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Re-publication or re-distribution of "Useless Information" content, in any form whatsoever, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent.] USELESS INFORMATION The Move Mailing List Digest Issue #425 December 20, 2002 In this issue: * Roy Wood in GUITAR WORLD magazine! * Artwork for the Roy Wood Christmas Tree * Roy Wood - XMAS? * New Move compilation (cont.) * Hello and Move Comp * Daily Record: Where are they now? - Roy Wood * Idle Race Sound Alike (cont.) * Japanese Move CD's? * Zal Yanovsky r.i.p. * Merry (insert appropriate festive occasion) and happy new year ============================================================== To POST TO THE LIST: Send an e-mail to: move-list@eskimo.com Move List Info & Archives: http://www.eskimo.com/~noanswer/movelist.html TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send an e-mail to move-digest-request@eskimo.com with the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes) in the subject line ============================================================== Subject: Roy Wood in GUITAR WORLD magazine! Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 23:24:51 -0800 From: BigLarry Hey folks, Just picked up the new Guitar World magazine (U.S.) today, and was really glad to see Roy get some ink in the American press. Features a great article called "High-Strung: The 25 All-Time Weirdest Guitarists." And sure enough, there's a blurb on ROY WOOD, with his picture (circa Wizzard's Brew era) covering nearly 1/4th the page! Quote: The very definition of "weird beard," Wood has always cut a uniquely hirsute figure in the world of English rock. A worrying number of his song for Sixties psych-pop legends The Move dealt with paranoia, insanity, and mental anguish, and allegedly resulted from the band's manager instructing Wood to "write about what you know." An inventive guitarist capable from everything from shuddering power chords to classical filigrees, Wood spent much of the Seventies cranking out Phil Spector-meets-Sha Na Na Fifties pastiches with Wizzard, doubtless scarring countless impressionable youngsters for life with his hideous glam-clown makeup. (End quote) Other notables include Syd Barrett, Roky Erickson, Zal Clemonson (SAHB), Dave Davies, Link Wray, and Marc Bolan, who was a friend of Roy's. To help you find the mag, look for a red cover, with the word "Mudvayne" across center, in yellow. Other good bits include an update on Queen members, and a review of David Gilmour's new live DVD. So, big props to Guitar World for the mention and a nice big pic! Larry Harris Dallas, Texas ********** Subject: Artwork for the Roy Wood Christmas Tree Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:58:33 -0800 From: Dan Ream Ken Greenwell of sunny (and hot, he reports!) Western Australia has put together some really nice artwork for the Roy Wood Christmas Tree that can be downloaded from the Christmas Tree web site at http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dream/roytree.htm Many thanks, Ken! I have also placed a link to the Face The Music story about this wonderful 1993 BBC Christmas session on the same page. Or see it directly at http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dream/roystory.htm Happy holidays! --Dan ********** Subject: Re: Artwork for the Roy Wood Christmas Tree Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:46:14 -0800 From: "Michael J. Cross" That reminds me! I've been meaning to thank Dan Ream (the trunk? the root?) and my branch, Dale Leopold, for the timely distribution of the concert recording. I have been enjoying mine immensely! I forgot how blown away I was by "House of Love" when Roy et al. were in NYC last March. So, again my thanks to Dan, Dale, and Ken for the CD and artwork. While I'm at it, my thanks to ALL for keeping this list an educational, entertaining, thought-provoking and erudite online experience. Lynn, your excellent administration serves as a model that other lists could learn from. And to Rob Caiger: thanks so much for your efforts. Many would say they'd trade places with you and they sound envious, but I'm sure it's mostly painstaking and arduous work. For you it must truly be a labour of love, with an emphasis on "labour". And to the rest of you, thanks for the communion, communication, and commotion! We are a true family, with all that means. Warmly, Mike Cross Rochester, NY ********** Subject: Roy Wood - XMAS? Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:29:34 -0800 From: "Paul Watkins" My wife caught the promo for GMTV on Christmas Eve and in it was Roy. So I assume that he is to make an appearance?? ********** Subject: Re: Roy Wood - XMAS? Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:23:46 -0800 From: "Ken Latta" More info on Roy's Xmas TV appearances is on the news page of www.roywood.co.uk There's also some new photo's of Roy and his Army taken recently at Birkenhead (photo's courtesy of Alan Kelly). Ken The Official Roy Wood Website ********** Subject: Re: Roy Wood - XMAS? Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:24:02 -0800 From: Lynn Hoskins Hey, Paul, looks like we may have a "list" after all. ;) Friday, December 20 - "This Morning" on ITV Tuesday, December 24 - GMTV *Tuesday, December 24 - Graham Norton show on Channel 4, 10pm *Tentatively scheduled for the 24th - if any list members catch a promo to confirm the day, please let us know. It'll be the same old-same old, but for those whose Christmas just isn't complete without Roy on TV, there ya go! ********** Subject: Re: The new Move greatest hits collection Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 23:59:15 -0800 From: "Rob Caiger" Bernardo Quiroga wrote: > (we know the mastertapes are lost, so...). Not all of them.... ********** Subject: Re: Best Of The Move Comp Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 04:19:10 -0800 From: Andrew Codd I have a suggestion for the best of the Move cd that may not really be suitable for a best of the Move cd but I would really love for these to be included somewhere and can't really see where else these could go so we could get them on cd. If at all possible (and I would imagine there are probably label issues to prevent this!) is there any chance of getting The Acid Gallery and Grunt Futtock tracks tacked on somewhere as a nice incentive for the fan. Other than that I think I trust Rob's judgement as I think he knows what he'd like to see best being the Uber Move fan that he is. ********** Subject: Re: Best Of The Move Comp Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:57:24 -0800 From: "Rob Caiger" Andrew wrote: >If at all possible (and I would imagine there are probably label issues >to prevent this!) is there any chance of getting The Acid Gallery and >Grunt Futtock tracks tacked on somewhere as a nice incentive for the fan. No. Strictly Move material. These will be part of another project in the new year. Best - Rob ********** Subject: Re: Best Of The Move Comp Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:58:13 -0800 From: "Greg Weatherby" Andrew Codd wrote: >If at all possible (and I would imagine there are probably label issues >to prevent this!) is there any chance of getting The Acid Gallery and >Grunt Futtock tracks tacked on somewhere as a nice incentive for the fan. Good one! I had thought the same thing, but figured that licensing, and the fact that these songs are not actually The Move, would scotch their inclusion. Two other songs that could be on this "bonus disc" are "Caroline" by the Casuals, written and produced by Roy Wood and "Fight For My Country" by, ahem, Balls, with Trevor B. Oh yeah, could have "Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree" by Jason Crest, rumoured RW involvement, but I'm not so sure that it's true. And, thinking a little harder (haven't had the French Roast yet this morning), could put on the wonderful "William Chalker's Time Machine", by the Lemon Tree, written and produced by Ace. They also did "I Can Touch A Rainbow", which I believe that Ace wrote and produced too. There are others, and once I get a little more "revved up", I should think of 'em! Not gonna happen, I suppose, but it would make a fun disc. Greg first cup coming up! ********** Subject: Re: Best Of The Move Comp Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 23:11:02 -0800 From: "Rob Caiger" Greg wrote: >...put on the wonderful "William Chalker's Time Machine", by the Lemon >Tree, written and produced by Ace. They also did "I Can Touch A >Rainbow", which I believe that Ace wrote and produced too. All of Ace's recordings will be the subject of a special album in the New Year. Lots of surprises on that one... Rob ********** Subject: Re: Best Of The Move Comp Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:58:38 -0800 From: "Tyler C.Sherman" Rob wrote: >All of Ace's recordings will be the subject of a special album in the New >Year. Lots of surprises on that one... Rob, you are THE man! It looks like '03 will be a banner year for Move and related releases. Any chance the "Live A The Fillmore" album will see the light of day? Wizzards, Tyler ********** Subject: Hello and Move Comp Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 