UK PINK ISLAND 1969 = 2nd TRAFFIC LP + Photo pages STEVE WINWOOD Folk + Psych

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      RARE 1969 SECOND LP WITH PHOTO PAGES!

                                 
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                                       TRAFFIC                          

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                    UK - (pink) ISLAND - ILPS 9081

RARE 1969 BRITISH first pressing on the old PINK ISLAND label, in thick gatefold with bound photo pages inside gatefold, all intact...it's the second album by TRAFFIC featuring the original group cover...

Printed original inner sleeve is included!

Manufactured with the old UK style FLIPBACK SEAMS....

Recorded in the summer of 1968 and released later that fall, Traffic, the band's sophomore release, stands as the outfit's high-water mark and one of the great rock albums of its time. Clearly, Dave Mason and Steve Winwood had completely different visions for the band, both musically and socially. In fact, Mason had already left the band at the year's beginning, only to return a few short months later. Mason liked to work alone and favored rooted folk-tinged material; Winwood saw the band as a communal affair and leaned toward progressive psych-influenced music. Of course, the synthesis of these two approaches is what makes Traffic such a terrific album. There's not a weak moment across these 10 songs. By fusing into the rock structure, bits of folk, wisps of psychedelia, and even slightest elements of jazz and soul, the album managed to both presage and summarize the ambitious developments of rock music during its most creative era.

SIDE ONE

YOU CAN ALL JOIN IN

PEARLY QUEEN

DON'T BE SAD

WHO KNOWS WHAT TOMORROW MAY BRING

FEELIN' ALRIGHT?

SIDE TWO

VAGABOND VIRGIN

FORTHY THOUSAND HEADMEN

CRYIN' TO BE HEARD

NO TIME TO LIVE

MEANS TO AN END

CONDITION: The cover: the THICK gatefold cover is solid with little wear on front, VG++ rating ... The inside gatefold photo pages and back cover are M- clean AND the photo pages are all intact, it's 47+ years young, so pretty decent all said.  ...No delete marks, no writing and no split seams ...

The vinyl: all glossy over both sides, rated VG++ visually, however, nothing but few very light, very few thin soft scuffs, appears to be a copy most would not put back if looking for and plays enjoyable from start to finish ... has original solid color ISLAND labels...very hard to see spindle marks (maybe?) on one side

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record