SPENCER DAVIS GROUP: "Autumn '66"

Original released on LP Fontana TL 5359

(UK, September 1966)

It is almost impossible to say anything about this band without making reference to a young Steve Winwood. Basically filled with rhythm and blues standards from the 60's, it would be a ho-hum listen if not for him. But, putting it in another perspective it was the perfect vehicle to emphasize one of greatest talents to arise from this era. Later known for his contributions in Traffic, Winwood certainly was a forerunner to the term blue-eyed soul. Listen to him sing "When a Man Loves a Women" and you wonder why you were tortured by Michael Bolton's attempts when there were such superior versions out there. Perhaps not an essential album, but it certainly should be labeled: Why Not? (in RateYourMusic)