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Mr. Fantasy [Original recording remastered]

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  • Audio CD (25 Oct 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Universal / Island
  • ASIN: B00002MHRW
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,190 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Heaven Is In Your Mind 4:19£0.69
Listen  2. Berkshire Poppies 2:59£0.69
Listen  3. House For Everyone 2:05£0.69
Listen  4. No Face, No Name, No Number 3:35£0.69
Listen  5. Dear Mr. Fantasy 5:42£0.69
Listen  6. Dealer 3:12£0.69
Listen  7. Utterly Simple 3:19£0.69
Listen  8. Coloured Rain 2:44£0.69
Listen  9. Hope I Never Find Me There 2:08£0.69
Listen10. Giving To You 4:19£0.69
Listen11. Paper Sun 3:33£0.69
Listen12. Dealer 3:34£0.69
Listen13. Coloured Rain 2:49£0.69
Listen14. Hole In My Shoe 3:01£0.69
Listen15. No Face, No Name, No Number 3:35£0.69
Listen16. Heaven Is In Your Mind 4:15£0.69
Listen17. House For Everyone 2:05£0.69
Listen18. Berkshire Poppies 2:55£0.69
Listen19. Giving To You 4:14£0.69
Listen20. Smiling Phases 2:43£0.69
Listen21. Dear Mr. Fantasy 5:34£0.69
Listen22. We're A Fade You Missed This0:53£0.59

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In 1967, when still-teenaged keyboardist Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group (for whom he'd sung lead on hits like "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm a Man") to start a new band with guitarist Dave Mason, few observers thought their idea of blending pop, rock, and jazz would work. Immediately, though, Traffic scored giant hits with Winwood's east-meets-west "Paper Sun" and Mason's acid-jazzy "Hole in My Shoe". Between those songs, the smoking-guitar driven title track, the swinging instrumental "Giving to You" and the haunting ballad, "No Face, No Name, No Number", Traffic's debut established both players as elite members of the new guard of late 60s British rock. --Billy Altman


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Rehearsed and written at a cottage in the Berkshire countryside, Traffic's debut was former child prodigy Steve Winwood's first foray into headier territory after a stint playing R&B-fueled rock & roll with the Spencer Davis Group. Roundedout by drummer Jim Capaldi and multi-instrumentalists ChrisWood and Dave Mason, MR. FANTASY included experimentation with vaudeville-inspired numbers ("Berkshire Poppies"), flamenco-flavoured fantasy ("Dealer"), and sitar-drenched meditations ("Utterly Simple"). Winwood's inspired organ playing and soulful singing emerge on cuts like "Coloured Rain". In keeping with the band's unorthodox approach to composition andarrangement, "Giving To You" offers a funky groove sandwiched between tidbits of an overheard conversation about the relative merits of jazz.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine debut for Winwood & Co, 7 Sep 2003
By Mr. C. W. Smith "karyobin@hotmail.com" - See all my reviews
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'Dear Mr Fantasy' was a product of Steve Winwood's desire to distance himself from the hype of the pop scene and make a serious 'ROCK' record instead of the hip singles that he had been churning out with Spencer Davis and the angst of Dave Mason's desire for hit records ( only Mason wanted 'Hole in My Shoe' released as the groups second single the others opting for the more solid rock feel of 'Coloured Rain' ) .

With three hit singles under their belt, 'Paper Sun', 'Hole In My Shoe' & 'Here we go round the Mulberry Bush', the tensions within the band over direction and control proved too much and Manson left before the LP's release in December 1967.

'Dear Mr Fantasy' is a sucsess in spite of the waring factions as the varied material makes for interesting listening.

'Heaven Is In Your Mind', the beautiful 'No Face, No Name, No Number', 'Dear Mr Fantasy' (much loved by the Grateful Dead & Stephen Stills) and 'Coloured Rain' show the promise of a great rock band while the whimsy and pychedelic trappings of 'Berkshire Poppies'(with a little help from Steve Marriott), 'House For Everyone', the caustic mesage of 'Utterly Simple', fairground grind of 'Hope I Never Find Me There' and the multi layered pop march of 'Giving To You' showed a perfect grasp of the pop ethic.

Its such a shame that they couldn't see it that way at the time.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A psych-pop gem, 30 May 2001
By adaml@callnetuk.com (Milton Keynes, England) - See all my reviews
While their later albums concentrated more on the folk/rock/jazz elements of their music, this grand first effort can be seen as Traffic's 'Sgt Pepper'. A masterpiece of atmosphere, songwriting and psychedelia (without succumbing to the excesses of bands such as Pink Floyd), every track strikes true. 'Heaven Is In Your Mind' and 'Dear Mr Fantasy' are expansive rock showcases for Steve Winwood's many talents, Dave Mason's 'House For Everyone' and 'Stupidly Simple' are Beatle-style toytown psych at its best (check out the inventive "music box" opening of the former) - not to mention Cockney Singalong 'Berkshire Poppies', featuring The Small Faces' Steve Marriott; soulful ballad 'No Face No Name No Number'; and cheery jazz instrumental 'Giving To You'.

Along with 'Sgt Pepper', 'Ogdens Nutgone Flake' and 'Village Green Preservation Society', this is one of the seminal albums of psychedelic England.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Beware - the remastering here is a travesty, 18 April 2006
By B (Ireland) - See all my reviews
One of the greatest albums ever made for sure. Beware! The remastering here is a travesty. Look for the original UK vinyl, beautifully produced by Jimmy Miller which sounds so much better and has a beautiful sleeve. This great band were so full of colour, promise, finesse and inspiration in the sixties!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Caught in the psych age
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4.0 out of 5 stars a cult classic
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