A little pre-history..
The Move had quite a following in England in the late sixties as noted by this TV appearance in 1968
That same year, Jeff Lynne formed the Idle Race, not as popular as the Move but obviously good enough to get Roy Wood's attention
Jeff Lynne joined the Move in 1970 and was a big part in the Move's final album, Message From the Country in 1971.
And I found out through Wiki that 10538 Overture was actually recorded by the Move. Wood and Lynne though decided it didn't in with the Move so they saved it for Electric Light Orchestra.
And the rest is history
