The August 1974 issue of Creem features a full-page advertisement for the specially priced two-record set The Best of the Move on A&M Records. Publication: Creem Date: August 1974 Country: United States The advert promotes The Best of the Move as a specially priced 2-record set. The text notes that before the band splintered into the Electric Light Orchestra and Roy Wood’s Wizzard, The Move sent hit after hit to the top of the British and European charts. Many of the songs fe

The June 24, 1972 issue of Melody Maker features a prominent announcement that The Move have released a new single under the name of the Electric Light Orchestra, titled “10538 Overture”, as the official follow-up to their Top Ten hit “California Man”. Publication: Melody Maker Date: June 24, 1972 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Section: News / Singles Feature THE STORY The piece explains that the single is credited to the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), a new projec

The week-ending 31 August 1968 issue of Record Mirror features an interview with The Move under the headline “THE MOVE: FROM TEENYBOP TO TOUGH GUYS…” Publication: Record Mirror Date: August 31, 1968 Country: United Kingdom The article opens with a group photograph of The Move and discusses their evolution from a teenybop image to a tougher, more serious musical direction. Band members talk about becoming a four-piece, their desire to move away from the “teeny-bopper” label, a