SPENCER DAVIS GROUP

Somebody Help Me: The Best Of 1964-1968 (RVCD-342)

Raven presents the ultimate single disc collection of the very best recordings by the legendary British R&B / soul band the SPENCER DAVIS GROUP – Somebody Help Me: The Best Of 1964-1968. Fronted by the teenage Stevie Winwood with his ferocious soul-drenched vocals and powerful Hammond organ, the band recorded some of the best music of the mid-1960s. Rolling Stone called Winwood "his generation's most prodigiously gifted performer". Allmusic Guide also described the Spencer Davis Group as "one of the British Invasion’s most convincing R&B-based combos", and the band was as original as they were influential. With 26 tracks culled from their classic albums and including all their hit singles, Somebody Help Me: The Best Of 1964-1968 displays the unique sound and style that every fan of 1960s rock knows so well.

The Spencer Davis Group scored four UK Top 10 hits – ‘Gimme Some Loving’, ‘I’m a Man’ and the #1s ‘Keep on Running’ and ‘Somebody Help Me’ plus four Top 40 hits in Australia – as well as making the US Top 10 with ‘Gimme Some Lovin’’ and ‘I’m a Man’. The American releases of ‘Gimme Some Lovin’’ and ‘I’m a Man’ featured significantly different mixes from the UK singles and both versions of each are included here for extra emphasis. Other outstanding tracks include ‘Time Seller’, ‘Stevie’s Blues’, ‘Let Me Down Easy’, ‘Georgia on My Mind’, ‘On the Green Light’ and ‘I’m Getting Better’. With superb quality audio and color booklet containing rare photos and informative liner notes, this is the perfect place to start for anyone interested in the Spencer Davis Group.

TRACK LISTING
1. KEEP ON RUNNING
2. I CAN’T STAND IT
3. DIMPLES
4. EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS
5. GIMME SOME LOVING (UK version)
6. I’M GETTING BETTER
7. STRONG LOVE
8. IT HURTS ME SO
9. I’M A MAN (UK version)
10. STEVIE’S BLUES
11. LET ME DOWN EASY
12. ON THE GREEN LIGHT
13. SOMEBODY HELP ME
14. WHEN I COME HOME
15. OH, PRETTY WOMAN
16. WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
17. HIGH TIME BABY
18. GEORGIA ON MY MIND
19. DUST MY BLUES
20. TOGETHER TILL THE END OF TIME
21. BACK INTO MY LIFE AGAIN
22. I’M A MAN (US version, stereo)
23. GIMME SOME LOVIN’ (US version)
24. WALTZ FOR LUMUMBA
25. TIME SELLER
26. MAGPIE (TV Theme)

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AUD$ 15.95 (available)