01:52:47 -0800 From: russell_smith I would just like to introduce myself my name is Russell Smith and I live in the UK. Over the last few years, since about 1997 I have been heavily involved in the Kinks re-issues and had the honour of writing the liner notes for some of the re-issues most notably Kinks at BBC and the Marble Arch years boxed set, now the egotistical bit is out of the way I suppose I better get to the point. I think the Move and Roy Wood are a major talent, [I like the very early ELO stuff but they kinda lost me after the first two LP's] Back to the point I have been intrigued by the discussion on the forthcoming [comprehensive ?] career overview antho. In my humble opinion there has not been a fully satisfactory Move compilation and like the Kinks there have been plenty of those half arsed budget comps that do no one any favours. It is a about time that Move had something that represented thier career more fully. I know this is hard as there are certain tracks that the compilers will be obligated to include, but my suggestion would to get into those hidden corners and dust down the gems. I would have to ask why are the CD's being limited to 55mins per disc? If you look at the Dave Davies Unfinished Business Antho, both discs ran to over 70 mins a piece, and as such that really does give a flavour of his career and that sold in the £10.99 bracket. It always nice to include [some] unreleased tracks or at least different mixes. But you are the mercy of the artist and what is physically available. Dave for his Antho coughed-up a whole slew of material. The end result on that was we had more material available than could be possible fitted onto to two CD's, and the engineers kept reminding us, if you don't knock something out we will have to speed the tapes up - which is a big no-no if the aim is to keep the original sound perfectly intact. I always like to see track by track annotation with as much information as possible: recording date, release date, cat no, engineers detail, personnel - the more info the merrier. I would have to agree CD programming is tough, but when you get into a full career retrospectives licencing becomes a bigger pain, believe me. But, I'm not sure that will be to bad with the Move, as far as I understand there are only to licencees to deal with [I'm sure someone will tell me if I'm wrong on that] I really hope that someone can turn this into the definitive Move compilation. I'm also intrigued by the Message To The Country re-issue, that's a album I always liked but the CD issued to to date have pretty average sound reproduction. But, from what I have seen on the Move website looks like that could be a neat re-issue. It would be nice to think that could be released in either a digipak of facsimile LP sleeve. That is a nice sleeve and it would assist in bringing the full detail and colour of the artwork out. I must say this seems a nice civilised message board and is a credit to those who post. I have seen plenty that are pretty ugly places to visit. Russell ********** Subject: Re: Hello and Move Comp Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 10:56:57 -0800 From: John DeSilva russell_smith wrote: >I would just like to introduce myself my name is Russell Smith and I >live in the UK. Over the last few years, since about 1997 I have been >heavily involved in the Kinks re-issues and had the honour of writing >the liner notes for some of the re-issues most notably Kinks at BBC and >the Marble Arch years boxed set, now the egotistical bit is out of the >way I suppose I better get to the point. Russell: Welcome to the Move list! As you noted we have a great group here - and thanks to Rob and Lynn we are kept current on all things Move. 2003 should bring us many "definitive remaster" editions of the Move's original albums, as well as long awaited gems such as "Live At The Fillmore 1969", so you've joined up at a very opportune time. BTW congratulations on your excellent work on the Kinks releases - being a major Kinks fan I've got most all of the re-issue CDs, including the Velvel RCA reissues, Dave's "Unfinished Business" anthology (the original release), and the great BBC release with your excellent liner notes. JD San Jose, CA ********** Subject: Re: Hello and Move Comp Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 14:18:46 -0800 From: Richard Messum Welcome aboard, Russell! We're a lovable bunch of madcaps, really. I think you'll find that there are some serious Kinks fans here as well -- which shouldn't be a surprise, considering the musical era we're devoted to. And i have to agree with JD about