Tonight – The Move (1971)

Description

Additional information about this, The Move vinyl art.

The Move – The Artist/s

The Move were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1965. Their original line-up comprised lead guitarist Roy Wood, singer Carl Wayne, rhythm guitarist Trevor Burton, bassist Chris “Ace” Kefford and drummer Bev Bevan. Wood was the band leader and main songwriter, with lead vocal duties falling to Wayne, while Wood, Burton and Kefford also contributed lead and backing vocals. By 1971, the band was reduced to a trio of Wood, Bevan and guitarist/singer/songwriter Jeff Lynne (formerly of the Idle Race), who joined in 1970. The Move scored nine top 20 UK singles in five years, and were among the most popular British bands of the 1960s and 1970s.

Tonight – The Song

‘Tonight’ is a song recorded by The Move and was written by Roy Wood originally for pop vocal group The New Seekers. Jeff Lynne, who had joined the group the previous year, took lead vocal on the third verse. Released in 1971, The Move’s version was their first single release on the Harvest label, and charted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.

The Bass Guitar – The Shape

This record has been cut into the body of a bass guitar. The bass guitar, also known as the electric bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar but with a longer neck and scale length. The electric bass guitar most commonly has four strings, though five-, six-, and seven-stringed models are also built. Since the mid-1950s, the electric bass guitar has often replaced the double bass in popular music due to its lighter weight, smaller size and easier portability, most models’ inclusion of frets for easier intonation, and electromagnetic pickups for amplification.

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