Steve Winwood - The Finer Things [1995]

 

STEVE WINWOOD

Steve Winwood - The Finer Things [1995]

The Finer Things is a compilation album box set of recordings by Steve Winwood.  This box set simply has so much going for it. Unmitigated brilliance, nicely balanced and extremely comprehensive. (Up to the time of its release.) There are some really choice Spencer Davis Group selections, to get things off to a thrilling start. Then an excellent coverage of the psych/pop and folky/jazzy/proggy Traffic periods, separated by the brief Blind Faith interlude. The solo Steve Winwood period covers just over a full CD.  Interestingly, there are some very worthwhile oddities with this box set. Check out the two excellent Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse cuts, from a sixties Elektra sampler, which cannot be very easy to obtain in CD form. There are a couple of live Blind Faith tracks, along with an electric version of their "Can't Find My Way Home". Also included is one selection from the obscure Winwood/Kebaka/Amao 1973 collaboration. A couple of Stomu Yamashta's Go tracks feature, as does "Your Silence Is Your Song" from what appears to be a similarly obscure film soundtrack. (Amazon)

This is a stunning package with fantastic Traffic mastering. It is just a fabulous box set; Steve has a sort of late sixties magic. A true genius.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Spencer Davis Group Dimples 2:21

02 Spencer Davis Group I Can't Stand It 2:11

03 Spencer Davis Group Every Little Bit Hurts 3:31

04 Spencer Davis Group Strong Love 2:15

05 Spencer Davis Group Keep on Running 2:49

06 Spencer Davis Group Somebody Help Me 2:04

07 Spencer Davis Group When I Come Home 1:59

08 Eric Clapton & the Powerhouse I Want to Know 2:17

09 Eric Clapton & the Powerhouse Crossroads 2:19

10 Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin' 2:58

11 Spencer Davis Group I'm a Man 2:58

12 Traffic Paper Sun 4:16

13 Traffic Dealer 3:12

14 Traffic Coloured Rain 2:45

15 Traffic No Face No Name No Number 3:35

16 Traffic Heaven is in Your Mind 4:19

17 Traffic Smiling Phases 2:43

18 Traffic Dear Mr. Fantasy 5:40

19 Traffic Pearly Queen 4:20

20 Traffic Forty Thousand Headmen 3:16

21 Traffic No Time to Live 5:22

22 Traffic Shanghai Noodle Factory 5:06

23 Traffic Medicated Goo 3:37

24 Traffic Withering Tree 3:03

CD2

01 Blind Faith Had to Cry Today 8:48

02 Blind Faith Can't Find My Way Home (Electric Version) 5:43

03 Blind Faith Sea of Joy 5:25

04 Blind Faith Sleeping in the Ground (Live) 4:33

05 Blind Faith Under My Thumb (Live) 5:53

06 Traffic Stranger to Himself 3:54

07 Traffic John Barleycorn 6:24

08 Traffic Glad 6:59

09 Traffic Freedom Rider 5:29

10 Traffic Empty Pages 4:38

11 Traffic Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys 11:43

12 Traffic Rainmaker 7:51

CD3

01 Traffic Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory 6:02

02 Traffic Uninspired 10:33

03 Winwood, Kabak, Aamao Happy Vibes 4:56

04 Traffic Something New 3:18

05 Traffic Dream Gerrard 11:05

06 Traffic Walking in the Wind 6:56

07 Traffic When the Eagle Flies 4:27

08 Stomu Yamashta's Go Winner Loser 4:20

09 Stomu Yamashta's Go Crossing the Line 7:50

10 Steve Winwood Hold On 4:34

11 Steve Winwood Time is Running Out 6:31

12 Steve Winwood Vacant Chair 6:55

CD4

01 Steve Winwood While You See a Chance 5:15

02 Steve Winwood Arc of a Diver 5:30

03 Steve Winwood Spanish Dancer 6:02

04 Steve Winwood Night Train 7:52

05 Steve Winwood Dust 6:22

06 Steve Winwood Valerie 4:08

07 Steve Winwood Talking Back to the Night 5:47

08 Steve Winwood Your Silence is Your Song 5:16

09 Steve Winwood Higher Love 5:51

10 Steve Winwood Freedom Overspill 4:19

11 Steve Winwood Back in the High Life Again 4:25

12 Steve Winwood The Finer Things 4:14

13 Steve Winwood Roll With It 4:32

14 Steve Winwood Don't You Know What the Night Can Do 4:32

15 Steve Winwood One and Only Man 4:40

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