Product Description 24 bit re-mastered reissue of the 1968 album by this legendary British psych/ prog rock group that featured Steve Winwood, Dave Mason & Jim Capaldi as members. Features the original cover art, all 10 of the original tunes & five bonus tracks, the non-album single A-side 'Medicated Goo', the B-sides 'Withering Tree' & 'Shanghai Noodle Factory' and two of their contributions to the film soundtrack 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush', 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush' & 'Am I What Was I Was Or Am I What I Am'. 15 tracks total. 1999 release. .co.uk Thirty years of rock radio have cast Traffic largely in the context of its later years as songwriter, singer, and keyboard player Steve Winwood's platform for jazz-inflected progressive rock, but their second, self-titled 1968 album reflects the equal weight of guitarist Dave Mason's voice, guitar, and songs. Together with drummer and third vocalist Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood's evocative sax and flute, this is Traffic at its most earthy, most concise, and arguably most coherent--even when the bulk of the songs are set as fevered dreams, surreal ballads, or outright nightmares. Winwood showcases like "Pearly Queen" and "Forty Thousand Headmen" are matched by Mason's classic "Feelin' Alright" and Beatle-browed "You Can All Join In", while the playing and arrangements are spirited and tight. --Sam Sutherland
A**R
You can all join in
Excellent second album by the band
W**E
The follow up album
Always think of Mr.Fantasy and forget what a good album this is.Listen to it again and appreciate how good this line up was
K**
It's Traffic at their peak
Traffic didn't make bad albums in their first four attemts. This is classic. You Can All Join In, Feelin' Alright and so many more great tracks
R**S
Classic 1968 release
With Dave Mason restored to the line-up after a brief period away, Traffic entered their most energized phase of creativity before Mason departed for a second time. 'Traffic' (1968) is a glorious collection of songs; Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood's R&B-tinged rock workouts sit happily alongside Mason's classy folk/rock material and, for me, there is barely a weak moment here. The majestic 'Pearly Queen' and the subtle 'No Time To Live' are Winwood/Capaldi classics whilst Mason supplies a clutch of lovely tracks including 'Feelin' Alright' and 'Crying To Be Heard'. The bonus tracks are pretty decent too, with 'Medicated Goo' and 'Shanghai Noodle Factory' (from the 'Last Exit' LP) standing out. Although the first 3 studio albums [ 'Mr. Fantasy', 'Traffic' and 'John Barleycorn Must Die'] are all superb releases, on balance, 'Traffic' is the album I would buy first - it really is excellent, both musically and lyrically. Highly recommended.
T**7
Brilliant
Brilliant album 5*.
D**)
one way traffic
It's hard to believe , in this age of Simon Cowell produced karaoke , but we once had a thriving cultural underground in this country . This album was a turntable fixture in our flat in the late sixties . Much has been made of the poor quality of the remastering . This doesn't really matter since the message has always been more important than the medium . Anyway this still sounds great jumping through my Q floorstanders and , even though my legs are knackered , I still want to dance to You Can All Join In .
J**A
I mourn the loss of the great 60s/70s bands
I first had this album in vinyl back in 68' somewhere along the line it got sold unfortunately . Always a great band to see live and this album did them justice . Shame there are'nt any bands around these days with the high calibre of the very excellent Traffic .
H**Y
great album!
another great album from traffic!
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