LINK: Review of the Lost Broadcasts DVD by The Move

ELO, ELO, what's all this then? Perfectly timed to coincide with a sudden flurry of Jeff Lynne activity - a new solo album of covers, and a new album of him covering himself as ELO - this DVD pulls together some rare visual performances from The Move, taken from the legendary German television show, Beat Club.

The Move were always one of the more interesting sixties bands, in all their incarnations, with material here from both the Carl Wayne years and the Jeff Lynne years, although most folk will always think of them as being Roy Woods band. Probably having so many vocalists told against them in the end, as at various points Wayne, Wood, Trevor Burton and Chris "Ace" Kefford and Jeff Lynne all found themselves singing assorted songs, only leaving drummer Bev Bevan cast adrift from a microphone.

As with most Beat Club broadcasts there are an array of mind boggling visual effects, which would have been cutting edge at the time, but which now only provoke amusement / nostalgia (delete according to age). So what music is on offer, then? Naturally, you get 'Blackberry Way' in black and white from 1969, as well as 'Curly'. There is a live in colour version of 'Brontosaurus' from 1970 as well as 'The Words of Aaron'. By the time Jeff Lynne is in place, you get two versions of the B-side 'Down On The Bay'. You get two versions of 'Ella James' from 1971. The first take falls apart, thanks to Roy Wood, plus a second full version. There's a black and white version of 'Fire Brigade' from 1968, as well as 'Wild Tiger Woman' from the same year. And there is a 1970 colour take of 'When Alice Comes Back To The Farm'.

For fans of The Move, Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, this well be a more than welcome addition to their collections, and even for those of who are more casual in our appreciation, it made for enjoyable viewing.

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