SPENCER DAVIES GROUP/THE BEST OF THE SPENCER DAVIES GROUP FEATURING STEVIE WINWOOD ILPS 9070 (-68) UK MONO + STEREO

 Compilation issued after Stevie Winwood decided to leave the band at age 18 and instead join Traffic. For me Spencer Davies Group was an essential part of British sixties music. Always well performed, melodic and catchy with a string of hits and lots of radio play during the short time - 1963-67 - Winwood was part of the combo. As this British issue was the first hit collection I've been trying to find an original on "eye" label for a long time. But since it didn't sell very well on home turf initially and had separate presses in other countries it hardly ever shows up like this in ok nick, at least not in my search area. But now I've found one and truly rejoicing. Even if the label say stereo, what I hear is a mix of mono and true stereo cuts and the audio is very warm all the way, no doubt from original tapes. So now I can enjoy "I'm A Man", "Gimmie Some Lovin", "Keep On Running", "When I Come Home", "Somebody Help Me" and many more as they were meant to be heard. I even get two rare 45 B-sides - "Waltz For Lumumba" and "Trampoline" - in original shape. I'm aware sixties music is starting to lack attraction nowadays as some of us who were there then are passing away and others are getting rid of their vinyl collections, favouring CD:s and downloads instead. But I'm still here and I wont let go. This has been issued and reissued on all possible formats all over the world through the years. Premiere UK (also as mono ILP 970) had label as shown here on heavy vinyl in a laminated flip/back cover. (TXÄW*)  (ÖSÄP*)