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1. The Move and Carl Wayne
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2. Our New Homepage
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:37:31 -0000
From: S'pop Projects
Subject: The Move and Carl Wayne
Find below a compendium of recent postings on the subject of Carl
Wayne and the Move. Unless anyone has something original to add,
this topic of discussion is now closed.
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Jeff M:
Jim, the followup to Night of Fear was also on Deram; "I Can Hear
The Grass Grow". After that, they were switched to A&M:
10/67 - A&M 884 - Flowers In The Rain
3/68 - A&M 914 - Fire Brigade
8/68 - A&M 966 - Something
Then:
2/69 - A&M 1020 - Blackberry Way
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Steve Harvey:
Carl is now the voice of the Hollies (or what's left).
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Eddy:
In the States Blackberry Way (A&M 1020) was the follow-up to
Something (A&M 966), a song which also turned up on the B-side of
Blackberry way. In the UK it was on Regal Zonophone RZ 3015 and was
the follow up to Wild Tiger Woman (RZ 3012). They only had 2
singles on Deram : Night of Fear and I can hear the grass grow.
Blackberry way same more than 2 years later. And speaking of Carl
Wayne, does anybody know why his My Girl 45 (ABC 10752) only got
released in the States?
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Paul Bryant:
It was their 6th single:
1) Night of Fear (No 2 in UK, 1967)
2) I can hear the grass grow (5, 1967)
3) Flowers in the Rain (2, 1967)
4) Fire Brigade (3, 1968)
5) Wild Tiger Woman (did not chart, 1968)
6) Blackberry Way (No 1, 1968)
Carl Wayne left in 68 I think - he was a would-be cabaret crooner
stranded in the middle of a crazy English psychedelic outfit. Roy
Wood wrote all the songs. After 68 the Move was joined by Jeff
Lynne, produced another 5 or 6 great singles, then morphed into
the Electric Light Orchestra, which Roy left rapidly. He put out a
smattering of odd solo singles and then formed the Spector
soundalike Wizzard and had another fistful of hits. Including one
I could have done without - I wish it could be Christmas every day
- which gets played endlessly from mid-November here in the UK.
God bless Roy Wood.
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Ken Silverwood:
Sorry Jim, but the Moves' "Blackberry Way" came out on Regal
Zonophone RZ 3015 here in the UK. They only released two singles on
Deram, the rest of their 60's output was on the aforementioned RZ.
Quite a peculiar label really it's previous use was as a label for
the release of music by Salvation Army bands. "Blackberry Way" was
going deep into Beatles territory especially on the harmonies, plus
it reached #1 'praps i'm wrong but hasn't Carl Wayne been doing lead
singing for The Hollies since Alan Clarke's retirement.
Taylor Mills triangle (NOT RUDE!!)
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John Kirby:
Blackbury Way was the 6th Move single and featured Roy Wood on lead
vocals achieving the Move a number 1 slot in the UK charts. Check
Carl's home page for a discography and also The Move page..the Move
site can be accessed from Carl's:
http://www.carlwayne.co.uk/
http://www.themoveonline.com/
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Mike Page:
Jim, I loved the song, and the Move were a great band. But it wasn't
the follow up to Night of Fear (Feb 67), there were the following
singles in between:-
I Can Hear the Grass Grow - April 67
Flowers in the Rain - Sept 67 (1st song played on Radio 1)
Fire Brigade - Feb 68
Wild Tiger Woman - July 68
Blackberry Way - Dec 68
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Steven Prazak:
The Move's Blackberry Way (vocalized by Roy Wood, not Carl Wayne,
by the way) came out almost two years and five 45s after Night of
Fear. Different label, too. A&M in the States and Regal Zonophone
(an EMI label) in the UK. All the Move's British singles, save for
one or two, got a US release. But not a single one caught on with
the masses here in the colonies. Pity, too, as Blackberry Way is
one stellar 45 in all respects. The Move's failure to snag even one
U.S. hit during their lifetime remains one of the great mysteries
of '60s British pop-dom.
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Charles G. Hill:
The Move's "Blackberry Way" did indeed follow "Night of Fear", but
there were half a dozen singles (and a label change, from Deram to
Regal Zonophone) in between. "Blackberry Way" was the group's only
British #1; like every Move single until "Do Ya", it was ignored in
the US.
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Jeremy:
Could be wrong, but I don't believe it was released in the U.S. If
memory serves, it was their sixth single, after "Night of Fear," "I
Can Hear the Grass Grow," "Flowers in the Rain," "Fire Brigade"
and "Wild Tiger Woman." They're all great, but "Fire Brigade" is
probably my fave.
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Steve Harvey;
I was a big fan of the Move. Got Carl's solo lp; Rick Price's lp
with Mike Sheridan (Roy's old boss); Trevor Burton's Fight For My
Country single on Epic. I think they did release a Deram single
stateside, but I can't remember what one. I remember buying Chinatown
on Capitol and Do Ya on UA when they came out. Tom Northcott did a
version of Blackberry Way on his Uni lp. I always felt the song was
cousin to Waterloo Sunset and Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields.
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ACJ:
Jim Shannon: I have the 2-CD set "Singles A's & B's" by the Move; its
booklet lists all the UK and US single releases by the Move. According
to the booklet, "Blackberry Way" was only released as a single in the
UK, not in the US. A shame, too - I think it's their best track.
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 10:35:47 -0000
From: S'pop Projects
Subject: Our New Homepage
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offers easy access to all S'pop facilities. Check it out at:
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Feedback very welcome.
Enjoy!
The S'pop Team
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