Traffic - Welcome To The Canteen [Remaster]

Artist:

Traffic

See Also:

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

Description:

Traffic: Steve Winwood (vocals, guitar, electric piano, organ); Dave Mason (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jim Capaldi (vocals, tambourine, percussion); Chris Wood (flute, saxophone, electric piano); Rick Grech (bass instrument); Jim Gordon (drums); Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion).
Liner Note Author: James McDermott.
Recording information: Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England (07/1971); Oz Benefit Concert, London, England (07/1971).
If your familiarity with Traffic extends no further than the band`s first two albums--1967`s MR. FANTASY and 1968`s TRAFFIC--you might not have thought about Traffic in terms of a performance entity. In fact, Traffic became quite a flexible live act, documented on half of LAST EXIT (1969), WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN (1971), and ON THE ROAD (1973).
By the time of CANTEEN, Dave Mason had left the band. Traffic expanded its rhythm section of founding member Jim Capaldi (drums) and newcomer Ric Grech (bass) with drummer Jim Gordon and percussionist Reebop Kwaku Baah. Steve Winwood`s playing and singing, along with Chris Wood`s saxophones and flute, dance across this rhythmic field like young colts on a hillside. CANTEEN was recorded in London, and Dave Mason even shows up to guest on his own "Shouldn`t Have Took More Than You Gave."

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Medicated Goo
2. Sad and Deep as You
3. 40,000 Headmen
4. Shouldn`t Have Took More Than You Gave
5. Dear Mr. Fantasy
6. Gimme Some Lovin`

Album Information

Release Date:

03/19/2002

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Psychedelic

Label:

Island Records (USA)

Producer:

Bill Levenson (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

586 847

Original Release Year:

1971

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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