The Move, from Birmingham, England, were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s. They scored nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any success in the United States. The Move was formed in December 1965 and played their first shows in early 1966. The original intentions of Burton, Kefford, and Wood, were to start a group from among Birmingham's best musicians, along similar lines to The Who. The three played together at jam sessions at Birmingham's Cedar Club, and invited Wayne and Bevan to join their new group. After a debut at the Bell Hotel in Stourbridge and further bookings around the Birmingham area, Moody Blues manager Tony Secunda offered to manage them. At the time, the Move mainly played covers of American west coast groups such as The Byrds together with Motown and rock 'n' roll songs. Although Carl Wayne handled most of the lead vocals, all the band members shared harmonies and each were allowed at least one lead vocal per show. Shazam is the second album by The Move, released in the UK in February 1970. The LP marked a bridge between the band's quirky late '60s pop singles and the progressive, long-form style of Roy Wood's next project, the Electric Light Orchestra. It was the last Move album to feature the group's original lead vocalist, Carl Wayne. 01 - Hello Suzie 02 - Beautiful Daughter 03 - Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited 04 - Fields Of People 05 - Don't Make My Baby Blue 06 - The Last Thing On My Mind 07 - So You Want To Be A Rock'N' Roll Star (Bonus Track) 08 - Stephanie Knows Who (Bonus Track) 09 - Something Else (Bonus Track) 10 - I'll Be Me (Bonus Track) 11 - Sunshine Help Me (Bonus Track) 12 - Piece Of My Heart (Live EP Outtake) 13 - Too Much In Love (Live EP Outtake) 14 - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (Live EP Outtake) 15 - Sunshine Help Me (Live EP Outtake) LINK
