Consumer Guide Album

Spinners: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow [Atlantic, 1977]
The first side would be their most featureless since they joined Thom Bell if it weren't for the asinine "Me and My Music," which I regret to report is catchy enough for a single. But the second is their most listenable since Pick of the Litter. Philippe Wynn (oh, the hell with it) walks away with an eight-minute fast one on top of an eight-minute slow one, but it's a disco-flavored showpiece, produced by Thom's brother Tony and featuring ringer singer John Edwards, that gets things going. Purists fear the worst from Tony's groove, and they may be right, but "Honey, I'm in Love With You" ain't it. Edwards sounds a little like Al Green, which of course has nothing to do with my enthusiasm. B