A new Roy Wood comp coming out 11-14-11, "Music Book" on EMI, 2 CDs:

Product Description
Throughout his solo career and time with Move, Wizzard and ELO, Roy Wood has established himself was one of the UK's most influential and respected song writers. The talented multi-instrumentalist has penned numerous hits and across all his musical ventures has notched up 25 UK Top 40 singles (including 3 No 1s) and 5 UK Top 40 albums. Drawing across this whole body of work, Roy himself has selected and sequenced his greatest songs, presented here across two CDs. Newly mastered and many re-mixed by Roy specifically for this project, 'Music Book' is the definitive collection of Roy's very special career, including all his hits and six previously unreleased tracks. Also included are songs written or covered by other artists, including Nancy Sinatra's 'Flowers In The Rain' and Status Quo's 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow'.

Disc 1
1. California Man - Roy Wood With His Rock & Roll "Big Band" *
2. Ball Park Incident - Wizzard
3. Forever - Roy Wood
4. Oh What A Shame - Roy Wood
5. Fire Brigade - Roy Wood *
6. French Perfume - Roy Wood With Wizzard
7. Down To Zero - Roy Wood
8. Raining In The City - Roy Wood
9. I Can Hear The Grass Grow - Status Quo
10. Beautiful Daughter - Roy Wood With Carl Wayne
11. Tonight - The Move
12. Lion's Heart - Roy Wood
13. Look Thru The Eyes Of A Fool - Roy Wood
14. Dear Elaine - Roy Wood
15. Main Street - Roy Wood With Wizzard
16. New York City - Roy Wood Rock & Roll Band *
17. Givin' Your Heart Away - Roy Wood
18. Sing Out The Old...Bring In The New - Roy Wood With Kempsey School Choir

Disc 2
1. See My Baby Jive - Wizzard
2. Starting Up - Roy Wood
3. Any Old Time Will Do - Roy Wood
4. Miss Clarke And The Computer - Roy Wood
5. Green Glass Windows - Roy Wood With Kempsey School Choir
6. R. U. Red E 2 Rock - Wizzard
7. Chinatown - The Move
8. Flowers In The Rain - Nancy Sinatra
9. Why Does Such A Pretty Girl Sing Those Sad Songs - Roy Wood
10. Brontosaurus - The Move
11. Olympic Flyer - Roy Wood
12. Angel Fingers - A Teen Ballad- Wizzard
13. Keep Your Hands On The Wheel - Roy Wood Featuring John Bonham Drums
14. Aerial Pictures - Roy Wood *
15. This Is The Story Of My Love - Wizzard
16. Blackberry Way - The Move With Extra Strings By Roy Wood *
17. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard

Bonus Track:
18. First Movement - The Electric Light Orchestra Featuring Roy Wood Acoustic Guitar And Cello

* Previously Unreleased

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005VOR4TU/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005VOR4TU/?tag=imwan-21

Bump: added cover image to the first post; updated description and tracklisting to what currently shows at Amazon.

Shame, one of my fave tracks from Roy is "When Grandma Plays her Banjo". from "Boulders". A get a big smile when I hear that track and the fact he plays all the instruments including the hoot'in & holler'in that goes on is a sheer delight.

With that said its looks to be a very worthy comp.

Rick A.

I have virtually all of this material, but I LOVE Roy Wood. The man is a true genius. "Eddie & The Falcons" ranks on my Top 10 albums of all time list.