THE MOVE Shazam LP A&M RECORDS 1970 US orig SP 4259 JEFF LYNNE-ROY WOOD
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The Move were the best and most important British group of the late '60s that never madea significant dent in the American market. Through the band's several phases (which were sometimes
dictated more by image than musical direction), their chief asset was guitarist and songwriter Roy Wood,
who combined a knack for Beatlesque pop with a peculiarly British, and occasionally morbid, sense of humor.
On their final albums (with considerable input from Jeff Lynne), the band became artier and more ambitious,
hinting at the orchestral rock that Wood and Lynne would devise for the Electric Light Orchestra.
The Move, however, always placed more emphasis on the pop than the art,
and never lost sight of their hardcore rock & roll roots
"SHAZAM"
1970 LP A&M RECORDS STEREO SP 4259
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
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LABEL: A&M - BROWN LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: SP 4259
Catalog on labels: SP-4259 (SP-4417) / SP-4259 (SP-4418)
Matrix / Runout, (Side A, Etched): A&M-SP-4417-15 ?14615 ?
Matrix / Runout, (Side B, Etched): A&M-SP-4418-15 ?14615-X
Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped & Circled): MR
On back cover: Produced by Roy Wood for Tarantula Productions Inc.
"Comments recorded live in Gt. Portland Street"
tracklistingSide A: HELLO SUSIE - BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER
CHERRY BLOSSOM CLINIC REVISITED
Side B: FIELDS OF PEOPLE - DON'T MAKE MY BABY BLUES
THE LAST THING ON MY MIND
gradingRECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Compared to the Move's long-gestating 1968 eponymous debut, their 1970 sophomore
effort Shazam is unified. It was not culled from sessions from a period of 14 months
but instead largely made at one time...but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's any
easier to get a handle on the album. The Move changed greatly in the period between
their first albums. Here, the band grew muscular and weirder, traits that are showcased
on the short-yet-sprawling Shazam. Throwing out the concise constructions and
meticulous miniatures of their psychedelic singles, the Move concentrate on
heavy progressive rock on Shazam. It's wildly inventive music and, as pure sound,
the Move may never have been better than they are here, as there are more ideas
in each of these long, languid jams than most bands have in a career. Once again,
the sheer number of ideas can be intimidating upon first listen and there may be
so many that some listeners may never get past this rush of invention,
but Shazam rewards repeated spins many times over ...(AllMusic)
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