ACE THE FACE!

Early on I was a fan of The Move and the mod image was largely set by members with the possible exception of the burdgeoning eccentricity of Roy Wood who was always his own man (sic). 'Ace' Kefford the bass player, whose band it had been originally, was perhaps the most stylish member alongside Carl Wayne the sometime alternate vocalist and Trevor Wood on guitar and the equally legendary drummer Bev Bevan.

The Move - Deram Records

Plain and Fancy notes an article from Brumbeat this week that covers Kefford's career

You can tell what they were singing about and where the influences came from and some of Wood's writing here is psychedelia at its height and it came as no surprise that someone maybe couldn't cope  psychologically if you are going to tour with Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix as part of a package (sic!) but check the bass on 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow'! Despite much silly posturing in retrospect the songs ,may seem naive now but actually are pioneering new writing and trying to pin down the true psychedelic experience and the musicianship was definitely budding into something unique here and the most accomplished appears to be Kefford. We all thought he was cool!



'Night of Fear' is fairly clear what it was about and the fear will get you soon enough  . . 

By the time this last track came out showing their heavier side Ace had experienced a 'nervous breakdown' from the demands of touring and no surprises there. He recovered and went on to other things but is still alive and well (we hope)

Check out the article as is so often the case (always? - ED) Plain & Fancy publish really good articles and this is no exception