Blind Faith Blind Faith (180g Vinyl LP)

Formed as quite possibly the very first British super group – though Cream could lay claim to that title too – Blind Faith made their famous entry into the public consciousness on June 6, 1969, at London's Hyde Park where thousands gathered overnight to witness the arrival of a combo comprising guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker from Cream, bassist Ric Grech from the art-rock Leicester group Family and the multi-talented musician and vocalist Steve Winwood, the erstwhile Little Stevie who had starred in Birmingham's Spencer Davis Group and then entered the hippy underground with the amazing Traffic in 1967.

They released the album Blind Faith in August 1969 with producer Jimmy Miller bringing the disparate characters into line on a six track LP that included three Winwood originals, Clapton's divine "Presence of the Lord" (much influenced by his friendship with George Harrison) and a Ginger jam out on the lengthy "Do What You Like." The album hit the top slots in the UK and US and has since become regarded as a landmark release in rock. The huge amount of talent within the ensemble guarantees surprises and the album is an important milestone in the history of British rock music during the exciting if turbulent period that ended the 1960s.