the excellence of The Kinks' "BBC Sessions." Well done. ********** Subject: Re: Hello and Move Comp Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:29:39 -0800 From: "Tyler C.Sherman" Hi Russell, Welcome and thanks for your nice comments about the list. I had asked Rob about the time restriction too and I'm sure by now you read his reply (has to do with royalty rates). I agree that a track by track commentary from Roy and possibly other band members would be very cool. Again, I am trusting Rob to do his usual ace job in putting this project together. Incidentally, he is working on a proper reissue of "Message From The Country" with bonus material which is due out in spring '03. Wizzards, Tyler ********** Subject: Daily Record: Where are they now? - Roy Wood Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 10:15:31 -0800 From: george@mackenzie Hi I found this in my daily paper this morning. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/features/page.cfm?objectid=12453084&method=full&siteid=89488 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? - ROY WOOD Dec 14 2002 GLAM rocker Roy Wood is almost as synonymous with Christmas as Santa Claus. Along with his band Wizzard, he recorded the festive hit I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day. Amazingly, the song only reached No.4 on its release in 1973, but has remained a yuletide favourite with all ages ever since. Born Ulysses Adrian Wood in Birmingham, Roy - with his painted face and long frizzy hair - became one of the most important and eccentric rock musicians in Britain's glam rock era. Even among the most outlandish outfits and behaviour, Roy stood out from the crowd thanks to his multi-coloured beard and mane and a star stuck to the middle of his forehead. He began playing the guitar in his teens, gigging with bands Garry Levene and the Avengers, and Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders. In 1964, he was expelled from Mosley College of Art and set up rock band The Move, whose single Night Of Fear reached No.2 in 1967. The band built up an enthusiastic following and their song, Flowers In The Rain, was the first record ever played on Radio One. In 1971, Roy formed Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) before leaving to start Wizzard. The singles, See My Baby Jive and Angel Fingers, both reached No.1, but it's their Christmas record they're best remembered for, with a dozen pupils from Kewpsey Primary School singing the chorus. Wizzard disbanded in 1978 after their final album, Eddie And The Falcons, flopped. Roy, 57, now fronts his own Big Band, which churns out hits from all stages of his career and features a seven-piece female brass section. He's also a member of the all-star band The SAS, which features Tony Hadley, Cozy Powell and Fish. Two years ago, he launched another assault on the festive charts, this time with the unlikely help of the Wombles. I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day squared up to Westlife's cover of the Abba hit, I Believe In Angels. Sadly for Roy, the Irish boyband won the battle for the Christmas top spot. But Roy was upbeat in defeat, saying: "At least ours is a traditional Christmas record. Over the past few years, Christmas hits have been rather dull." That's something that Roy Wood himself could never be described as. ********** Subject: Re: Daily Record: Where are they now? - Roy Wood Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 15:12:59 -0800 From: Richard Messum There's that "Ulysses Adrian Wood" thing, popping up again. This is taking on the strength of an urban legend! ********** Subject: Re: Daily Record: Where are they now? - Roy Wood Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 15:13:49 -0800 From: Zabadak (Rick) "He's also a member of the all-star band The SAS, which features Tony Hadley, Cozy Powell and Fish." Cozy? Roy is giging w Cozy? Is that THE Cozy, "the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated" Powell? There is an "easy listening " radio station here in Washington, DC that plays "seasonal toonz," straight thru till Christmas...every year. Never have they played IWICBCED. "Band-Aid," yes. That God awful tripe from Macca, oh dear me it's bloody incessant. Springsteen every few hours, but never Roy. I've taken to playing the Christmas "tree" disc at work just to "sanitize" the place. That studio show must have been blinding in it's enthusiasm. I'm shocked that there has never been a domestic release of it. Am I mistaken? ********** Subject: Re: Idle Race Sound Alike Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:06:48 -0800 From: