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Reissue of this Long Unavailable Three CD Set Including their First Three Albums plus Rarities and Unissued Tracks.

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In terms of musical inventiveness, general Britishness and posthumous cool, few bands rival The Move, the ahead-of-its-time late-'60s combo led by cult pop genius Roy Wood. And this exhaustive three-CD, 54-track collection pays appropriate tribute, containing all of the group's pre-1970 releases plus a passel of previously-unheard rarities. With stylishly witty classics like "I Can Hear the Grass Grow," "Fire Brigade," and "Night of Fear," Movements is an essential purchase for any Move fan, and should be one for anyone curious about the roots of Britpop. --Scott Schinder

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.28 x 4.96 x 1.34 inches; 9.92 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ West Side Records
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 16, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ West Side Records
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000060I4
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 3

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A Band That Should have Gone A Lot Farther

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016

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I am not sure why The Move never achieved any success in the US. I saw a live video of them on youtube from around 1967 and was blown away by their energy and the tightness of their performance. Although this is a good anthology of their music, they were much better live than in the studio. The music is very good and different from most of anything else from that period; a lot of energy and originality. I am glad I bought this collection

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Chris Ward

Great Overview-- and All of "Looking On," Their Best

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2005

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The Move were sui generis-- nothing before or after remotely like them. Roy Wood, loony genius, wrote most of their stuff, and it's still fresh and fun 35 to 40 years later. Some below maintain that their "Looking On" album is somehow weak-- I couldn't disagree more. I'd call it a masterpiece. It's hard to find these days, but appears here in its entirety on CD 3-- I've listened to it hundred of times (just as I did when it first came out in 1970). Buy this set and then track down "Message From The Country" and you'll have pretty much all you need. Enjoy!

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Andrew Hammer

One of the best collections if you can find it

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2005

The Move is the ultimate cult band, and their work is hard to find. This is one of the most definitive collections if not the most. The problem is that Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne are both so eccentric, and their work spread across different record labels and legal disputes, that the one thing they need to do has not been done: put every bloody thing that was ever recorded by them before 1972 together in one set (Including the 'Holy Grail' of Move/ELO fans, the Idle Race albums. There is a great 2 CD set out there if you can find it, and it's brilliant.)

I've given this five stars mainly because it exists, and if you're a Move fan, you know well what I'm talking about. It's much better to get it all here than in bits and pieces, unless you're trying to collect the original albums as they were (you can do). Still I don't understand the absence of the Message From the Country album from this collection.

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Move! Move! Move!

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2016

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I enjoyed this Move box set, comprising of their first 3 studio albums with Roy Wood as lead vocals. standouts include "Flowers in the Rain", "Black berry Way", "Open Up Said the World At the Door", "Disterbance", "Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree", and "Lightening Never Strikes Twice". I also enjoyed their cover of "Zing Went the Strings Of My Heart". the Move are a hard rock band and their sound is displayed in this 3 CD set. this set is out of print, but all these albums have been recently reissued by Cherry Red Records, a reputable reissue label from Holend. move fans must check these deluxe edditions out! there are many unreleased tracks never before on CD. until I get around to buying those, I have the Movements box set to listen to, the Anthology, "Live at the Filmore 1969" and "Message From the Country". I have all the Move I really need. sound quality of Movements box set isn't as good as on the Anthology. it sounds flat and tinny. I noticed it on "Night of Feer". this box set is nearly 20 years old. Anthology only came out nearly 10 years ago. Each CD is over an hour's playing time. I was disappointed to find the song "Move" not included. it is my favourite Move song. it is available in the Anthology set.

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Stephen F Mulcahy

the greatest group most never heard of?

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2000

my three favorite groups of the era are probably love, moby grape, and these guys. sad to say but most contemporary american rock fans havent heard of any of them. this collection contains the majority of the move's output, excepting the great message from the country album and 5 brilliant non lp tracks like tonight, do ya, and california man. nonetheless this is an amazing collection with some rarities like vote for me( a lost proposed b side for the withdrawn cherry blossom clinic single in 1967), some fine jackie wilson and denny laine covers( few groups of the time can compete with the excellence of the move when it comes tocover versions) and some alternate takes. all three move albums up to this point are included as well, the fine debut from 68, and 1970's superb shazam( which is disparaged for some reason in the liner notes) and underrated looking on lp, maybe their worst but still a hell of an album if you don't mind long songs. also the something else ep is here with a longer version of sunshine help me, the aforementioned covers, and a version of piece of my heart! the only thing wrong with this package is pedestrian liner notes . there simply isnt enough info on the band that their fans wouldn't know . otherwise, a fine job. hopefully more move material is out there waiting to be discovered, and by the way the 2 cd idle race compilation called back to the story should immediately be put back in print,( jeff lynne's amazing pre move aggregation), it is more than worth tracking down...

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I simply can't give it less than 5 stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2001

Though "Looking On" seemed then and now as a "contractual obligation fullfillment" album (they were changing labels in both the U.S. and Britian, I still think this collection shows just how great and influencial the Move were. It's got everything; all the singles, their first three albums (which includes the incredible "Shazam"), an expanded "Something Else", their raw but brilliant live at the Marquee EP.
The sound is inconsistant, sometimes not as good as other reissues, sometimes better. Regardless, just is a must for the Roy Wood fan, as it contains most of what made him a revered eccentric. The only time he matched his brilliance with the Move was when he made the "Boulders" album, a masterpiece.
For the Move completist, all you need is this collection and "Great Move", a collection which includes all late-period releases on United Artists.
Bev Bevan's matchless drumming, Roy's incredible songwriting and guitar playing. Truly, a great band.

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Sergio Rodriguez Heredia

flores en la lluvia,cayendo como un brontosaurio!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2001

Buenísimo, esta antología es espectacular...el sonido de los '60 explota en cada surco! la psicodelia, el blues, el heavy, el jazz, la originalidad se palpa en cada pasada de los cds...lástima el booklet...pobrísimo! Excelente resumen de un grupo inolvidable, que plantó la semilla que lamentablemente no floreció en la elo.

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Clem Neville

If you like the Move this is a great collection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2014

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This is a great collection. I never understand why it can be so difficult to buy collections like this from groups who were huge in their day. This was a used item but it is indistinguishable from new, so well done on the accuracy of the listing description.

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