Traffic - 1967 - Mr. Fantasy (1993 Remaster) [EAC FLAC]
Artist: Traffic
Title: Mr. Fantasy
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Producer: Jimmy Miller
Release Date: December 8, 1967 (1993 MFSL)
Recorded: April–November 1967 at Olympic Studios, London
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Catalog: UDCD 572
Barcode: 0 15775 15722 4
Genre: Rock, British Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock
Duration: 34:56
Traffic:
Wikipedia:
Traffic were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1967. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards like the Mellotron and harpsichord, sitar, and various reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their music. Their first three singles were "Paper Sun", "Hole in My Shoe", and "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush".
After disbanding in 1969, during which time Winwood joined Blind Faith, Traffic reunited in 1970 to release the critically acclaimed album John Barleycorn Must Die. The band's line-up varied from this point until they disbanded again in 1975. A partial reunion, with Winwood and Capaldi, took place in 1994. In 2004, Traffic were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Mr. Fantasy:
Wikipedia:
Mr. Fantasy is the debut album by English rock band Traffic. It was released in December 1967. The recording included group members Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason; however, Mason left the band before the album was released. The album reached the number 16 position in the UK albums chart, and number 88 in the American Billboard 200 chart.
AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann:
Since Traffic's debut album, Mr. Fantasy, has been issued in different configurations over the years, a history of those differences is in order. In 1967, the British record industry considered albums and singles separate entities; thus, Mr. Fantasy did not contain the group's three previous Top Ten U.K. hits. Just as the album was being released in the U.K., Traffic split from Dave Mason. The album was changed drastically for U.S. release, both because American custom was that singles ought to appear on albums, and because the group sought to diminish Mason's presence; on the first pressing only, the title was changed to Heaven Is in Your Mind. In 2000, Island reissued Mr. Fantasy in its mono mix with the U.K. song list and five mono singles sides as bonus tracks; it also released Heaven Is in Your Mind, the American lineup in stereo with four bonus tracks. Naturally, the mono sound is punchier and more compressed, but it isn't ideal for the album, because Traffic was fashioned as an unusual rock band. Steve Winwood's primary instrument was organ, though he also played guitar; Chris Wood was a reed player, spending most of his time on flute; Mason played guitar, but he was also known to pick up the sitar, among other instruments. As such a mixture suggests, the band's musical approach was eclectic, combining their background in British pop with a taste for the comic and dance hall styles of Sgt. Pepper, Indian music, and blues-rock jamming. Songs in the last category have proven the most distinctive and long-lasting, but Mason's more pop-oriented contributions remain winning, as do more light-hearted efforts. Interest in the mono mix is likely to be restricted to longtime fans; anyone wishing to hear Traffic's first album for the first time is directed to Heaven Is in Your Mind.
Tracklist:
01. Heaven Is in Your Mind (4:24)
02. Berkshire Poppies (3:01)
03. House for Everyone (2:08)
04. No Face, No Name, No Number (3:39)
05. Dear Mr. Fantasy (5:39)
06. Dealer (3:18)
07. Utterly Simple (3:25)
08. Coloured Rain (2:49)
09. Hope I Never Find Me There (2:15)
10. Giving to You (4:18)
Personnel:
Traffic:
Jim Capaldi – drums, percussion, vocals
Dave Mason – guitar, mellotron, sitar, tambura, harmonica, percussion, bass guitar on "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and "Dealer", vocals
Steve Winwood – organ, guitar, bass guitar, piano, harpsichord, percussion, vocals
Chris Wood – flute, saxophone, organ, percussion, vocals, sleeve design
Additional Personnel:
Jimmy Miller – producer, maracas on "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones - backing vocals and percussion on "Berkshire Poppies"
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