A Slice of the Spurrlows

Description

A Slice of the Spurrlows is an album by the American R&B/pop group The Spurrlows, released on Myrrh Records in 1972, a division of Word. A Slice of the Spurrlows (catalog number MST-6508-LP) was the ninth album released on Myrrh Records, Word’s first – and at the time brand new – contemporary music label.

Premier artists such as Phil Driscoll and Larnelle Harris got their starts with this group. (Prior to joining First Gear, Harris toured nationally with The Spurrlows.)

In 1959, as a minister of music Thurlow Spurr created a traveling gospel group called The Spurrlows. In an industry dominated at the time by traditional piano and organ accompaniment, Spurr opted instead for something very few had seen before – drums, electric guitars and rich ensemble harmonies. The Spurrlows were just the first of many traveling groups that Thurlow formed himself. In the past five decades, he has put over 50 different groups together for road shows across the country and around the world. Some of those groups have included Common Ground, First Gear, Garden Party, Dust, Crimson Bridge, Earth Opera, Pilgrim 20, Pride of Man, Love’s Distinction, and Festival of Praise. He also influenced later notables such as Cam Floria’s Continentals, Jon Stemkoski’s Celebrant Singers, Roger Breland’s Truth, Derrick Johnson’s Regeneration, and Richard Roberts’ World Action Singers.

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “A Wonderful Day Like Today” – 2:01
A2. “Sunrise, Sunset” – 3:05
A3. “My Favorite Things” – 2:33
A4. “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – 5:45
A5. “You’ve Got A Friend” – 3:12

Side Two
B1. “Sunday Morning” – 3:31
B2. “Space Captain” – 2:54
B3. “We Need More Love” – 2:46
B4. “Scarborough Fair” – 4:11
B5. “Danny Boy” – 3:19