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The Move Mailing List Digest
Issue #005
October 26, 1997


     In this issue:

     MELLOW Fan Club
     Roy's radio interview schedule for w/o 10/20
     Radio 2 interview
     Move box set - "Second Class"
     "Second Class" ("She's Too Good For Me")
     Bass, drugs & Rolling Stone interviews
     New Dave Morgan CD


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Subject: MELLOW Fan Club
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 07:50:23 +0000
From: Joe Ramsey

Hey Move/ELO/Wizzard People,

I've been meaning to ask - does anyone remember the MELLOW (Move ELO
Wizzard) fan club that existed in the early seventies? It was run by a
nice fellow named Jack Springer (I think) somewhere in Ohio.

Anyway, I have a few of the news bulletins stashed in my GIANT stack of
memorabilia *somewhere* and I'm threatening to pull 'em out and possibly
transcribe some of the text for the list if y'all are interested.

I even remember a photo of an ersatz Move reunion (after what looks like
many pints) at the Wizzard "Eddy & The Falcons" release party. Roy and
Jeff jamming together - but I'm not sure if Bev was there or not.

Good stuff.


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Subject: Roy's radio interview schedule for Thursday & Friday!
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 19:02:41 +0000
From: Lynn Hoskins 

Get your finger ready to hit that "record" button!  Here's what Roy has
lined up for tomorrow (Thursday) in the UK:

1:30pm - Capital Gold

4:00pm - BBC GLR (Greater London Radio)

Both are expected to be 1/2-hour interviews.

And, don't forget, he'll be a guest on the Debbie Thrower Show this
Friday afternoon at 1:30 on Radio 2.


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Subject: Radio 2 interview
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 17:50:52 +0100
From: Euan Wilson"

Roy's interview kicked off with Blackberry way, from the Move box set, 
nice to see some national plugging for it.

Then a chat about the new band and then (in no real order)

about the Move, Flowers in the Rain, drugs, formation of
ELO, Wizzard ...

Nothing new, but a nice plug for the tour and the box set, which
was mentioned for second time when Flowers in the Rain was
played.


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Subject: Re: Radio 2 interview
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:51:44 +0000
From: Lynn Hoskins 

Euan wrote:

> about the Move, Flowers in the Rain, drugs, formation of
> ELO, Wizzard ...

> Nothing new...

Euan, for a lot of us in the U.S., it's ALL new! :)  If you can remember
any details, quotes, etc., would you please post?  How did they get to
talking about drugs?


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Subject: Re: radio 2 interview
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 17:01:41 GMT
From: Jon Hinchliffe

I recorded the interview and don't mind passing on one copy to
someone. I am not inclined to transcribe it but I did think it was
slightly more interested that Euan suggested.


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Subject: Second Class is first class!
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 19:09:55 +0000
From: Lynn Hoskins 

Sorry, I just can't keep quiet an hour longer.  I got the box set!!
It's all wonderful, of course.  But, you know what my favorite cut is?
A little backing track called "Second Class."  I absolutely *love*
listening to Roy play the guitar.  (Great bass line, too.)  You can
really hear how he worked those strings.  I'm in awe.

After listening to it about 25 times, I couldn't help but be reminded of
"All Join In" from Traffic's second album.  As Winwood was from
Birmingham as well, it's no doubt his guitar style was inspired by The
Move.

Has anyone else locked into this track?  How sad that they never
finished it!


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Subject: Re: Second Class is first class!
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 12:17:16 -0800
From: Bill Reynolds 


Take out Boulders and listen to the ending medley again.  "She's too
good for me, she did all she could for me, but I'm only second class..."


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Subject: Re: Second Class (She's Too Good For Me!)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 10:58:00 +0000
From: Lynn Hoskins 

Bill Reynolds wrote:

> Take out Boulders and listen to the ending medley again.  "She's too
> good for me, she did all she could for me, but I'm only second
> class..."

Geez, I didn't even make the connection.  How right you are, Bill!  The
Anthology disc lists the track as "Second Class (aka She's Too Good For
Me)" and it says in the liner notes that the track was never finished.

Well, The Move never finished it.  But, Roy sure did.  On "Boulders"
it's listed as the middle song in the Rock Medley, "She's Too Good For
Me."  It sounds, um, quite a bit different from the backing track on the
Anthology.  Do you think it could be Roy's singing? ;-)

Something I neglected to mention about the backing track version is how
INCREDIBLE Bev's drumming is.  Wouldn't it be great to have an entire CD
of Move backing tracks?  I wish...


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Subject: Rolling Stone interviews
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 01:53:42 -0500 (EST)
From: Larry Harris

Hi!   Speaking of great bass tracks, I always thought that the bass Roy
played on "Dancin At the Rainbow's End" was one of the best bass tracks 
he ever laid down. :-)

I'm under the impression the Roy never had much interest in drugs.  
Maybe occasionally...  I know the boys in Wizzard usually had a bottle of
*something* around tho...    I'm aware that Roy developed ulcers and was
ordered by the doctor to slow down with the recording and touring around 
the time that Wizzard was disbanded.   I wonder if the drinks played a 
part in this...

A few years ago, I found at a University library some old interviews with
Roy from Rolling Stone.   They were from around the time ELO was recording
the first album. Also some various reviews of the Brew album and even a
review from when Wizzard opened for Black Oak Arkansas here in the US!  
I'll see if I can find these on the Net or I"ll go back to the library 
if need be.

I want to share these with all of you.  Keep yer hands on the wheel!


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Subject: New Dave Morgan CD
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 13:05:08 -0000
From: Euan Wilson

Hi all,

Here's some information lifted off Dave Morgan's web pages.

"Hi... As many of you will know, I've been writing songs since the 
year dot.  In the 80's I was part of the world famous Electric Light 
Orchestra (ELO) group. Since becoming a Christian in 1988 I write 
mostly Christian songs (eg. CALL below). I don't have audio available 
at this site yet, so if you're interested you'll have to buy one. 
What a sales pitch huh? Anyway here's a short list of my songs...

EARTH RISE - Tandy-Morgan. 12-tracks recorded in ELO period

The BC Collection - Tandy Morgan Smith. 17-tracks Post-ELO

CALL - David Scott-Morgan. 16-track Xian Music released Sep 1997

Sept 97 Prices
To the UK: #14
Outside UK: #16 Sterling or US$30
Prices include Postage. VAT invoice available on request (for UK sales).

+ Free 7" vinyl record of Bethlehem Town: - the record company have 
given me their stocks of the Bethlehem Town / Christmas single. So if 
you send for a CD or Cassette, I can include a signed copy of this 
while stocks last.

For purchasing info, e-mail me at scott-morgan@charis.co.uk"

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So there you are a place to get CD's with Dave and Richard Tandy on.

The track listings of Earthrise and BC Collection have been posted to 
these Newsgroups / email lists before, if you want more details about 
who / what / when etc. I sure one of us has emails we could forward.

Call contains some "previously released material", for example, it 
contains the Jeff Lynne produced God's Good Time. This time its 
credited to Jeff rather than Otis Wilbury (as it was for the All 
God's Blessings cassettes) and its nice to have it on CD.

Another track appearing on CD (to my knowledge) is the R&D track 
This is the day, from The Berlin 7". Other tracks are lifted from the 
All God's Blessings cassettes and its great To have them on CD. There 
are a number of new tracks.

Strong rumours have it of a BC Collection revamp, due to nearly all 
the initial run having been Sold.  It may take the form of the best 
tracks of BC with some new material or it may be a Complete new set, 
but this is something for next year.




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