Move (The Move album)

Move
Studio album by the Move
Released	March 1968[1]
Recorded	January 1967 − 4 February 1968
Studio	Advision, De Lane Lea and Olympic Studios, London
Genre	Art pop[2] rock and roll[2] psychedelic pop
Length	42:12
Label	Regal Zonophone
Producer	Denny Cordell
The Move chronology
Move (1968) Something Else from The Move (1968)
Singles from Move
"Flowers in the Rain" Released: 25 August 1967 "Fire Brigade" Released: 26 January 1968

Move is the debut album by the English rock group the Move, released in March 1968 through Regal Zonophone Records.^[3] The album features ten Roy Wood compositions, along with three covers which had been a prominent part of the group's live act. Although scheduled for an earlier release, the album was delayed by the theft of the master tapes, which led to the tracks needing to be re-recorded. The album was sporadically recorded between January 1967 and February 1968 at Advision, De Lane Lea and Olympic Studios in London, during gaps in their tight recording schedule when the group were not booked for any performances.

Highly anticipated, the album featured two previously released singles: "Flowers in the Rain" and "Fire Brigade", both of which reached the top five in the UK Singles Chart. It was the only album by the Move to feature original bassist Chris "Ace" Kefford, who left the band shortly after the record was released in spring 1968, as well as being the only one to fully feature rhythm guitarist Trevor Burton, who left during the early sessions for their follow-up Shazam. Move was also the only album by the Move to chart in the UK, reaching number fifteen on the charts during the early summer of that year.^[4]