Traffic "Last Exit" Island ILPS 9097 reissue 1976 A2-U/B Porky g/fold
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Traffic ? "Last Exit" Island Records ?ILPS 9097 UK reissue. Vinyl, LP.
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great condition. It played through beautifully on my elderly stereo - no hop, stick or jump. The gate-fold sleeve is also in great condition with no rips or writing. The spine is intact and legible. Matrix/Run Out Side A : ILPS 9097 A-2U 1-4 PORKY Matrix/Run Out Side 2 : ILPS 9097 B 1-4
"Last Exit" is Traffic's third studio album, originally released in May 1969. It is a collection of odds and ends collected by Island Records after the initial breakup of the band. The first half of the album consists of studio recordings, while the second half was recorded live at the Fillmore Auditorium. The album reached number 19 in the American Billboard 200 chart.
As implied by the cover photos, the album features the original lineup of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason, who actually only appears on two tracks: "Just for You" and "Something's Got a Hold of My Toe". The original American LP released by United Artists Records has different cover artwork. The US front features a different picture of the band cut up into the shape of the band's logo with a black background.
Some of the studio recordings of this album were originally released on mono singles. The versions that appear on the album are in stereo.
"Just for You" was previously released in February 1968 as the A-side of a UK Dave Mason solo single. Conveniently for its use on this album, the other members of Traffic backed up Mason on this track. (The B-side was "Little Woman" which did not include other Traffic members.) The single was released after Mason left Traffic the first time, following "Mr. Fantasy".
"Medicated Goo" and "Shanghai Noodle Factory" were the A and B-sides of a UK Traffic single released in December 1968. The single version of "Medicated Goo" is a shorter edit with false ending that is not heard on the stereo album. The song would become a staple of the re-formed band's live performances in 1970-71.
"Something's Got a Hold of My Toe" is an instrumental and appears to be an outtake not originally intended for release. It is unclear why producer Jimmy Miller (a lyricist elsewhere on the album) gets a co-writing credit on this. "Withering Tree" was previously released as the B-side to "Feelin' Alright" (September 1968), although the version on the LP is slightly different from the single. It was likely recorded while Dave Mason was still in the band, despite his absence from the recording. "Feelin' Good" and "Blind Man", the two live recordings that make up the second half of the album, are cover songs.
AllMusic's retrospective review said that "Last Exit", though weaker than its two predecessors, "isn't bad as profit-taking products go." They complimented most of the studio tracks as highly appealing works, and praised the cohesive jamming on the live tracks.
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