yaking out time, complete recordings 1967-1969

First-ever complete collection of all the recordings made by 60’s Hammond driven R&B Pop stars The Spencer Davis Group during the period 1967-1969.

SPENCER-DAVIS-GROUP_web• Disc One features their 1967 singles recorded with Winwood replacements Phil Sawyer and Eddie Hardin, including the pop sike classics ‘Time Seller’ and ‘Mr Second Class’. Also their recordings used in the film soundtrack “Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush”.

The second half of Disc One comprises their 1968 single and album recorded with Sawyer’s replacement Ray Fenwick, who brought with him the excellent ‘After Tea’ (co-written with Dutch Tee Set pop master Hans Van Eijck). Album With Their New Face On is a mix of jazzy R&B and pop psychedelia. The standout R&B track is ‘Don’t Want You No More’, which was later covered by The Allman Brothers.

Disc Two boasts their rare, Germany-only single, and the US only LP Funky recorded in 1969 by Fenwick and Davis plus Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray (just before they joined Elton John). Also included is the theme to the TV show Magpie, originally recorded in 1968, and the groovy, heavy psych single ‘Short Change’.

RPM is pleased to finally be able to serve up previously unreleased BBC Sessions, recorded through 1968 around the promotion of With Their New Face On. These are coupled on Disc Three with live tracks and other rarities for which tapes have been archived, plus interesting alternative versions discovered down the years.

This 3CD clamshell packaged box set is crammed full of fascinating details in booklet notes from Andy Neill, photo’s from various archives, and input from original members Ray Fenwick, Pete York and Spencer Davis.

Track Listing:

Single (Mono)
• 1-1 The Spencer Davis Group– Time Seller 2:52
• 1-2 The Spencer Davis Group– Don't Want You No More 3:10
Soundtrack
• 1-3 The Spencer Davis Group– Taking Out Time 2:37
• 1-4 The Spencer Davis Group– Every Little Thing 2:50
• 1-5 The Spencer Davis Group– Virginals Dream 2:05
• 1-6 The Spencer Davis Group– Looking Back 3:48
• 1-7 The Spencer Davis Group– Picture Of Her 2:59
• 1-8 The Spencer Davis Group– Just Like Me 1:43
• 1-9 The Spencer Davis Group– Possession 2:02
Singles (Mono)
• 1-10 The Spencer Davis Group– Mr Second Class 3:15
• 1-11 The Spencer Davis Group– Sanity Inspector 3:01
• 1-12 The Spencer Davis Group– After Tea 3:20
• 1-13 The Spencer Davis Group– Moonshine 2:35
Album - With Their New Face On (Stereo)
• 1-14 The Spencer Davis Group– With His New Face On 3:18
• 1-15 The Spencer Davis Group– Mr Second Class 3:15
• 1-16 The Spencer Davis Group– Alec In Transitland 6:49
• 1-17 The Spencer Davis Group– Sanity Inspector 3:02
• 1-18 The Spencer Davis Group– Feel Your Way 2:58
• 1-19 The Spencer Davis Group– Morning Sun 3:18
• 1-20 The Spencer Davis Group– Moonshine 2:40
• 1-21 The Spencer Davis Group– Don't Want You No More 3:16
• 1-22 The Spencer Davis Group– Time Seller 2:52
• 1-23 The Spencer Davis Group– Stop Me I'm Falling 3:27
Bonus track (Unreleased)
• 1-24 The Spencer Davis Group– After Tea (Stereo) 3:20
Singles
• 2-1 The Spencer Davis Group– (Aquarius) Der Wassermann 2:50
• 2-2 The Spencer Davis Group– Let The Sunshine 2:06
• 2-3 The Spencer Davis Group– Short Change 3:57
• 2-4 The Spencer Davis Group– Picture Of Heaven 2:05
Album - Funky
• 2-5 The Spencer Davis Group– I Met A Woman 2:55
• 2-6 The Spencer Davis Group– Letters From Edith 3:29
• 2-7 The Spencer Davis Group– Raintree River 3:53
• 2-8 The Spencer Davis Group– What A Way To Die 3:01
• 2-9 The Spencer Davis Group– Firefly (Funky) 6:50
• 2-10 The Spencer Davis Group– Magical Day 3:23
• 2-11 The Spencer Davis Group– I Guess I'm Wasting My Time 2:18
• 2-12 The Spencer Davis Group– Misguided (Poor Misguided Woman) 5:27
• 2-13 The Spencer Davis Group– And The Gods Came Down 7:00
• 2-14 The Spencer Davis Group– New Jersey Turnpike 3:22
Single
• 2-15 The Murgatroyd Band– Magpie 2:25
• 2-16 The Murgatroyd Band– Twice A Week 3:01
Outtakes
• 2-17 The Spencer Davis Group– I'm Lost 2:57
• 2-18 The Spencer Davis Group– Pools Winner 4:02
• 2-19 The Spencer Davis Group– Groove Extra 3:16
• 2-20 The Spencer Davis Group– The Girls' Song 3:42
• 2-21 The Spencer Davis Group– Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (Demo) 2:50
• 2-22 The Spencer Davis Group– Feel Your Way (Backing Track) 2:57
Alt. Versions Soundtrack Sessions 1967
• 3-1 The Spencer Davis Group– Feel Your Way 2:55
• 3-2 The Spencer Davis Group– Morning Sun 3:23
• 3-3 The Spencer Davis Group– Taking Out Time 2:11
• 3-4 The Spencer Davis Group– Picture Of Her 2:56
• 3-5 The Spencer Davis Group– Just Like Me 1:44
• 3-6 The Spencer Davis Group– Possession 2:16
BBC Radio Sessions
• 3-7 The Spencer Davis Group– Don't Want You No More 3:45
• 3-8 The Spencer Davis Group– Interview 1:21
• 3-9 The Spencer Davis Group– Mr Second Class 3:06
• 3-10 The Spencer Davis Group– Time Seller 2:50
• 3-11 The Spencer Davis Group– Feel Your Way 3:42
• 3-12 The Spencer Davis Group– Taking Out Time 2:41
• 3-13 The Spencer Davis Group– Time Seller 2:57
• 3-14 The Spencer Davis Group– Moonshine 3:39
• 3-15 The Spencer Davis Group– Interview 1:30
• 3-16 The Spencer Davis Group– After Tea 3:12
• 3-17 The Spencer Davis Group– Feel Your Way 3:15
• 3-18 The Spencer Davis Group– Dust My Blues 2:51
• 3-19 The Spencer Davis Group– Interview 1:01
• 3-20 The Spencer Davis Group– With His New Face On 3:02
• 3-21 The Spencer Davis Group– Mr Second Class 3:34
Live: Empire Pool Wembley
• 3-22 The Spencer Davis Group– Dust My Blues 2:54