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Traffic – John Barleycorn Must Die (CD)

$ 14.95
$ 14.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Steve Winwood was just 22 when Traffic reconvened to make this record, and the acoustic folk sensibility he and Jim Capaldi brought to the title track marked a genuine turning point away from the psychedelic flash of their earlier work. The Fillmore East recordings capture the band at full stretch, road-tested and confident, showing how naturally these studio arrangements translated to the live setting where Traffic always did some of their best work.

After his short-lived Blind Faith project, Steve Winwood re-formed Traffic with Wood and Capaldi and released this 1970 classic. But what's really special about this reissue are the unreleased tracks: The songs I Just Want You to Know and Sittin' Here Thinkin' of My Love, and Glad and Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring recorded live at the Fillmore East in November 1970!

Tracklist
1. Glad (6:57)
2. Freedom Rider (5:24)
3. Empty Pages (4:33)
4. I Just Want You To Know [Previously Unreleased] (1:30)
5. Stranger To Himself (3:50)
6. John Barleycorn (6:21)
7. Every Mother's Son (7:05)
8. Sittin' Here Thinkin' Of My Love [Previously Unreleased] (3:24)

UPC: 731454854122
Label: Island
Release Date: 2.27.01
Format: CD