became more experimental and innovative as time went on especially on the albums ‘Shazam’ and ‘Message from the Country’.

Several changes left the final line-up in 1971 as Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan, evolving into the first incarnation of The Electric Light Orchestra which Wood left soon after to form Wizzard.
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  • iconan

    A warm sound of the soul which we have heard too many times, but it's still a pleasure that is renewed at every listening. -.-.-.-. om hari om .....

    March 2012

  • KommisarK

    Roy Wood > Jeff Lynne. This shit sounds like 10cc ten years before it was recorded.

    December 2011

  • ilyaraz

    Beautiful Daughter is incredible! Love this unbelievably perfect tune!

    November 2011

  • mellocone

    my fave move song: it wasn't my idea to dance!

    October 2011

  • finslaw

    Shazam is the best 6 song album ever. It's so good I forget that half of it is covers.

    October 2011

  • keresaspa

    @Druid66 Birmingham produced some decent psych bands. Check out The Idle Race, World Of Oz and Velvett Fogg for some more good stuff if you don't already know them. In fact Tony Iommi did a brief spell in the latter one so the Sabbath connection is there too.

    September 2011

  • thecheapsuits

    Any band with Jeff Lynne in is going to be great.

    September 2011

  • Druid66

    I don't usually associate Birmingham with psychedelic bands - that's Black Sabbath's home, if I remember correctly - so these guys were an interesting surprise. "Hear the Grass Grow" is one of those songs you know you know, even if you don't know it. (-;

    September 2011
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