The Move

The Idle Race ♦ Electric Light Orchestra

Gotta Start Somewhere...

Carl Wayne & The Vikings

My Girl / Shimmy Shammy Jingle Robinson-Wright (2:10) / Romaine (1:48) ABC-Paramount 45-10752, 11/65 Carl, Ace, and Bev were in this group

Danny King

Amen / Outside Of My Room King (2:02) / Harris-King (2:31) Mala 524, 2/66 Trevor was in this group (and Roy maybe played on an earlier 45)

Note: UK singles for both can be found at 45cat
 

Night Of Fear¹ / The Disturbance¹ Wood (2:18) / Wood (2:45) Deram 7504, 3/67 T20 Their first UK single (Deram DM-109, 12/66

The 14 Hour Technicolour Dream(4/29/67)

I Can Hear The Grass Grow¹ / Wave The Flag And Stop The Train¹ Wood (3:08) / Wood (3:00) Deram 7506, 6/67 T20

Here We Go 'Round the Lemon Tree¹ / My Father's Son¹ Wood (2:42) / Pritchard (2:12) Liberty 55997, 9/67

Flowers In The Rain / (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree Wood (2:28) / Wood (3:08) A&M 884, 10/67 T20

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Yesterday's Papers

Fire Brigade / Walk Upon The Water Wood (2:21) / Wood (3:20) A&M 914, 2/68 T20

	The Move
	Regal Zonophone SLRZ 1002 [UK]
	N/R [UK: 3/68] T20
	UK Back Cover   74 A&M Issue

Side One
Yellow Rainbow	Wood	2:37
Kilroy Was Here	Wood	2:44
(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree	Wood	3:01
Weekend	Post	1:48
Walk Upon The Water	Wood	3:23
Flowers In The Rain	Wood	2:21
Hey Grandma	Miller-Stevenson	3:12
Side Two
Useless Information	Wood	2:57
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart	Hanley	2:50
The Girl Outside	Wood	2:55
Fire Brigade	Wood	2:24
Mist On A Monday Morning	Wood	2:32
Cherry Blossom Clinic	Wood	2:36

Note: Not released in US until A&M packaged this (plus 45s) in the 2-Lp set "The Best Of The Move" in 1974 (see note 2)
 

Yellow Rainbow / Something¹ Wood (2:36) / Morgan (3:10) A&M 966, 8/68

Great South Coast Bank Holiday Pop Festivity(8/31/68)

The End Of The Road / Morning Sunshine Lynne (2:05) / Lynne (1:46) Liberty 56064, 5/68

	Something Else [UK EP]
	Regal Zonophone TRZ2001 [UK]
	6/68 [UK]

Side One
So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star	Hillman-McGuinn	2:52
Stephanie Knows Who	Lee	2:59
Something Else	Cochran-Sheeley	2:21
Side Two
It'll Be Me	Clement	2:37
Sunshine Help Me	Wright	5:16

Note: Recorded live at The Marquee, February 27, 1968
 

Blackberry Way¹ / Something¹ Wood (3:25) / Morgan (3:10) A&M 1020, 1/69  #1

Burton (on-stage fight) & Kefford (too many trips) out

	The Birthday Party
	Liberty LST-7603
	3/69 [UK: 10/68]
	Back Cover   UK Cover (was gatefold)

Side One
Skeleton And The Roundabout	Lynne	2:20
Happy Birthday	Hill-Hill	0:23
The Birthday	Lynne	2:58
I Like My Toys	Lynne	2:10
Morning Sunshine	Lynne	1:46
Follow Me Follow	Lynne	2:46
Sitting In My Tree	Lynne	1:52
Side Two
On With The Show	Lynne	2:19
Lucky Man	Lynne	2:36
Don't Put Your Boys In The Army, Mrs Ward	Lynne	2:12
Pie In The Sky	Pritchard	2:25
The Lady Who Said She Could Fly	Lynne	2:19
End Of The Road	Lynne	2:05

Note: The next two Idle Race albums were not released here.
 

Jeff Lynne quits Idle Race and joins The Move, see below...