Luke and Efi Hey Greg, would love to hear the Jackpots. and while we're (kinda) on the subject, I was wondering if there's been talk on this board about contemporaries of the Move who covered the Move's songs. One of the best that come to mind is the Nashville Teens version of Ella James. Truly rockin' and almost better than Roy and co.'s. Plucked down 60 bucks for Nuggets II to hear the Acid Gallery. At first I thought "nice, one of Roy's twisted nursery rhyme songs", but the layers of guitar in the background lift it above simple pop, into something more cutting edge for that time. Liner notes say Jeff Lynne sang and played on it too. Sometimes sound like Carl's voice is in there too. Which leaves me wondering whether this was their first collaboration. I mean, it sounds like Roy took a Move demo and put a few layer of other musicians over it. Have you heard anything else from the Acid Gallery? over and out, L. Davis California man ********** Subject: Japanese Move CD's? Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 04:19:31 -0800 From: "Rowland Jones" Hi everyone, I was browsing through http://www.101cd.com when I searched "Move" there were several Japanese CD's that caught my eye; Brand New Album (AVCT - 10091) Peel Sessions (MSIF - 3272) Remix Album (AVCT - 10100) Shazem (sic) 20bit (VICP - 61257) Does anyone know of these albums and are they worth owning? Have the guys reformed to satisfy Japanese demand? ********** Subject: Re: Japanese Move CD's? Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 05:00:33 -0800 From: Toshiki Komeda Hi, It seems that there is another band named Move (or such name include 'Move') in Japan, although I have not listened to their music before. It is unlikely that they were named after The Move, and I heard that they played some dance music. It is also misleading that another Japanese singer once recorded a song for Christmas. That song also had its title in English, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, however, that song has nothing to do with Roy's classic. Please note that another Japanese band called Scanch did the cover version for Roy's IWICBCE, which was nice but sung in Japanese. Toshiki Komeda Kyoto, Japan ********** Subject: Re: Japanese Move CD's? Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 23:10:34 -0800 From: "Tyler C.Sherman" Interestingly, about 15 years ago I found a 12" vinyl single by a sort of rap group called Move who I think were from NYC. Then some time later someone sent me an ad for a group playing around in the Pacific Northwest here in the states called Move. So it seems the name has been thought of by many others in many different parts of the world. Wizzards, Tyler ********** Subject: Zal Yanovsky r.i.p. Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 14:18:58 -0800 From: Richard Messum Terrible news that Zal Yanovsky of the Lovin' Spoonful, died of a heart attack on Friday, at the age of 58. One link is http://tinyurl.com/3k8x ********** Subject: Merry (insert appropriate festive occasion) and happy new year Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:24:23 -0800 From: "dunks58" Hi Movers, Just a quick note to send everyone out there our best wishes for the festive season and a very happy and safe and above all PEACEFUL new year. Staying slightly off-topic, my dream finally came true last week when I saw Brian Wilson and his band in Sydney. I can only describe it with one word -- magnificent. The best concert I've ever been to. His band is truly incredible. I must also give all British and American Movers fair warning that we'll be coming to the UK and USA in (your) summer 2003, so if any of you can stand the idea of meeting up and letting me shout you a decent Aussie beer, let me know! This has been made possible by an amazing stroke of luck -- a few weeks ago my wife won a travel prize in a competition and we now have a AU$10,000 credit with a major travel agency to spend on airfares, accomodation or whatever. The coolest part is that my long service leave falls due in May 2003. Am I lucky or what? Anyway, I'm dying to know if Roy has any gigs planned for summer next year, or if there are any other cool things happening in May-June-July-August that would be worth planning for,so if anyone has any suggestions, say the word. All the best Dunks in Sydney End of Useless Information #425 ******************************* [This digest is the copyright of the Move "Useless Information" Mailing List. Re-publication or re-distribution of "Useless Information" content, in any form whatsoever, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent.]