Traffic - Mr Fantasy (Remastered)

Artist:

Traffic

UPC:

731454649629

See Also:

Who (The) Winwood, Steve Mason, Dave Capaldi, Jim Kinks (The)

Description:

Remastered. Reissue. Includes 12 page booklet with photos.
Personnel: Dave Mason (vocals, guitar, sitar, tamboura, Mellotron, bass guitar); Steve Winwood (vocals, guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ, bass guitar, percussion); Chris Wood (vocals, flute, saxophone, organ); Jim Capaldi (vocals, drums, percussion).
Recording information: Olympic Sound Studios.
Rehearsed and written at a cottage in the Berkshire countryside, Traffic`s debut was former child prodigy Steve Winwood`s first foray into headier territory after a stint playing R&B-fueled rock & roll with the Spencer Davis Group. Rounded out by drummer Jim Capaldi and multi-instrumentalists Chris Wood and Dave Mason, MR. FANTASY included experimentation with vaudeville-inspired numbers ("Berkshire Poppies"), flamenco-flavored fantasy ("Dealer"), and sitar-drenched meditations ("Utterly Simple"). Winwood`s inspired organ playing and soulful singing emerge on cuts like "Coloured Rain." In keeping with the band`s unorthodox approach to composition and arrangement, "Giving To You" offers a funky groove sandwiched between tidbits of an overheard conversation about the relative merits of jazz.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Heaven Is in Your Mind
2. Bershire Poppies
3. House For Everyone
4. No Face No Name No Number
5. Dear Mr Fantasy
6. Dealer
7. Utterly Simple
8. Coloured Rain
9. Hope I Never Find Me Ther
10. Giving to You
11. Paper Sun
12. Dealer
13. Coloured Rain
14. Hole in My Shoe
15. No Face No Name No Number
16. Heaven Is in Your Mind
17. House For Everyone
18. Berkshire Poppies
19. Giving to You
20. Smiling Phases
21. Dear Mr Fantasy
22. We`re a Fade You Missed T

Album Information

Release Date:

10/25/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Art Rock

Label:

Island

Producer:

Jimmy Miller

Catalog Number:

IMCD 264

Original Release Year:

1967

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

73 : 31

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