Roy Wood's face-painted orchestra-cellos in tinsel, horns in harmony, See My Baby Jive like Phil Spector snorted glitter. They built walls of sound taller than Slade's platforms. More beardy brass blasts weekly.
A Vibrant Proto-Glam Compilation The Move’s California Man LP, was released in the UK on October 7, 1974, on Harvest Records (catalogue: SHSP 4035). This 11-track compilation gathered key singles and tracks from the band’s later years (1970–1972), showcasing their shift from psychedelia to proto-glam rock and foreshadowing the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Produced by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, the album highlighted Wood’s flamboyant energy and Lynne’s melodic finesse, but it