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With Their New Face On
Rock · 1999 · 41 tracks

With Their New Face On

The Spencer Davis Group

Swirling Hammond organ and baroque strings define this post-Winwood pivot into psychedelic pop. A fascinating document of a band reinventing its soul in 1968 London.

1999 · United Artists Records

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With Their New Face On is the sound of a band frantically and creatively shedding its skin. After the departure of the Winwood brothers, the Spencer Davis Group could have easily folded; instead, they leaned into the burgeoning psychedelic and baroque pop movements of 1968. The result is an album that feels lighter and more experimental than their previous R&B-heavy output. The dominant texture here is Eddie Hardin’s Hammond organ, which famously provides the bass lines via foot pedals, giving the low end a unique, percussive thrum that you won't find on standard rock records of the era.

Tracklist · 41 Tracks
01
Let’s Have a Party
3:38
02
Catch You Ob the Rebop
3:13
03
Medley: I’m a Man / Man Jam
9:29
04
Gimme Some Lovin’
5:10
05
Livin’ in a Back Street
3:27
06
One Night
3:17
07
Trouble in Mind
4:34
08
Tumble Down Tenement Row
3:11
09
Hanging Around
3:37
10
Mr Operator
3:38
11
Don’t You Let It Bring You Down
3:55
12
Alone
4:19
13
We Can Give It a Try
2:51
14
The Fastest Thing on Four Wheels
4:23
15
Another Day
3:11
16
Back Street Boys
3:22
17
Sure Need a Helping Hand
4:03
18
No Reason
2:32
19
Legal Eagle Shuffle
2:18
20
Today Gluggo, Tomorrow World
3:44
21
With Their New Face On
3:20
22
Mr. Second Class
3:16
23
Alec in Transitland
6:50
24
Sanity Inspector
3:03
25
Feel Your Way
2:59
26
Morning Sun
3:20
27
Moonshine
2:41
28
Don’t Want You No More
3:17
29
Time Seller
2:53
30
Stop Me, I’m Falling
3:29
31
After Tea
3:21
32
Aquarius der Wasserman
2:51
33
Let the Sunshine In
2:07
34
Feel Your Way
2:58
35
I’m Lost
2:59
36
Pools Winner
4:03
37
Morning Sun
3:23
38
Medley: I Can Only Stay Awhile / We Can Give It a Try
3:48
39
Touching Cloth
2:56
40
The Edge
2:23
41
Spencer Davis Interview
5:43
Moments Worth Listening For
the sudden swell of the string section on Time Seller that signals the band's departure from pure R&B
the heavy rhythmic thrum of the organ pedals on Mr. Second Class replacing a traditional bass guitar
the intricate vocal harmonies on the title track that attempt to bridge the gap between mod and psych
the way the Hammond organ swirls into a dizzying psychedelic whirlpool during the instrumental breaks
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does With Their New Face On sound next to the rest of The Spencer Davis Group's catalogue?

Harmonies+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into harmonies than the rest of the catalogue.

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