1. Move - Regal Zonophone 1968
Tracks:
1. Yellow Rainbow / 2. Kilroy Was Here / 3. The Lemon Tree / 4. Weekend / 5. Walk Upon The Water / 6. Flowers In The Rain / 7. Hey Grandma / 8. Useless Information / 9. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart / 10. The Girl Outside / 11. Fire Brigade / 12. Mist On A Monday Morning / 13. Cherry Blossom Clinic / 14. Night Of Fear (*) / 15. The Disturbance (*) / 16. I Can Hear The Grass Grow (*) / 17. Wave Your Flag And Stop The Rain (*) / 18. Vote For Me (*) / 19. The Disturbance (*) / 20. Fire Brigade (*) / 21. Second Class (*) / 22. Cherry Blossom Clinic (*) / 23. The Lemon Tree (*) / 24. Weekend (*) / 25. Flowers In The Rain (*) / 26. Useless Rain (*) / 27. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart (*) / 28. The Girl Outside (*) / 29. Walk Upon The Water (*)
Rating : 9
2. Shazam - Regal Zonophone 1969
Tracks:
1. Hello Susie / 2. Beautiful Daughter / 3. Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited / 4. Fields of People / 5. Don't Make My Baby Blue / 6. Last Thing on My Mind / 7. So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star [Live][*] / 8. Stephanie Knows Who [Live][*] / 9. Something Else [Live][*] / 10. It'll Be Me [Live][*] / 11. Sunshine Help Me [Live][*] / 12. Piece of My Heart ( Live][*] / 13. Too Much in Love [Live ][*] / 14. Higher and Higher [*] [Live] / 15. Sunshine Help Me [Live][*]
Rating : 7
3. Looking On - Fly Records 1970
Tracks:
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 / 7. Feel Too Good / 8. Wild Tiger Woman [*] / 9. Omnibus / 10. Blackberry Way [*] / 11. Something [*] / 12. Curly [*] / 13. This Time Tomorrow [*] / 14. Lightning Never Strikes Twice [*] / 15. Something [Italian][*] / 16. Wild Tiger Woman Blues [Early*] / 17. Curly Where's Your Girlie [Early)[*]
Rating : 5 ( incl bonus tr.: 7 )
4. Message From The Country - Harvest 1971
Tracks:
1. It Wasn't My Idea To Dance / 2. The Minister / 3. Message From The Country / 4. The Words Of Aaron / 5. Ben Crawley Steel Company / 6. Until Your Mama's Gone / 7. No Time / 8. Ella James / 9. Don't Mess Me Up / 10. My Marge
Rating : 5
5. Boulders (Roy Wood) - Harvest 1973 (69-71)
Tracks:
1. Songs of Praise / 2. Wake Up / 3. Rock Down Low / 4. Nancy Sing Me a Song / 5. Dear Elaine / 6. Medley: "All the Way Over the Hill"/"Irish Loafer (And His Hen) / 7. Miss Clarke and the Computer / 8. When Gran'ma Plays the Banjo / 9. Rock Medley: "Rockin’ Shoes"/"She's Too Good for Me"/"Locomotive"
Rating : 7
6. California Man - Harvest 1974 ( comp 1971-72 )
Tracks:
1. California Man / 2. Ella James / 3. No Time / 4. Tonight / 5. Down On The Bay / 6. Minister / 7. Da Ya / 8. Words Of Aaron / 9. Until Your Moma's Gone / 10. Chinatown / 11. Message From The Country
Rating : 5
7. The BBC Sessions - Strange Fruit 1994
Tracks:
1.Better Believe Me / 2. Night Of Fear / 3. Stop, Get a hold of Myself / 4. Kilroy Was Here / 5. Walk on the Water / 6. I Can Hear The Grass Grow / 7. Morning Dew / 8. Flowers in the Rain / 9. So You Wanna be a Rock n Roll Star / 10. Stephanie Knows Who / 11. Cherry Blossom Clinic / 12. Hey Grandma / 13. Fire Brigade / 14. Weekend / 15. It'll Be Me / 16. Useless Information / 17. Kentucky Woman / 18. Higher and Higher / 19. Long Black Veil / 20. Wild Tiger Woman / 21.Piece of my Heart / 22. Blackberry Way / 23. Going Back / 24. California Girls / 25. Christian Life
Rating :
8. Move Expanded Edition - Salvo 2008 ( comp + unreleased 1966-68 )
Tracks:
1. Yellow Rainbow / 2. Kilroy Was Here / 3. The Lemon Tree/ 4. Weekend - The Move, Post, Bill / 5. Walk Upon the Water / 6. Flowers in the Rain / 7. Hey Grandma - The Move, Miller, Jerry / 8. Useless Information / 9. Zing Went the Strings of My Heart - The Move, Hanley, James / 10. The Girl Outside / 11. Fire Brigade / 12. Mist on a Monday Morning / 13. Cherry Blossom Clinic / 14. Vote for Me / 15. Disturbance / 16. Night of Fear / 17. Wave the Flag and Stop the Train / 18. I Can Hear the Grass Grow // 1. Move / 2. Cherry Blossom Clinic / 3. Fire Brigade / 4. Kilroy Was Here / 5. The Lemon Tree / 6. Weekend - The Move, Post, Bill / 7. Zing Went the Strings of My Heart - The Move, Hanley, James / 8. Don't Throw Stones at Me / 9. Mist on a Monday Morning / 10. Vote for Me / 11. Night of Fear / 12. The Girl Outside / 13. Walk Upon the Water / 14. Useless Information / 15. Flowers in the Rain