Curly¹ / This Time Tomorrow¹ Wood (2:47) / Morgan (3:42) A&M 1119, 9/69 T20

9/21-24/69: Ungano's, New York City Spring 1969 tour cancelled; no label support (& Burton quit) this tour—cancelled Fillmore East show and went home

 ➜ Live: 10/17-18/69, Fillmore West; released 2011: Live At The Fillmore 1969 

	Shazam
	A&M SP-4259
	5/70 [UK: 2/70]
	Back Cover

Side One
Hello Susie	Wood	4:55
Beautiful Daughter	Wood	2:36
Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited	Wood	7:40
Side Two
Fields Of People	Day-Pierson	10:09
Don't Make My Baby Blue	Mann-Weil	6:16
The Last Thing On My Mind	Paxton	7:35

Carl Wayne quits to become a lounge singer

Brontosaurus³ / Lightning Never Strikes Twice¹ Wood (4:25) / Price-Tyler (3:12) A&M 1197, 6/70 T20

	Looking On
	Capitol ST-658
	4/71 [UK: 12/70]
	Back Cover

Side One
Looking On	Wood	7:47
Turkish Tram Conductor Blues	Bevan	4:48
What?	Lynne	6:45
When Alice Comes Back To The Farm	Wood	3:40
Side Two
Open Up Said The World At The Door	Lynne	7:12
Brontosaurus	Wood	4:30
Feel Too Good	Wood	9:33

Note: Something unique on this record that the CD Industry shamelessly copied: Hidden Track
After Feel Too Good wraps and a pause, there's a mad bit called The Duke Of Edinburgh's Lettuce (1:15). Enjoy!
 

	Message From The Country
	Capitol ST-811
	7/71 [UK: 5/71]
	Back Cover   UK Cover   UK Back Cover

Side One
It Wasn't My Idea	Wood	5:31
The Minister	Lynne	4:29
Message From The Country	Lynne	4:45
The Words of Aaron	Lynne	5:26
Ben Crawley Steel Co	Wood	3:07
Side Two
Until Your Mama's Gone	Wood	5:06
No Time	Lynne	3:39
Ella James	Wood	3:13
Don't Mess Me Up	Bevan	3:11
My Marge	Lynne-Wood	2:01

Note: Tracks are in different order on UK release, as are the composer credits (UK version used here).
See Discogs for details.
 

A Bright Idea At the recording sessions for this last album, Roy and Jeff also recorded material for the first Electric Light Orchestra album (called No Answer here in the colonies). Read all about it , and look below for record details!

Tonight¹ / Don't Mess Me Up Wood (3:16) / Bevan (3:07) Capitol 3126, 7/71 T20

Chinatown¹ / Down On The Bay¹ Wood (2:44) / Lynne (4:14) United Artists 50876, 1/72 UK

Moving Towards The Light As mentioned above, the seeds for the Electric Light Orchestra started during the recording sessions for the last Move album. Well, this is that result. Maybe not the greatest ELO album, but it was pretty unique for its time. Roy decided to take his unusual ideas to other wordly places and left ELO after this album (solo albums, groups like Wizzard and Wizzo, and working with The Wombles (Youtube link)). Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan continued with ELO and recorded massively successful records you mighta heard about. They re-recorded Do Ya (the last Move single) in 1977 for their New World Record album.

	No Answer
	United Artists UAS-5573
	3/72 BB [UK: 12/71] UK
	Back Cover   Inside Cover   Lyric Sheet

Side One
10538 Overture	Lynne	5:30
Look At Me Now	Wood	3:16
Nellie Takes Her Bow	Lynne	5:58
The Battle Of Martston Moor	Wood	6:02
Side Two
First Movement (Jumpin' Biz)	Wood	2:58
Mr Radio	Lynne	5:02
Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre)	Lynne	4:21
Queen Of The Hours	Lynne	3:21
Whisper In The Night	Wood	4:48

Note: Label says: Move Enterprises Ltd. Presents the Services of The Electric Light Orchestra

California Man¹ / Do Ya¹ Wood (3:35) / Lynne (4:03) United Artists 50928, 7/72 T20 / BB One of only a few singles listed in Post 71 Extra—I just had to, just had to!

Links!