Traffic – Mr Fantasy
(Island Records 1974 ILPS9061 Stereo Island Palm Tree Labels)
Matrix No’s: A3/B3 – UK Pressing
“Porky” in dead wax
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– close to Nr MINT but has some ringwear on back cover
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Traffic were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham, 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”.
Traffic disbanded in 1969, during which time Winwood joined Blind Faith, then 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 1974. A partial reunion, with Winwood and Capaldi, took place in 1994.
Traffic were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Mr. Fantasy is the debut album by English rock band Traffic. It was released in 1967. For the recording, group members included 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 charts.
Track listing
Original UK album
| Original UK album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | “Heaven Is in Your Mind” | Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood | Winwood and Capaldi | 4:16 | ||||||
| 2. | “Berkshire Poppies” | Capaldi, Winwood, Wood | Winwood | 2:55 | ||||||
| 3. | “House for Everyone” | Dave Mason | Mason | 2:05 | ||||||
| 4. | “No Face, No Name, and No Number” | Capaldi, Winwood | Winwood | 3:35 | ||||||
| 5. | “Dear Mr. Fantasy” | Capaldi, Winwood, Wood | Winwood | 5:44 | ||||||
| 6. | “Dealer” | Capaldi, Winwood | Capaldi and Winwood | 3:34 | ||||||
| 7. | “Utterly Simple” | Mason | Mason | 3:16 | ||||||
| 8. | “Coloured Rain” | Capaldi, Winwood, Wood | Winwood | 2:43 | ||||||
| 9. | “Hope I Never Find Me There” | Mason | Mason | 2:12 | ||||||
| 10. | “Giving to You” (album version) | Capaldi, Mason, Winwood, Wood | None | 4:20 | ||||||
Credits
- Jim Capaldi – drums, percussion, vocals
- Dave Mason – guitar, mellotron, sitar, tambura, shakkai, bass guitar, vocals
- Steve Winwood – organ, guitar, bass guitar, piano, harpsichord, percussion, vocals, arrangements
- Chris Wood – flute, saxophone, organ, percussion, vocals, sleeve design
- Jimmy Miller – producer, maracas on “Dear Mr. Fantasy”
- Eddie Kramer – engineer
- John Benton Harris – photography
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