Ep185: Bev Bevan of ELO, The Move, Black Sabbath, Quill and more
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Bev Bevan has served wonderfully behind the drum kit for Electric Light Orchestra, The Move, Black Sabbath, Reign and more. Today he takes us through his history, talks vinyl, shares stories and much more.
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Bev Bevan. You may know me best as drummer with ELO and The Move and Black Sabbath and my new bands, Quill and Rain. And I'm talking about this, all these bands and all my experiences, on the vinyl guide with Nate Goya. |
| 0:16.9 | Hey, everyone, this is Nate, host of the vinyl guide. Thank you so much for tuning in to the podcast this week. You are in for a special episode. This week we are welcoming legendary drummer, Bev Bevan, to the show. Now, you may know Bev from his time in Electric Light Orchestra, or the move, or you may even know him from his time with Black Sabbath or his current recordings |
| 0:37.8 | with quill and rain. However, one thing is for certain, Bev has had an amazing career, |
| 0:43.5 | and it's intertwined at its core with vinyl records. Now, today, Bev's going to share his history, |
| 0:49.8 | share some rare records he still holds on to, talk about the rise of ELO, the recording of their |
| 0:54.7 | landmark LP out of the blue. Bev is going to share some anecdotes from the early days of |
| 0:59.7 | the move, the controversies, even touch on a few stories with music manager Don Arden, |
| 1:05.7 | who never let a dodgy promoter's kneecap stand in his way of getting an artist paid. Plus, you're going to |
| 1:12.2 | hear what Bev is up to these days with quill, stand up and rock and rain, heaps of other projects |
| 1:17.3 | he's up to. Of course, for more Bev Bevan News, make sure to follow him on Facebook at |
| 1:23.2 | Facebook.com slash Bev Bevan News. |
| 1:33.2 | If you enjoyed today's conversation with Bev, be sure to check out all the other interviews we've had here on the vinyl guide, including episode number 119 featuring Ian Anderson of |
| 1:38.8 | Jethro Tull. |
| 1:40.2 | Episode number 83 features the first Black Sabbath manager and Birmingham music legend Jim Big Bear Simpson. |
| 1:47.6 | That's episode number 83 of the vinyl guide. |
| 1:50.2 | Episode number 96, Elliot Easton of the Cars and the empty hearts stopped by to talk all about his history and vinyl records. |
| 1:57.6 | Ian Gillen of Deep Purple and at least one Black Sabbath LP, he joined us on episode |
| 2:02.5 | number 92 of the Vinyl Guide, Steve Hackett of Genesis, episode number 96, Prague Rock |
| 2:08.1 | legend Stephen Wilson, episode number 124, and tons more. Get the free Vinyl Guide app from the |
| 2:14.9 | Apple or Android App Store, and you can listen to all past episodes |
| 2:18.7 | and interviews anytime, anywhere for free. |
| 2:22.9 | And finally folks, I'm going to be very blunt here, you need to get a groove washer |
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