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The Studio Albums 1967–1974 contains a big chunk of Traffic’s overall output, and each of these studio albums belong in the group’s canon. The only other full-length studio LP, Far from Home, appeared so much later (1994) that it would have seemed out of place in this compilation. Half-studio and half-live, the humorously mistitled Last Exit (although it may...
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JIM CAPALDI, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Winwood, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Miller, ComposerLyricist - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
JIM CAPALDI, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, ComposerLyricist - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Dave Mason, ComposerLyricist - Traffic, MainArtist
An Island Records recording; ℗ 1971 Universal Music Operations Limited
Michael Shrieve, MainArtist - Steve Winwood, MainArtist - Stomu Yamash'ta, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Quartermain, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
JIM CAPALDI, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, Producer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Dave Mason, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer - JIM CAPALDI, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, Bass Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Flute, Saxophone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Miller, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
Michael Shrieve, MainArtist - Steve Winwood, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Stomu Yamash'ta, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Michael Shrieve, MainArtist - Steve Winwood, MainArtist - Stomu Yamash'ta, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Quartermain, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Dave Mason, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Cass Elliot, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Winwood, Producer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Chris Wood, ComposerLyricist - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
JIM CAPALDI, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, ComposerLyricist - Chris Wood, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Miller, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Muff Winwood, ComposerLyricist - Spencer Davis, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, ComposerLyricist - Traffic, MainArtist
An Island Records recording; ℗ 1971 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dave Mason, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - JIM CAPALDI, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ANDY JOHNS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Winwood, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Wood, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Miller, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dave Mason, ComposerLyricist - Traffic, MainArtist
An Island Records recording; ℗ 1971 Universal Music Operations Limited
Michael Shrieve, MainArtist - Steve Winwood, MainArtist - Stomu Yamash'ta, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Quartermain, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Dave Mason, Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JIM CAPALDI, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Winwood, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Wood, Flute, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Miller, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Dave Mason, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JIM CAPALDI, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, Bass Guitar, Organ, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, Flute, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Miller, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Universal Music Operations Limited
JIM CAPALDI, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, Composer, Producer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
JIM CAPALDI, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, Producer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Dave Mason, ComposerLyricist - JIM CAPALDI, ComposerLyricist - Steve Winwood, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Wood, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Miller, Producer - Traffic, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
JIM CAPALDI, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Hawkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Hood, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY BECKETT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Winwood, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Chris Wood, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Traffic, MainArtist - Brian Humphries, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reebop Kwaku Baah, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Universal Music Operations Limited
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The Studio Albums 1967–1974 contains a big chunk of Traffic’s overall output, and each of these studio albums belong in the group’s canon. The only other full-length studio LP, Far from Home, appeared so much later (1994) that it would have seemed out of place in this compilation. Half-studio and half-live, the humorously mistitled Last Exit (although it may have seemed so at the time, the 1969 release definitely was not the band’s final curtain call) bundled together a random assortment of songs, but it does contain two of the catchiest pop tunes ever composed, “Medicated Goo” and “Shanghai Noodle Factory,” which were originally the opposite sides of a single. Other singles—including “Paper Sun,” “Hole in my Shoe,” “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush,” and “Smiling Phases,” all of which preceded Mr. Fantasy and did not appear on the UK version of the LP—are classic Traffic. Welcome to the Canteen (1971) and On the Road (1973), both featuring Rebop, are live recordings; I’m particularly fond of Canteen, where the two songs Dave Mason contributes from his debut solo LP, 1970’s Alone Together, reaffirm his mastery as a songwriter. You can find the odds and ends discussed here on the “Traffic Further Listening” playlist I assembled for Qobuz in order to round out the quintessential Traffic music found on The Studio Albums 1967–1974. The Absolute Sound is the world’s preeminent magazine for high-end audio enthusiasts and music lovers. Since 1973, TAS has set the standard for audio and music journalism, helping to shape the industry and the purchase decisions of audiophiles and other music lovers.
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