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Nominator: VirreFriberg (talk · contribs) 02:23, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Chchcheckit (talk · contribs) 12:05, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


I'll do this. // Chchcheckit (talk) 12:05, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, @Chchcheckit! Thanks for the review!
- Added AllMusic cite to your first point; "The Move were the best and most important British group of the late '60s that never made a significant dent in the American market"... "With Wood handling all of the writing, the group's first four singles ("Night of Fear," "I Can Hear the Grass Grow," "Flowers in the Rain," and "Fire Brigade") all made the British Top Ten in 1967 and 1968"
This still doesn't address the issue; the quoted text doesn't quite verify the band's commercial status. They had hits, but where does this tie in with the EP? // Chchcheckit (talk) 12:23, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Removed the note about EPs falling out of favour during the late 1960s as I could not find any reliable "easy access" sources on the matter outside of chart books and locked articles (Record Retailer stopped publishing their EP chart in November 1967 owing to plummeting sales of the EP)
Thank you and have a happy new 2025! / VirreFriberg (talk) 15:01, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@VirreFriberg ping. // Chchcheckit (talk) 12:25, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Chchcheckit done. Replaced "Roberts" source with the UK Singles Chart's official website. VirreFriberg (talk) 12:49, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, but that's still OR Chchcheckit (talk) 12:56, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OK. What does Paytress, Mark (2007) say about the successes of the Move's previous singles? please type out the relevant text to verify. Chchcheckit (talk) 12:59, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
GA review
(see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, and grammar):
    b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.
    a (references):
    b (citations to reliable sources):
    c (OR):
    d (copyvio and plagiarism):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects):
    b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):
    b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

Overall:
Pass/Fail:

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Prose

  • Article needs moving [sic] after review to Something Else from the Move, as mentioned on the talk page for MoS reasons.
  • Secunda booked the Move to perform a concert at the Marquee Club in central London on 27 February 1968 specifically to record the tracks meant for the EP. The text inside the note next (about why they chose the venue) should be placed in the main body of text.

References

  • All sources appear to be reliable
  • The use of Roberts 2006 in several places is constituting original research. please fix.

Broad

  • Covers all relevant topics.

Stable

  • Hasn't been edited for months; given.

NPOV

  • pending

Spotchecks

  • By January 1968, the Move had established themselves as one of the most commercially successful groups in the United Kingdom over the past year, scoring three consecutive top-5 singles with "Night of Fear" (1966), I Can Hear the Grass Grow" and Flowers in the Rain" (both 1967), whilst a fourth, "Fire Brigade", had just been released. Citation appears to be a book on chart positions; does the source actually state that "the Move had established themselves as one of the most commercially successful groups in the United Kingdom over the past year"? If so, quote it here. Update: per these versions of cited book, comments are not supported.
  • As the EP was a medium out of fashion in 1968, reviews of Something Else from the Move in the press were sparse. Citation needed. Alternatively, it could be removed.
  • checkY As it was a chart failure, Regal Zonophone deleted Something Else from the Move from their catalogue not long after the EP was release, leading to original copies of the disc becoming a collector's item amongst vinyl collectors.[26] In addition, the master tapes for the EP went missing, prohibiting a reissue of the disc for three decades until they were located during the 1990s.[31] Verified. I've removed "among vinyl collectors" since it isn't mentioned in the source
  • Despite being heavily marketed, the EP was the first release by the band to fail to chart in the UK.[2] This, combined with the relatively low charting of their debut album alongside the commercial failure of their fifth single "Wild Tiger Woman" a month later, led to speculation that the band were beginning a decline in appeal amongst British teenagers. Verify red text with a citation; this is again citing a chart book, which provides zero comment on publicity etc. Please quote Turner 2020 to verify the green text.

Copyvio

  • Images have correct copyright info.
  • What makes
  • Earwig: Passes, highest is 28.6%
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