DAVIS, SPENCER -GROUP- (see also: Hardin And York) - SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - Taking Out Time: Complete Recordings 1967-1969 (3CD BOX) - UK RPM Remastered Edition - LISTEN
price: 130,00 PLN / 32,50 EUR
A beautifully produced three-disc box set containing recordings from what is, in my opinion, the most interesting period of this popular band's output (1967-1969), that is, made after the departure of Stevie Winwood, who was replaced by the 17-year-old keyboard player Eddie Hardin! In spring 1967 the hitherto rhythm'n'blues band began a fairly serious flirtation with psychedelia, resulting in two fantastic singles and the soundtrack LP to the cult film "Here We Go Round Mullberry Bush" (here also with additional material from the same session). The band's best moment, however, was the fourth album in the discography, the superb LP "With Their New Face On" (January 1968). In my opinion this is genuinely stunning playing - something like a cross between The Artwoods and the psychedelic Beatles, The Move, Procol Harum and with a pinch of Cream. In addition, the almost progressive album "Funky" from 1969, not seen on CD for 15 years, has been added, a mixture of everything that was being played at the time. All three records have been garnished with plenty of bonus tracks, and the third disc includes, among other things, previously unreleased, fantastic sessions made for BBC radio. Fans of the band need not pay attention to the fact that some of this material was previously available. The whole thing lasts four hours, and the set also includes a very nice booklet, so it is certainly worth being tempted! Highly recommended! (JL)