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More Heavy Traffic
Released: 1975
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Released: 1975
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After United Artists' compilation Heavy Traffic sold well enough to chart, the label quickly assembled a second volume from Traffic's first five albums, this time-favoring lesser songs from the...
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Hole in My Shoe
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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This four-song, 12-inch, 45-R.P.M. British EP contains the A-sides of Traffic's first four U.K. singles, and it was released to mark the tenth anniversary of the initial release of the last of...
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Live at Santa Monica
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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Traffic left behind precious few concert videos in any form, so this show, from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, is an intrinsically valuable document of the band, even though it does feature a...
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The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Released: February 1971
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Released: February 1971
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The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys marked the commercial and artistic apex of the second coming of Traffic, which had commenced in 1970 with John Barleycorn Must Die. The trio that made that album...
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When the Eagle Flies
Released: 1974
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Released: 1974
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Paring down to a quartet again and moving back to the English countryside, Traffic attempted to rekindle the magic of past glories. The songs Traffic chose to release were long and sometimes...
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Traffic
Released: February 1968
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Released: February 1968
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After dispensing with his services in December 1967, the remaining members of Traffic reinstated Dave Mason in the group in the spring of 1968 as they struggled to write enough material for their...
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Last Exit
Released: January 1969
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Released: January 1969
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Since Traffic originally planned its self-titled second album as a double LP, the group had extra material left over, some of which saw release before the end of 1968 (there was a new, one-off...
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Released: July 1970
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Released: July 1970
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At only 22 years old, Steve Winwood sat down in early 1970 to fulfill a contractual commitment by making his first solo album, on which he intended to play all the instruments himself. The record...
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Welcome to the Canteen
Released: January 1971
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Released: January 1971
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Following the success of John Barleycorn Must Die, Traffic planned a concert album for the fall of 1970, and it got as far as a test pressing before being canceled. A recording was necessary to...
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Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
Released: January 1973
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Released: January 1973
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After two exemplary releases, Traffic released Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory, which begins with the title track, based on a guitar riff reminiscent of the recent Deep Purple hit "Smoke on the...
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