The Move
From Birmingham, England.
The Move I (February 1966 - April 1968)
  • Roy Wood - guitar/vocals - b. Ulysses Adrian Wood, November 8, 1946, Birmingham, England - formerly with The Falcons, The Lawmen, and Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders.
  • Trevor Burton - guitar/vocals - b. March 9, 1944, Aston, England - formerly with Danny King and The Mayfair Set.
  • Chris "Ace" Kefford - bass/vocals - b. December 10, 1946, Moseley, England - formerly with Carl Wayne and The Vikings.
  • Carl Wayne - vocals - b. Colin David Tooley, August 18, 1943, Moseley, England; d. August 31, 2004 - formerly with Carl Wayne and The Vikings.
  • Bev Bevan - drums/vocals - b. November 25, 1944, Birmingham, England - formerly with Carl Wayne and The Vikings.
Album:
  1. "The Move" (1968) - Single: "Flowers in the Rain", "Fire Brigade"
  2. "The BBC Sessions" (live) (1995)
The Move II (April 1968 - February 1969)
  • Roy Wood - guitar/vocals
  • Trevor Burton - bass/vocals
  • Carl Wayne - vocals
  • Bev Bevan - drums/vocals
Richard Tandy plays keyboards/bass for a short time while Trevor Burton's wrist is injured, and later joins The Uglys and Electric Light Orchestra.  Trevor Burton joins The Uglys, The Balls [with Steve Gibbons (later of The Steve Gibbons Band) and Denny Laine (formerly with The Moody Blues and later with Paul McCartney's Wings)], and later joins The Steve Gibbons Band.
The Move III (February 1969 - January 1970)
  • Roy Wood - guitar/vocals
  • Carl Wayne - vocals
  • Bev Bevan - drums/vocals
  • Rick Price - bass/vocals - b. June 10, 1944, Birmingham, England - formerly with Sight & Sound.
Album:
  1. "Shazam" (1970) - Single: "Hello Susie"
Carl Wayne goes solo and later joins The Hollies.
The Move IV (January 1970 - October 1971)
  • Roy Wood - guitar/vocals
  • Bev Bevan - drums/vocals
  • Rick Price - bass/vocals
  • Jeff Lynne - guitar/keyboards/vocals - b. December 30, 1947, Birmingham, England - formerly with The Idle Race.
Album:
  1. "Looking On" (1971) - Singles: "Brontosaurus", "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm"
The Move V(October 1971 - 1972)
  • Roy Wood - guitar/vocals
  • Bev Bevan - drums/vocals
  • Jeff Lynne - guitar/bass/keyboards/vocals
Album:
  1. "Message from the Country" (1971)
Roy Wood, Bev Bevan, and Jeff Lynne form Electric Light Orchestra.
Compilations:
  1. "Split Ends" (1972)
  2. "The Best of The Move" (1974)
  3. "Shines On" (1979)
  4. "Collection: The Move" (1986)
  5. "Great Move! The Best of the Move" (1994) - reissue of 1972 album "Split Ends", which was primarily a reissue of most of "Message From The Country" with later singles...essential.
  6. "The Best Of The Move" (1997)
  7. "Movements" (3-CD box set) (1998)
  8. "Hits & Rarities / Singles A's And B's" (2-CDs) (1999)
  9. "Omnibus - 60s Singles A's And B's" (1999)
  10. "The Very Best Of The Move" (2000)
  11. "The Complete Singles Collection & More" (2001)
  12. "Flowers In The Rain" (2001)
Roy Wood solo:
  1. "Boulders" (1973)
  2. "Wizzard's Brew" (1973)
  3. "See My Baby Jive" (1974)
  4. "Introducing Eddie and the Falcons" (1974)
  5. "Mustard" (1975)
  6. "Main Street" (1976)
  7. "Super Active Wizzo" (1977)
  8. "On the Road Again" (1979)
  9. "The Best of the Rest of Roy Wood and Wizzard" (1988)
  10. "Singles" (1993)
  11. "Starting Up" (1994)
  12. "Through The Years: The Best Of Roy Wood" (1996)
  13. "Archive" (1997)
  14. "Exotic Mixture" (2-CDs) (1999)
Carl Wayne solo:
  1. "Carl Wayne" (1972)
  2. "Love Story" (1985) - released under "Romance" pseudonym.
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Last Revised:  April 20, 2009
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