The Move

The Move is a 1960s rock music band from Birmingham, England, led by guitarist, singer and songwriter Roy Wood. The group evolved from several mid-'60s Birmingham groups, including Carl Wayne and the Vikings, the Nightriders and the Mayfair Set. 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 were drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Chris "Ace" Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne and guitarist Trevor Burton.

Selected Discography

Singles

• "Night of Fear'"(1967 UK #2)
• "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" (1967 UK #5)
• "Flowers in the Rain" (1967 UK #2 -- first record ever to appear on BBC Radio 1)
• "Fire Brigade" (1968 UK #3)
• "Wild Tiger Woman" (1968)
• "Blackberry Way" (1968 UK #1)
• "Curly'"(1969 UK #12)
• "Brontosaurus'"(1970 UK #5)
• "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm" (1970)
• "Tonight" (1971 UK #11)
• "Chinatown" (1971 UK #24)
• "California Man" (1972 UK #7)
• "Do Ya"-- (B-side of "California Man" single, 1972, US; 1974 UK; 1976 reissued by ELO)

EPs

• Something Else from the Move (1968)

Albums

• Move (1968)
• Shazam (1970)
• Looking On (1970)
• Message from the Country (1971)
• Split Ends (1973)
• The Best of the Move (1974)
• Great Move!: The Best of the Move (1994)
• The BBC Sessions (1995)
• Movements: 30th Anniversary Anthology (1997)