TRAFFIC - WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN - #UAS-5550 - MUSIC LP - WINWOOD MASON GORDON

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For sale is one (1) amazing TRAFFIC vinyl LP in its original UNITED ARTISTS jacket from 1971.

You will receive:

Welcome To The Canteen on the original UA label #UAS-5550 Stereo.

Tracks include:

SIDE ONE - Medicated Goo, Sad & Deep As You, 40,000 Headmen, Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave

SIDE TWO - Dear Mr. Fantasy, Gimme Some Lovin'

I've never played the record, but by eye I would rate: 

Vinyl:   MINT-    

Jacket:   MINT-

As shown - sold as is.

Colors may vary slightly from photos.

Following the success of John Barleycorn Must Die, Traffic planned a concert album for the fall of 1970, and it got as far as a test pressing before being canceled. A recording was necessary to satisfy the terms of British label Island records' licensing deal with American label United Artists, which had provided for five albums, of which four had been delivered. With Island starting to release its own albums in the U.S., the UA contract had to be completed, and hopefully not with the potentially lucrative studio follow-up to John Barleycorn Must Die. Thus, Traffic tried again to come up with a live album by recording shows on a British tour in July 1971. Joining for six dates of the tour was twice-dismissed Traffic singer/guitarist Dave Mason, who had subsequently scored a solo success with his Alone Together album. The resulting collection, Welcome to the Canteen (which was technically credited to the seven individual musicians, not to Traffic), proved how good a contractual obligation album could be. Sound quality was not the best, with the vocals under-recorded and stray sounds honing in, but the playing was exemplary, and the set list was an excellent mixture of old Traffic songs and recent Mason favorites. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" got an extended workout, and the capper was a rearranged version of Steve Winwood's old Spencer Davis Group hit "Gimme Some Lovin'." Welcome to the Canteen's status as only a semi-legitimate offering was emphasized by the release, after a mere two months, of a new Traffic studio album on Island (The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys) that undercut its sales. But that doesn't make it any less appealing as a summing up of the Winwood/Mason/Traffic musical world.

- William Ruhlmann - ALLMUSIC website

RECORD GRADING

SEALED

Factory sealed

MINT

No obvious scuffs or scratches, looks new

MINT-

Visible imperfections, but most likely plays well

VERY GOOD+

Possible light scuffs, probably plays well

VERY GOOD

Light scratches, probably has occasional pops

VERY GOOD-

More scratching, probably plays with popping sounds, best as a backup

JACKET GRADING

SEALED

Factory sealed

MINT

Nice, no ring wear, creases or splits

MINT-

Scuffed edges or minor creases, no splits or ring wear

VERY GOOD+

Some ring wear, scuffed edges, minor splits

VERY GOOD

Obvious ring wear, minor splits

VERY GOOD-

Obvious ring wear, large splits

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