TRAFFIC 1968 UK ORIGINAL PINK ISLAND ILPS 90817 PSYCH
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Up for auction here this time is the LP from TRAFFIC a 1968 UK ORIGINAL PINK ISLAND ILPS 90817 album, classic PSYCH from their late 60s peak.
LP is VG++ to NM- which to me is near perfection. Labels are clean with no spindle marks or sings of play, vinyl has no finger prints, no dust, and hardly any signs of even being taken out of inner sleeve. I would grade this LP Neat Mint but for one tiny small sleeve scuff. No scratches here, really clean and beautiful collectors condition no worries on LP. Cover has some slight ring wear, but is crisp with no splits or writing, and contains the 10 page booklet attached to inside of cover as all UK originals had.
After dispensing with his services in December 1967, the remaining members of Traffic reinstated Dave Mason in the group in the spring of 1968 for their impending second album. The result was a disc evenly divided between Mason's catchy folk-rock compositions and Steve Winwood's compelling rock jams. Mason's material was the most appealing both initially and eventually: the lead-off track, a jaunty effort called "You Can All Join In," became a European hit, and "Feelin' Alright?" turned out to be the real standard to emerge from the album after it started earning cover versions from Joe Cocker and others in the 1970s. Winwood's efforts, with their haunting keyboard-based melodies augmented by Chris Wood's reed work and Jim Capaldi's exotic rhythms, work better as musical efforts than lyrical ones. Primary lyricist Capaldi's words tend to be impressionistic reveries or vague psychological reflections; the most satisfying is the shaggy-dog story "Forty Thousand Headmen," which makes sense as a dream. But the lyrics to Winwood/Capaldi compositions take a back seat to the playing and Winwood's soulful voice. As Mason's simpler, more direct performances alternate with the more complex Winwood tunes, the album is well-balanced.
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