Their First LP

{{Infobox album

| name = Their First LP

| type = studio

| artist = the Spencer Davis Group

| cover = Spencer Davis Group Their First LP.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 1965

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = British rhythm and blues

| length = 32:59

| label = Fontana

| producer = Chris Blackwell

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = The Second Album

| next_year = 1966

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Their First LP

| type = studio

| single1 = Dimples

| single1date = 22 May 1964

| single2 = I Can't Stand It

| single2date = 9 October 1964

| single3 = Every Little Bit Hurts

| single3date = 5 February 1965

| single4 = Sittin' and Thinkin'

| single4date = 18 July 1966

| single5 = It's Gonna Work Out Fine

| single5date = July 1967

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Unterberger|author-link=Richie Unterberger|first=Richie|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/their-first-lp-mw0000477224|title=Their First LP|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=13 February 2022}}

| rev2 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|publisher=Omnibus Press|edition=5th concise|year=2011|last=Larkin|first=Colin|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|authorlink=Colin Larkin (writer)}}

| rev3 = New Musical Express

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|last=Evans|first=Allen|title=LPs|journal=New Musical Express|date=11 June 1965|page=10|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/New-Musical-Express/1965/New-Musical-Express-1965-06-11-OCR.pdf|access-date=13 February 2022}}

| rev4 = Record Mirror

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last1=Jones |first1=Peter |author-link1=Peter Jones (journalist) |last2= Jopling |first2= Norman |date=5 June 1965 |title=Spencer Davis Group: Their First LP |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/65/Record-Mirror-1965-06-05-I.pdf |magazine=Record Mirror |issue=221 |page=11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401225432/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/65/Record-Mirror-1965-06-05-I.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2022|access-date=17 August 2022}}

}}

Their First LP is the debut studio album by the Spencer Davis Group, released in the UK and Europe in June 1965. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Although never released in its original incarnation in the US, a majority of the tracks from this album were later released in various compilations of the band marketed to US audiences.

Release

Their First LP features the group's first three singles, "Dimples", "I Can't Stand It" and "Every Little Bit Hurts". Whilst "Dimples" missed the charts, the other two briefly entered the charts, though didn't peak above the Top 40. The fourth single, "Sitin' and Thinkin'" was released in July 1966, but only in the Netherlands.{{Citation|title=The Spencer Davis Group - Sittin' And Thinkin'|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/267354tf|access-date=2022-02-13}} The final single, "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" was only released in New Zealand in July 1967.{{Citation|title=Spencer Davis Group - It's Gonna Work Out Fine|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/tf267707|access-date=2022-02-13}}

Despite being released at the beginning of June 1965, Their First LP didn't enter the UK Albums Chart until the first week of January 1966, when their single "Keep On Running", included on their second album, was in the charts. It reached its peak three weeks later and spent a total of eight week in the album chart.