The Move - Movements. 30Th. Anniversary Anthology (@320)

 

The Move - Movements. 30Th. Anniversary Anthology

Movements Review by Bruce Eder.

This may be more Move than the casual fan wants, but it's not just another rehashed collection. From the remastered sound to the presence of various outtakes (including lost live tracks), the 30th anniversary triple-disc Movements is as definitive a set as we'll ever have on this band, containing everything except for the Message From the Country album. Disc one consists of the group's early singles plus The Move album and one outtake ("Disturbance"), all sounding really clear and tough, the loudest psychedelic pop music you'll ever hear out of England. Disc two contains the complete Shazam album, as well as alternate stereo or undubbed mixes of such songs as "Cherry Blossom Clinic," "(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree," "Fire Brigade," and an Italian-sung version of "Something." The sound is OK, with brilliant delineation on the guitars and basses, but not quite the revelation that one would hope (20-bit remastering would have been a real treat on Shazam). "Wild Tiger Woman Blues" is worth the price of this disc by itself, and the early version of "Curly" is lots of fun, while the undubbed "Fire Brigade" is raw and punkish. Disc three starts off with the complete Looking On album, which still lacks some presence, but is the best version yet heard. The real deal here, however, is the first-ever CD version of the live Something Else EP remastered from the original live tapes. The notes by John Platt are pretty cool, too, and coupled with the remastered Message From the Country, this set pretty well closes the books on the Move, as far as reissues of fully authorized stuff goes.

Tracklist:

Disc 1: (54:55)

 

1. Night Of Fear (2:14)

2. Disturbance (2:45)

3. I Can Hear The Grass Grow (3:00)

4. Wave The Flag And Stop The Train (2:56)

5. Yellow Rainbow (2:36)

6. Kilroy Was Here (2:45)

7. The Lemon Tree (3:10)

8. Weekend (1:47)

9. Walk Upon The Water (3:18)

10. Flowers In The Rain (2:22)

11. Useless Information (2:57)

12. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart (2:49)

13. The Girl Outside (2:55)

14. Fire Brigade (2:24)

15. Mist On A Monday Morning (2:33)

16. Cherry Blossom Clinic (2:31)

17. Hey Grandma (3:13)

18. Disturbance (Undubbed alternate version) (2:01)

19. Wild Tiger Woman (2:38)

20. Omnibus (3:52)

 

Disc 2: (75:31)

 

21. Blackberry Way (3:35)

22. Something (3:31)

23. Curly (2:45)

24. This Time Tomorrow (3:41)

25. Hello Suzie (4:56)

26. Beautiful Daughter (3:03)

27. Cherry Blossom Clinic revisited (7:42)

28. Fields of people (10:55)

29. Don't make my baby blue (6:06)

30. The last thing on my mind (7:38)

31 (Here we go round) The Lemon Tree (Stereo single mix) (2:59)

32. Cherry Blossom Clinic (Stereo mix) (2:56)

33. Fire Brigade (Early undubbed mix) (2:19)

34. Second Class (Backing track) (2:14)

35. Wild Tiger Woman Blues (Early undubbed mix) (2:29)

36. Curly Where's Your Girly (Early alternate mix) (2:49)

37. Something (Italian language mix) (2:56)

38. Vote For Me (2:48)

 

Disc 3: (75:14)

 

39. Looking On (7:49)

40. Turkish Tram Conductor Blues (4:49)

41. What (6:43)

42. When Alice Comes Back To The Farm (3:44)

43. Open Up Said The World At The Door (7:11)

44. Brontosaurus (4:26)

45. Feel too good (9:34)

46. Lightning Never Strikes Twice (3:10)

47. So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star (2:51)

48. Stephanie Knows Who (2:59)

49. Something Else (2:21)

50. It'll Be Me (2:36)

51. Piece Of My Heart (4:04)

52. Too Much In Love (2:41)

53. Higher And Higher (3:36)

54. Sunshine Help Me (Unedited version) (6:33)

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