Traffic Discography
Traffic: A Fantasy Our story begins in a magical place… past strawberry fields, by Penny Lane and Arnold Layne, by car and not…
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Traffic: Mr. Fantasy (1967)
This a treasure chest of psychedelic gems, produced with gleeful abandon by Jimmy Miller, with whom Winwood had worked in Spencer Davis. The…
Traffic: “No Face, No Name and No Number” (1968)
A psychedelic single with a little LSD and hash in its history.
[Review] Traffic (1968)
Mason rejoins the band just in time to kick in half an album’s worth of great songs before leaving again.
[Review] Traffic: Last Exit (1969)
A catch-all compilation to meet contractual obligations.
[Review] Best of Traffic (1969)
A good compilation of songs from the band’s first smiling phase featuring Dave Mason, including some nonalbum singles.
[Review] Dave Mason: Alone Together (1970)
Probably the best album he’s ever done, this compares favorably to Clapton’s first.
[Review] Ginger Baker’s Air Force (1970)
Ginger’s afro-jazz experiment recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall with Graham Bond, Steve Winwood and Denny Laine.
[Review] Traffic: John Barleycorn Must Die (1970)
The Traffic album that almost wasn’t became the best that ever was.
[Review] Traffic, etc.: Welcome to the Canteen (1971)
Dave Mason rejoins the band for a brief college tour, proving only that you canteen go home.
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971)
Kronomyth 8.0: SIX, SIX STICKS. The album cover notwithstanding, Traffic didn’t cut any corners on their followup to John Barleycorn. The Low Spark…
Jim Capaldi: Oh How We Danced (1972)
Jim Capaldi’s first solo album owes as much to abdominal inflammation as inspiration. Steve Winwood had developed peritonitis, an inflammation of the abdominal…
[Review] Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert (1973)
Some people would have staged an intervention for Clapton. His friends staged a concert instead.
[Review] Traffic: Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory (1973)
A hit-or-miss followup that lacks the creative spark of their last two records.
Traffic: On The Road (1973)
Maybe the prospect of a 15-minute “Glad” makes you, well, happy. But I would tell you that On The Road, at least in…