Of all of the groups to emerge in Britain in the latter half of the 1960s, THE MOVE was arguably one of the finest. A powerful act on stage, the group were blessed with one of the most imaginative songwriters of his generation in Roy Wood. “Shazam” is regarded by many as the finest MOVE album, despite being recorded in a time of flux for the band. In the Spring of 1968 bassist Ace Kefford departed the fold, with Trevor Burton assuming bass guitar duties. The band continued to enjoy success as a singles act, earning a number one hit with ‘Blackberry Way’ in November 1968. In February 1969 Burton also left the band to be replaced by Rick Price. It was this line-up that was to record “Shazam”. The album was very well received and is regarded as a classic of the era. Newly re-mastered, this 2 CD Deluxe edition of “Shazam” has also been expanded to include 37 bonus tracks encompassing the singles ‘Wild Tiger Woman’, ‘Blackberry Way’ and ‘Curly’ and alternate mixes. Significantly, 23 tracks recorded for the BBC between May 1968 and November 1969 are also included; 12 of which appear on CD for the first time. This expanded deluxe edition also includes a lavishly illustrated booklet that fully restores the original album artwork and features a new essay by Mark Paytress and also includes a poster. Track Listing: DISC ONE: “SHAZAM” – REMASTERED 1. HELLO SUSIE 2. BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER 3. CHERRY BLOSSOM CLINIC REVISITED 4. FIELDS OF PEOPLE 5. DON’T MAKE MY BABY BLUE 6. THE LAST THING ON MY MIND BONUS TRACKS 7. WILD TIGER WOMAN 8. OMNIBUS A & B-SIDES OF MONO SINGLE 9. BLACKBERRY WAY 10. SOMETHING A & B-SIDES OF MONO SINGLE 11. CURLY 12. THIS TIME TOMORROW A & B-SIDES OF SINGLE 13. HELLO SUSIE (ABRIDGED US SINGLE VERSION) 14. SECOND CLASS (SHE’S TOO GOOD FOR ME) RECORDED AT OLYMPIC STUDIOS – 23RD SEPTEMBER 1968 15. WILD TIGER WOMAN (STEREO MIX) 16. OMNIBUS (FULL VERSION) 17. CURLY (ALTERNATE MIX) 18. THIS TIME TOMORROW (DEMO VERSION) DISC TWO: 1. SOMETHING (DEMO VERSION) 2. BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER (REDUCED MIX) 3. INTERVIEW WITH CARL WAYNE 4. HIGHER AND HIGHER 5. KENTUCKY WOMAN BBC SESSION – 2ND MAY 1968 6. INTERVIEW WITH BEV BEVAN 7. WILD TIGER WOMAN 8. LONG BLACK VEIL 9. PIECE OF MY HEART BBC RADIO SESSION – 4TH SEPTEMBER 1968 10. GOING BACK 11. BLACKBERRY WAY BBC RADIO SESSION – 6TH NOVEMBER 1968 12. CALIFORNIA GIRLS 13. CHRISTIAN LIFE BBC RADIO SESSION – 18TH NOVEMBER 1968 14. BEV BEVAN INTERVIEW (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 15. BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 16. GOING OUT OF MY HEAD (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 22ND APRIL 1969 17. EVIL WOMAN (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 18. CARL WAYNE INTERVIEW (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 19. CURLY (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 20. SOUND OF SILENCE (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 21. ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 9TH JUNE 1969 22. OPEN MY EYES (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 23. HELLO SUSIE (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 18TH AUGUST 1969 24. WALK RIGHT BACK (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) 25. FIELDS OF PEOPLE (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) BBC SESSION – 13TH NOVEMBER 1969
