James Taylor Move
| James Taylor Move | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Psychedelic pop, progressive rock |
| Years active | 1967–1968 |
| Labels | Festival |
| Associated acts | Hurricanes, John E. Broome and the Handels, Roadrunners, Delta Set, Eighteenth Century Quartet, Cam-Pact, Rockwell T. James and the Rhythm Aces, Tarney/Spencer Band, Sky, Chain |
| Past members |
Kevin Peek Trevor Spencer Alan Tarney Robert John Taylor John Pugh Lance Dixon Wendy Saddington |
James Taylor Move was a briefly existing (1967–1968) Australian psychedelic pop, progressive rock group from Adelaide. It was formed by Kevin Peek on guitar (ex-Hurricanes, The Twilights, John E. Broome and the Handels), Trevor Spencer on drums, Alan Tarney on organ (John E. Broome and the Handels), and Robert John Taylor on lead vocals and bass guitar.
Early in 1967 the group won the South Australian finals of the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds and traveled to Melbourne to compete in the national final. During that year the group released two singles, "And I Hear the Fire Sing" / "Magic Eyes" and "Baby Jane". "Magic Eyes" peaked in the Go-Set National Top 40 Singles Chart. In June 1968 Wendy Saddington, a blues vocalist, replaced Taylor but the group disbanded by the end of the year.
James Taylor Move formed in early 1967 when an Adelaide discotheque-owner wanted a house band. The original line-up was Kevin Peek on guitar (ex-Hurricanes, John E. Broome and the Handels), Trevor Spencer on drums, Alan Tarney on organ and bass guitar (John E. Broome and the Handels), and Robert John Taylor on lead vocals. John E Broome and the Handels was an R&B group from Adelaide that relocated to the United Kingdom, Peek and Tarney had returned to Australia. Not long after forming they won the South Australian finals of the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds and in July they traveled to Melbourne to compete in the national final.
James Taylor Move supported fellow-Adelaide group, The Twilights, and followed them to relocate to Melbourne. In August 1967 James Taylor Move issued their debut single, "And I Heard the Fire Sing" / "Magic Eyes", which peaked at No. 33 on the Go-Set National Top 40 Singles Chart. According to Ian McFarlane, Australian rock music historian, the "Hendrix-derived 'And I Heard the Fire Sing' was too much for local radio of the day, but programmers flipped the single over to reveal the more radio-friendly psychedelic pop of 'Magic Eyes'". The group followed with a second single, "Baby Jane", in October that year.
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