Message From the Country

~ Release by The Move (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Message From the Country
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
bass:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
electric piano and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar and background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios (renamed to Phonogram Studios in 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
Message From the Country (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
54:53
2Ella James
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
bass, saxophone and lead vocals:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
piano:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios (renamed to Phonogram Studios in 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
Ella James (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
33:19
3No Time
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
clarinet and recorder:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios (renamed to Phonogram Studios in 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
No Time (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
3:46
4Don't Mess Me Up
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
bass and lead vocals:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (on 1970-11-17)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (on 1970-11-17)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (on 1970-11-17) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (on 1970-11-17)
background vocals:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (on 1970-11-17), Jeff Lynne (on 1970-11-17) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (on 1970-11-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-11-17)
recording of:
Don't Mess Me Up (on 1970-11-17)
composer:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
3:16
5Until Your Mama's Gone
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
bass and lead vocals:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios (renamed to Phonogram Studios in 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
Until Your Mama's Gone (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
5:10
6It Wasn't My Idea to Dance
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
bass, oboe and lead vocals:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios (renamed to Phonogram Studios in 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
It Wasn't My Idea to Dance (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
5:35
7The Minister
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
bass:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 1972, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios (renamed to Phonogram Studios in 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
The Minister (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
4:32
8Ben Crawley Steel Company
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
bass and steel guitar:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
guitar and background vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recording of:
Ben Crawley Steel Company (from 1970-11-18 until 1971-01)
composer:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
3:06
9The Words of Aaron
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
bass and recorder:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bev Bevan (English rock drummer) (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
piano:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios (renamed to Phonogram Studios in 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
recording of:
The Words of Aaron (from 1970-12-31 until 1971-01)
composer:
Jeff Lynne
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
5:33
10My Marge
producer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Lynne (from 1970-11 until 1970-12) and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.) (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971, in 2005)
recorded at:
Philips Studios (renamed to Phonogram Studios in 1972) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
recording of:
My Marge (from 1970-11 until 1970-12)
composer:
Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Roy Wood Music Ltd.
2:00

Credits

Release

baritone saxophone, bass, bassoon, clarinet, guitar family, recorder, steel guitar and tenor saxophone:Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
guitar family, percussion and piano:Jeff Lynne
membranophone:Bev Bevan (English rock drummer)
background vocals and lead vocals:Jeff Lynne
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard.)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2434110 [info]
ASIN:US: B0009Y3356 [info]

Release Group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/120001 [info]
Wikidata:Q3306964 [info]