Rating : 10
9 The Move Anthology [4 CD Box set] - Salvo 2008 ( comp + unreleased 1966-73)
Tracks:
1. You're The One I Need / 2. I Can't Hear You No More / 3. Is It True / 4. Respectable / 5. Night of Fear (alt) / 6. Disturbance ( alt) / 7. I Can Hear The Grass Grow / 8. Move / 9. Wave The Flag And Stop The Train / 10. (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree / 11. Flowers & Lemon Tea (Tony Visconti talks to the players...) / 12. Flowers In The Rain
13. Cherry Blossom Clinic / 14. Vote For Me / 15. Fire Brigade (early) / 16. Useless Information / 17. Yellow Rainbow (enhanced stereo) / 18. Kilroy Was Here / 19. Fire Brigade / 20. The Girl Outside (alt) / 21. Mist On A Monday Morning / 22. Flowers In The Rain (acoustic ) / 23. Simple Simon (backing track) // 1. Move Bolero (live) / 2. It'll Be Me (live) / 3. Too Much In Love (live) / 4. Flowers In The Rain (live) / 5. Fire Brigade (live) / 6. Stephanie Knows Who (live) / 7. Something Else (live) / 8. So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star (live) / 9. The Price Of Love (live) / 10. Piece Of My Heart (live) / 11. Higher And Higher (live) / 12. Sunshine Help Me (live) // 1. Somethin' Else (EP version) / 2. Sunshine Help Me (EP version) / 3. Wild Tiger Woman / 4. Omnibus / 5. Blackberry Way / 6. A Certain Something / 7. Curly / 8. Second Class (She's Too Good For Me) (part 1) / 9. Second Class (She's Too Good For Me) (part 2) / 10. Beautiful Daughter (reduced mix) / 11. This Time Tomorrow / 12. Hello Susie (abridged) / 13. Don't Make My Baby Blue / 14. The Last Thing On My Mind / 15. Open My Eyes (live at Fillmore West 1969) // 1. I Can Hear The Grass Grow (Fillmore West 1969) / 2. Brontosaurus / 3. When Alice Comes Back To The Farm / 4. Turkish Tram Conductor Blues / 5. Feel Too Good / 6. Lightnin' Never Strikes Twice / 7. Ella James / 8. Tonight (US edited) / 9. Do Ya (edited version) / 10. Chinatown / 11. California Man / 12. The Duke Of Edinburgh's Lettuce
Rating : 10
Essential Albums!
Original albums as listed and rated on “Rate Your Music” - December 25 - 2005
55 Shazam - 1970
91 The Move - 1968
201 Message From the Country - 1971
212 Looking On - 1970
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December 25 - "rateyourmusic.com"
My Suggestion For a 80 minutes (app.) Best Of Compilation:
1. Kilroy Was Here ( Wood ) The Move
2. Blackberry Way ( Wood ) Looking On - bonus
3. Curly ( Wood ) Looking On - bonus
4. Useless Information ( Wood ) The Move
5. The Lemon Tree ( Wood ) The Move
6. Walk Upon The Water ( Wood ) The Move
7. Flowers In The Rain ( Wood ) The Move
8. Fire Brigade ( Wood ) The Move
9. Beautiful Daughter ( Wood ) Shazam
10. Night Of Fear ( Wood ) Single 1966
11. I Can Hear The Grass Grow ( Wood ) Single 1967
12. The Girl Outside ( Wood ) The Move
13. Mist On a Monday Morning ( Wood ) The Move
14. Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited ( Wood ) Shazam
15. The Disturbance ( Wood ) Single 1966
16. This Time Tomorrow ( Wood ) Looking On - bonus
17. Omnibus ( Wood ) Looking On - bonus
18. The Last Thing On My Mind ( Paxton ) Shazam
19. Fields Of People ( Day/Pierson ) Shazam
20. Yellow Rainbow ( Wood ) The Move
21. Vote For Me - alt. ( Wood ) Move Expanded
22. Lightning Never Strikes Twice ( Price/Tyler ) Looking On Expanded
23. Tonight ( Wood ) California Man
24. Chinatown ( Wood ) California Man
25. Message From the Country ( Lynne ) Message From the Country
26. Nancy Sing Me a Song ( Wood ) Boulders
27. Dear Elaine ( Wood ) Boulders
28. All the Way Over ( Wood ) Boulders
LINKS:
The Official Roy Wood
The Move Online