CLASSIC CLIFF RICHARD 78 MOVE IT / SCHOOLBOY CRUSH UK COLUMBIA DB 4178 E/E+
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AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ORIGINAL UK ROCK AND ROLL 78 FROM CLIFF RICHARD AND THE DRIFTERS
MOVE IT
B/W SCHOOLBOY CRUSH
Harry Webb became lead singer of a rock and roll group, the Drifters (not to be confused with the U.S. group of the same name). Before their first large scale appearance, at the Regal Ballroom in Ripley, Derbyshire, in 1958, they adopted the name "Cliff Richard and the Drifters". The four members were Webb, Ian "Sammy" Samwell on guitar, Terry Smart on drums and Norman Mitham on guitar. None of the other three played with the later and better known Shadows, although Samwell wrote songs for Richard's later career.
For his debut session, Paramor provided Richard with "Schoolboy Crush", a cover of an American record by Bobby Helms. Richard was permitted to record one of his own songs for the B-side; this was "Move It", written by the Drifters' Samwell on a number 715 Green Line bus on the way to Richard's house for a rehearsal.
There are a number of stories about why the A-side was replaced by the intended B-side. One is that Norrie Paramor's young daughter raved about the B-side; another was that influential TV producer Jack Good, who used the act for his TV show Oh Boy!, wanted the only song on his show to be "Move It".
The single went to No. 2 on the UK charts. Music critics Roy Carr and Tony Tyler wrote that it was the first genuine British rock classic, followed by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates's "Shakin' All Over". John Lennon was quoted as saying that "Move It" was the first English rock record.
DISC DETAILS
UK COLUMBIA DB 4178 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
CONDITION = E/E+
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