Great Move! The Best of The Move

~ Release by The Move (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Message From the Country
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar and background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios in London (Greater London) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
Message From the Country (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
54:48
2Ella James
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass, saxophone and lead vocals:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
piano:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios in London (Greater London) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
Ella James (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
33:15
3No Time
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
clarinet and recorder:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios in London (Greater London) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
No Time (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
3:42
4Don't Mess Me Up
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass and lead vocals:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1970-11-17)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (on 1970-11-17)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (on 1970-11-17) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1970-11-17)
background vocals:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (on 1970-11-17), Jeff Lynne (on 1970-11-17) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1970-11-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes (on 1970-11-17)
recording of:
Don't Mess Me Up (on 1970-11-17)
composer:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
3:13
5Until Your Moma's Gone
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass and lead vocals:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios in London (Greater London) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
Until Your Mama's Gone (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
5:06
6It Wasn't My Idea to Dance
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass, oboe and lead vocals:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios in London (Greater London) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
It Wasn't My Idea to Dance (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
5:30
7The Minister
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 1972, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios in London (Greater London) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
The Minister (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
4:30
8Ben Crawley Steel Company
recorded in:
London (Greater London) (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass and steel guitar:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
guitar and background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recording of:
Ben Crawley Steel Company (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
3:05
9The Words of Aaron
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass and recorder:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
piano:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios in London (Greater London) (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
recording of:
The Words of Aaron (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
5:27
10My Marge
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios in London (Greater London) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
My Marge (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Roy Wood Music Ltd.
2:01
11Tonight
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-04-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (on 1971-04-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (on 1971-04-07) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-04-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recording of:
Tonight (on 1971-04-07)
writer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
53:19
12Chinatown
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-09-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (on 1971-09-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (on 1971-09-01) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-09-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recording of:
Chinatown (on 1971-09-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
53:08
13Down on the Bay
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-04-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (on 1971-04-07)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (on 1971-04-07) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-04-07)
lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (on 1971-04-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recording of:
Down on the Bay (on 1971-04-07)
writer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
4:16
14California Man
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-12-19)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (on 1971-12-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (on 1971-12-19) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-12-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972, in 2005)
recording of:
California Man (on 1971-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Intersong Music, Jet Music Ltd. (British branch), United Artists Music Co., Inc. and United Artists Music Ltd.
53:37
15Do Ya
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-12-19)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (on 1971-12-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (on 1971-12-19) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (on 1971-12-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972, in 2005)
recording of:
Do Ya (on 1971-12-19)
written in:
Birmingham
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Jet Music Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
54:14
16The Duke of Edinburgh's Lettuce
engineer:
Roger Wake (engineer)
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
bass:
Rick Price (the Move and Electric Light Orchestra bassist) (in 1970)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1970)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (in 1970) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (in 1970)
piano:
Jeff Lynne (in 1970)
background vocals:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (in 1970) and Rick Price (the Move and Electric Light Orchestra bassist) (in 1970)
vocals:
Jeff Lynne (in 1970) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Philips Studios in London (Greater London) (in 1970)
recording of:
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Lettuce (in 1970)
writer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Onward Music Ltd.
1:32
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