1968 Orig TRAFFIC 2nd + Photos Winwood Psych Garage

$

51

*** ATTENTION: International shipping rates changes ~ overseas buyers can get price break on AIR MAIL

                                                           (see details below listing under shipping)

NOTE: eBay has implemented its new FEEDBACK policy to which ANY customer for ANY reason or ANY excuse can give sellers (i.e. "us") negative feedback. Please understand, we have served thousands of "satisfied" customers and processed thousands of orders - far more than our feedback records indicate - It is our intention to give EACH and EVERY buyer our best possible service and we are known to ALWAYS deliver your purchased item. ALL items paid for are processsed 'outbound'  to each and EVERY customer, satisfaction guaranteed.  Keep in mind we have serviced THOUSANDS of satisfied customers and our aim is to continue to do so.

We make every effort to mail all orders out Friday of each week.  Keep in mind our listings are time consuming in detail and we are often traveling to find these gems, which at times delays the delivery schedule by a day or two at most.   We also strive to keep our shipping and handling costs as close to actual charges as reasonable.  

 TO OUR REPEAT CUSTOMERS:  We often get requests to hold orders to save on shipping.  We are happy to do that.  Please pay your current invoice within five days of auctions ending and IF YOU REQUEST we will hold your order and reflect a shipping discount for each additional order shipped together in the same parcel.   To receive continual shipping discounts, we will hold your orders as long as you want, but it is necessary to pay each invoice you receive to stay current.   Most importantly, we appreciate your business.

1968 first pressing VINYL in gatefold + photo pages!

                   TRAFFIC   

                     (2nd)

...USA - pink & orange United Artists UAS 6676

Original 1968 VINYL first pressing in thick gatefold on the old pink & red sixties United Artists label, which features the inset TRAFFIC photo pages!

The second Traffic was well waited for by expectant fans around the globe after their 'heady' first release, not knowing what to expect from the band on their 2nd release proved very interesting indeed...To be adventurous and innovative in a form of music that is inherently conventional and somewhat prescribed a group has to be a little schizophrenic and perhaps that’s what this album is.

Traffic’s first release, had been more topical (it was a trippy, psychedelic excursion) but it did succeed in putting them on the map by reaching #8 on the US charts. They now had an audience they hoped would be ready for a new approach. Enter TRAFFIC #2... 

“You Can All Join In” typifies the optimistic mood the band wanted to establish from the get go. While many songs of the day proclaimed dire warnings and preached about dangerous omens, here Dave Mason urges us to count our blessings as he sings “Love you, it’s nothing new/there’s someone much worse off than you are.” It’s lighthearted and infectious from start to finish. “Pearly Queen” has a deceptively peaceful beginning but then it tears into a driving blues riff with a strong backbeat from Jim Capaldi. This time it’s Winwood who tells us to lighten up with “then one day/I met an Indian girl/and she made me forget/this troubled world we’re living in.” This one’s more along the lines of their previous album with a psychedelic guitar lead panned from side to side and a raga-type ending. “Don’t be Sad” continues to encourage us with Mason warbling “I just want to see you get through” as a harmonica and soprano sax play around the chords gleefully. One of my all-time favorite songs, “Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring,” is next. It has a cool, funky groove accented by some percussive organ taps from Winwood and you just want it to go on and on. His understated Hammond B3 solo is perfection. “We are not like all the rest,” he sings. No kidding. And it’s all just him and Jim Capaldi on this tune.

“Feeling Alright?” is one of the most recognizable Traffic songs and it’s only two chords. Unlike Joe Cocker’s rockin’ version, this one sounds like they’re playing it in your living room and having a ball. It’s actually a lament over a breakup and Mason’s droll, what’s-the-use delivery is a treat. The piano, congas and tenor sax create a delicious jam combination as it fades away. “Vagabond Virgin” is another cosmic ditty, this one about a young prostitute. It’s the weakest song on the album but Chris Wood’s excellent flute solo keeps it from becoming laborious. What can I say about “40,000 Headmen” that isn’t obvious? It tells an entertaining fantasy story and creates an indelible atmosphere. (With music this good, who wouldn’t choose blindness over being deaf?) “Cryin’ to be Heard” is a stirring call for compassion that beckons you not to get “wrapped up in your little world” and features a fine harpsichord performance from Steve. “No Time to Live” is yet another masterpiece. Wood’s haunting soprano sax permeates the tune as the piano creates a beautiful, dramatic aura. Winwood turns in his best vocal here as he sings in anguish “I’ve given everything that was mine to give/and now I turn around and find/that there’s no time to live.” It’s an amazing song. The finale is Steve playing everything but drums on the lively “Means to an End.” Maybe he’s addressing Mason (who was only around for about half the sessions) when he sings “like Peter you disowned me” for this turned out to be the last complete studio album from the original foursome. But, despite their bickering, they still managed to make a classic album.

1. You Can All Join In (3:40)
2. Pearly Queen (4:21)
3. Don't Be Sad (3:25)
4. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring (3:15)
5. Feelin' Alright (4:20)
6. Vagabond Virgin (5:22)
7. Forty Thousand Headmen (3:14)
8. Cryin' To Be Heard (5:12)
9. No Time To Live (5:20)
10. Means To An End (2:35)

CONDITION: The thick gatefold cover is all around solid & stiff with sharp corners...+clean, so VG+++ and the photo pages inset are all clean & mint

The vinyl is glossy both sides, maybe only a few little superficial inner sleeve paper scuffs or mild hairline scuff, expect to play excellent/enjoyable.

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record