Track Listing

1. You Can All Join In
2. Pearly Queen
3. Don't Be Sad
4. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring
5. Feelin' Alright?
6. Vagabond Virgin
7. (Roamin' Thro' The Gloamin With) 40000 Headmen
8. Cryin' To Be Heard
9. No Time To Live
10. Means To An End
11. Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
12. Am I What I Was Or Am I What I Am
13. Withering Tree
14. Medicated Goo
15. Shanghai Noodle Factory

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76376 in Music
• Released on: 2008-03-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

From Amazon.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

Un Essentiel amazon.fr
Lorsqu'il fonde Traffic en 1967, Stevie Winwood n'a que 19 ans mais il s'est déjà fait un nom et une réputation au sein du Spencer Davis Group, avec lequel il a décroché une poignée de hits. Animé par la volonté d'explorer de nouveaux territoires musicaux, il s'entoure de musiciens partageant son état d'esprit et signe d'abord le très bon Mr Fantasy. Un an plus tard, Traffic poursuit sa voie avec l'éponyme Traffic, expérimentant avec bonheur un mélange de rock, de soul, de psychédélique et de jazz. Jamais à court de créativité, Winwood et ses complices savent s'adapter sans problème à tous types de musiques. Très marqué par l'idéologie hippie qui est alors de mise, Traffic signe sur ce deuxième album quelques grands moments de sa carrière ; c'est le cas du groovy "You Can All Join In", de "Feelin' Alright", morceaux maintes fois repris, notamment par Joe Cocker, et le jazzy "Fourty Thousand Headmen". Traffic est une véritable leçon de rock progressif et raffiné. --Cyril Deluermoz

Album Description
24 bit remastered reissue of the 1968 album by this legen dary 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 contribtions 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.