CLEAN 1970 THE MOVE LOOKING ON Hard Psych IDLE RACE

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          1970 ORIGINAL Hard Popsike Classic

            Lime Green Capitol first pressing

                       THE  MOVE

                        Looking On

\                               USA - Lime Green - CAPITOL RECORDS - ST 658 - Stereo

Gotten hard to find as an ORIGINAL 1970 first pressing on the scarce lime green Capitol label...

The Move's classic third album is often misunderstood, considered a heavy rock bridge between the powerful mod-pop blasts of THE MOVE and SHAZAM! and the more subtle, classical influences of 1971's MESSAGE FROM THE COUNTRY. While the album does have a certain lumbering heavy quality--only seven lengthy tracks--it's also surprisingly graceful.

"Looking On" is generally regarded as the hardest rocking, and most eclectic album in the Move's catalogue, as it presents the band dabbling in heavy rock ("Brontosaurus," "When Alice Comes Back To The Farm"), blues ("Turkish Tram Conductor Blues"), prog-style psych-epics ("Open Up Said The World At The Door"), hard soul ("Feel Too Good"), or, in the case of the title track, all four styles mashed together.

It's also the first LP to feature both Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne as a tandem, with Wood’s use of cello and woodwinds and Lynne's vocals anticipating the work they would later pursue in the Electric Light Orchestra, whose debut album they were starting to record at around the same time. complex fills on the title track also serve as a signpost of the style that Wood would later develop in Wizzard.

The Move was effectively a dead band walking when Lynne joined in February 1970 after fronting (and producing) The Idle Race. Wood had wanted to launch a new group with Lynne that would feature rock and arrangements -- to pick up, in theory, where the Beatles' "I Am The Walrus" had left off -- and retire the Move immediately. But despite mainstream media reports that the Move were finished -- with Wood's blessing -- contractual obligations and management pressure kept the brand name kicking, regardless of the drastic changes in sound and personnel. The album is excellently produced  which gives due credit to an underrated gem.

1. "Looking On" (Wood) – 7:48
2. "Turkish Tram Conductor Blues" (Bevan) – 4:38
3. "What?" (Lynne) – 6:42
4. "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm" (Wood) – 3:40
5. "Open Up Said The World At The Door" (Lynne) – 7:10
6. "Brontosaurus" (Wood) – 4:25
7. "Feel Too Good" (Wood) – 9:30

CONDITION: The cover is stiff and solid, having only a smalll light shelf wear line at top center and otherwise with very collectible appearance VG++ having no split seams, no bends and no writing... 

The vinyl is all glossy clean "EX" (excellent) playing outstanding, clean !!

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record