Movements [Box set, Import]

The Move | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Westside UK
• ASIN: B0000060I4
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Night of Fear

2. Disturbance

3. I Can Hear the Grass Grow

4. Wave Your Flag and Stop the Train

5. Yellow Rainbow

6. Kilroy Was Here

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Blackberry Way

2. Something

3. Curly

4. This Time Tomorrow

5. Hello Susie

6. Beautiful Daughter

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Looking On

2. Turkish Tram Conductor Blues

3. What?

4. When Alice Comes Back to the Farm

5. Open up Said the World at the Door

6. Brontosaurus

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In terms of musical inventiveness, general Britishness and posthumous cool, few bands rival The Move, the ahead-of-its-time late-'60s combo led by cult pop genius Roy Wood. And this exhaustive three-CD, 54-track collection pays appropriate tribute, containing all of the group's pre-1970 releases plus a passel of previously-unheard rarities. With stylishly witty classics like "I Can Hear the Grass Grow," "Fire Brigade," and "Night of Fear," Movements is an essential purchase for any Move fan, and should be one for anyone curious about the roots of Britpop. --Scott Schinder

Product Description

Long unavailable, Demon/Westside are very pleased to offer this excellent value set once again. Mastered from the original tapes, this 54 track compilation contains every track released by The Move, prior to their signing with Harvest in 1971, including the LPs The Move, Shazam, Looking On & Something Else, along with some singles (As & Bs) & some previously unreleased outtakes and rare unissued tracks. Three standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. 1997.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great , Virtually Unknown British Rock From The 60's, November 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Movements (Audio CD)

The Move had a rather spotty career probably due to the fact that they never broke through in the least in the U.S. As a result, their material has been rather hard to find. That is why this release came as manna from heaven to one who feels that they created some of the greatest Pop/Rock gems of the 60's and 70's. To me, Roy Wood is simply the most underrated and overlooked musician/singer/songwriter of that era. This 3CD set attempts to rectify that by releasing almost everything The Move ever did: all the singles, the first album, "SHAZAM", "LOOKING ON", and "SOMETHING ELSE"...they're all here and they never sounded better. Check out "Cherry Blossom Clinic", "Yellow Rainbow", and "I Can Hear The Grass Grow" to hear some of the finest examples of psychedelic Brit-Pop. There's killer rockers like "Fire Brigade", "Hello Suzie", and "Omnibus" and delicate numbers like "Mist On a Monday Morning", "The Girl Outside", and "Beautiful Daughter". Songs like "Kilroy Was Here", "Useless Information", and "Curly" show a narrative gift worthy of Roy Wood's melodic invention. And of course there's "Blackberry Way" (a #1 hit in Britain). Their middle period stuff gets heavier, especially on "Brontosaurus" and "Feel Too Good" which find Jeff Lynne along for the ride. And the live "SOMETHING ELSE" tracks are a revelation, capturing the band in a hard rocking performance before a London Marquee Club audience. Throw in some rarities and B-sides and you have a great collection. While The Move as a musical unit were sometimes inconsistent, it is Roy Wood's craftsmanship which truly stands out and you will find no better examples of it than in this collection.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I simply can't give it less than 5 stars, May 22, 2001

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This review is from: Movements (Audio CD)

Though "Looking On" seemed then and now as a "contractual obligation fullfillment" album (they were changing labels in both the U.S. and Britian, I still think this collection shows just how great and influencial the Move were. It's got everything; all the singles, their first three albums (which includes the incredible "Shazam"), an expanded "Something Else", their raw but brilliant live at the Marquee EP.

The sound is inconsistant, sometimes not as good as other reissues, sometimes better. Regardless, just is a must for the Roy Wood fan, as it contains most of what made him a revered eccentric. The only time he matched his brilliance with the Move was when he made the "Boulders" album, a masterpiece.

For the Move completist, all you need is this collection and "Great Move", a collection which includes all late-period releases on United Artists.

Bev Bevan's matchless drumming, Roy's incredible songwriting and guitar playing. Truly, a great band.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the greatest group most never heard of?, March 13, 2000

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This review is from: Movements (Audio CD)

my three favorite groups of the era are probably love, moby grape, and these guys. sad to say but most contemporary american rock fans havent heard of any of them. this collection contains the majority of the move's output, excepting the great message from the country album and 5 brilliant non lp tracks like tonight, do ya, and california man. nonetheless this is an amazing collection with some rarities like vote for me( a lost proposed b side for the withdrawn cherry blossom clinic single in 1967), some fine jackie wilson and denny laine covers( few groups of the time can compete with the excellence of the move when it comes tocover versions) and some alternate takes. all three move albums up to this point are included as well, the fine debut from 68, and 1970's superb shazam( which is disparaged for some reason in the liner notes) and underrated looking on lp, maybe their worst but still a hell of an album if you don't mind long songs. also the something else ep is here with a longer version of sunshine help me, the aforementioned covers, and a version of piece of my heart! the only thing wrong with this package is pedestrian liner notes . there simply isnt enough info on the band that their fans wouldn't know . otherwise, a fine job. hopefully more move material is out there waiting to be discovered, and by the way the 2 cd idle race compilation called back to the story should immediately be put back in print,( jeff lynne's amazing pre move aggregation), it is more than worth tracking down...