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Traffic | Format: Audio CD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (11 Jun 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Spectrum
  • ASIN: B00005B4H1
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 13,277 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys11:36Album Only
Listen  2. Hole In My Shoe 2:53£0.69
Listen  3. Dear Mr. Fantasy 5:41£0.69
Listen  4. You Can All Join In 3:36£0.69
Listen  5. John Barleycorn (Must Die) 6:21£0.69
Listen  6. Freedom Rider 5:30£0.69
Listen  7. No Face, No Name, No Number 3:33£0.69
Listen  8. Paper Sun 3:23£0.69
Listen  9. Coloured Rain 2:45£0.69
Listen10. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring 3:13£0.69
Listen11. Am I What Was Or Am I What I Am 2:34£0.59
Listen12. Medicated Goo 3:36£0.69
Listen13. Berkshire Poppies 2:57£0.69
Listen14. Rock 'N' Roll Stew 4:28£0.69
Listen15. (Roamin' Thro' The Gloamin' With) 40.000 Headman 3:16£0.69
Listen16. Pearly Queen 4:21£0.69
Listen17. Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush 2:47£0.69

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By Peter Durward Harris #1 HALL OF FAME TOP 10 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
After Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group, he formed Traffic, a group that recorded several fine albums between 1967 and 1975 There was a brief disbandment, during which period Steve joined Blind Faith. The original Traffic albums generally sound more cohesive than any compilations, but everybody has to begin somewhere. A compilation allows you to identify which of the original albums is likely to appeal most to you.

Traffic had three top ten hits and one minor hit in the UK although they made little impact on the American singles charts. Their music is somewhat different from the Spencer Davis Group, which was a British R+B band. While R+B is one of the ingredients of Traffic's music, there is also some rock, jazz, psychedelia and traditional folk in the mix.

As far as the UK hits are concerned, Paper sun made the top five, Hole in my shoe made number two, Here we go round the mulberry bush (from the similarly-titled movie) made the top ten and their chart history ends with the minor hit, No face no name no number. Of these songs, a cover of Hole in my shoe (recorded for charity) made number two in the eighties, thus matching Traffic's original achievement.

Those hits are all here, together with some interesting album tracks, among them the title tracks to three of their albums (Dear Mr Fantasy, John Barleycorn must die, Low spark of high-heeled boys).

Buy this to get a feel for what Traffic is all about, but if you really enjoy at least some of the tracks, identify the albums which your favorite tracks originally appeared, then buy them. Their original albums were Mr Fantasy (1967), Traffic (1968), Last exit (1969 - recorded just before their temporary disbandment and it shows), John Barleycorn must die (1970), Welcome to the canteen (1971), Low spark of high-heeled boys (1971), Shoot out at the fantasy factory (1972), On the road (1973) and When the eagle flies (1974).

This compilation serves as a great introduction to Traffic's music but can't do them full justice. Only the original albums (except Last exit) can do that.

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By Nazboy
Format:Audio CD
I sneaked this one out of my dads collection while secretly indulging in a session of musical psychadelia, which I always mocked him for listening to over the years... Snigger. Anyway I am only just discovering the immense talent that these groups really did have back in the 60's and I found this album to be absolutely amazing! Good music like this does not really exist anymore and these grooves pricked up my ears. The minute it graced my speakers I knew I loved this band. I have never heard any of the other albums that make up this compilation but I would definately recommend this disc to anyone with an interest in good old fashioned, well orchestrated rock. Sweet discovery, will have to raid some more of this stuff when my old pa aint around hehe
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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After the top 20 successes of 'Keep on Running' and 'Gimme some loving' many people often over look Winwoods later works. Some fine tracks here, much more musically complex than the normal formulaic pop hits of the time. Lay back, light up and enjoy. '40,000 headmen wouldn't make me change my mind.' (Track 14)
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