The Spitfires - Play For Today Robert French

The Spitfires - Play For Today Robert FrenchAfter four albums, including two number one UK National Vinyl and Indie Chart releases, hundreds of gigs across the UK and Europe to a loyal, hardcore fan base, The Spitfires take their final flight with a farewell. For their triumphant final release, the band entwines influences from New Wave, 2 Tone and Britpop, with electronic hooks and big choruses. Play For Today, places the listener straight into heart of British suburbia depicting the lives and

in their native Thames Delta

soul and rock records were mixed with new productions that turned up at the Acid Jazz (then-Denmark Street) offices on a near-daily basis

Ahead of his time with an original artistic vision

‘On The Grove’ and its dub counterpart ‘Grove Dub’

This compilation shows this vision perfectly’

Two of the biggest groups to emerge from this scene were Santana and Sly and The Family Stone

Hold You Dub

the main track comes with a Manasseh dub workout

it was rush-released and failed to chart

Tracklisting:

Acid Rock and late ‘60s pop

It’s Gettin Hectic (featuring Gang Starr)