The Spencer Davis Group – Their First LP (CD, Mono, Japanese Edition)
The Spencer Davis Group:
- Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Spencer Davis
- Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano – Steve Winwood
- Vocals, Bass Guitar – Muff Winwood
- Drums – Peter York
Vocals (Refrain) : Millie (5)
Guitar : Steve Winwood (2)
Organ : Kenny Salmon (4, 8)
Piano : Peter Asher (5)
Written by Medley (1), Hatfield (1), John Lee Hooker (2), Jerry Leiber (3), Mike Stoller (3), Ed Cobb (4), Turner (5), Spencer Davis (6), Smokey McAllister (7), Steve Winwood (8, 12), Rufus Thomas (9), Lee (10), Seneca (10), Alvin Roy (11), Gerry Hicks (11)
1 CD, Paper Sleeve with OBI
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Mono
Studio
Label : Fontana
Original Label : Fontana
Made In Japan
Mixed by Vic Anesini
Produced by Tom Wilson
Mastered by Vic Anesini
Originally released in 1965
Reissued in 2007
Tracks:
1. My Babe
2. Dimples
3. Searchin'
4. Every Little Bit Hurts
5. I'm Blue (Gong Gong Song)
6. Sittin' And Thinkin'
7. I Can't Stand It
8. Here Right Now
9. Jump Back
10. It's Gonna Work Out Fine
11. Midnight Train
12. It Hurts Me So
Bonus Tracks
13. She Put The Hurt On Me
14. I'm Getting Better
15. I'll Drown In My Own Tears
16. Goodbye Stevie
17. My Babe (US Version)
18. Searchin' (US Version)
19. Every Little Bit Hurts (US Version)
20. Midnight Train (US Version)
21. Incense (as The Anglos)
Reviews :
« The group's first album is basically a reflection of their early repertoire and very heavy on the R&B/soul standards. Dominated by covers of Ike & Tina Turner, the Coasters, John Lee Hooker, Little Walter, Brenda Holloway, and others, only three of the tunes are original. Two of these are written by Stevie Winwood, the other by Spencer Davis; Winwood's mid-tempo soul number "It Hurts Me So" is easily the best of them. Winwood is in fine voice and the group is energetic, but this is neither as good as their best work nor nearly as good as the best British R&B albums of the era by competitors like Them and the Rolling Stones. Includes their first two British singles, "Dimples" and "I Can't Stand It." » AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4,63 / 5