Traffic-Heaven Is In Your Mind (1969)(2008 Japan SHM-CD)[EAC-FLAC][TWR134]

...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, although a partial reunion, with Winwood and Capaldi, took place in 1994...Read more Traffic bio Traffic was a rock band from Birmingham, England, in the late 1960s and led by Steve Winwood, with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason, after Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group. The four musicians often played at a club called The Elbow Room in Aston which is where the name 'Traffic' was conceived after observing passing cars. With Mason and Capaldi eager to form a new group, Winwood agreed to join the partnership along with Chris Wood and so the four members retreated to a secluded cottage in Aston Tirrold, Berkshire to rehearse and record their early work. Their debut single was 1967's "Paper Sun", a UK hit. "Hole in My Shoe", the second single, was an even bigger hit, and set the stage for a rivalry between Winwood and Mason, the group's principal songwriters. Their debut album was Mr. Fantasy which, like the singles, was a hit in the UK but not in the US or elsewhere. Their second album, Traffic, was released in 1968. The band began touring the US, but Mason was fired and Winwood announced the band's break-up. Winwood formed Blind Faith but after that band split in 1969 he began working on a solo recording which eventually turned into another Traffic album, John Barleycorn Must Die, their most successful album yet. After some personnel changes (including the return of Mason), Traffic released The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, an American hit that didn't chart in the UK. Once again, personnel problems wracked the band as Capaldi began a solo career. Still, Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory was another hit, as was When the Eagle Flies (1974 in music). Capaldi's solo career began to heat up, and Winwood finally launched one of his own, recording the smash hit album Arc of a Diver. Winwood's solo career peaked with the album Back in the High Life. Traffic did not record again until 1994, when they released Far From Home. After re-uniting, Capaldi and Winwood toured widely but were unable to regain their former stature. Traffic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. EAC Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache MANY THX TO THE ORIGINAL RELEASER Heaven Is In Your Mind (1969) UICY-93641 346MB This is one of the true Master Works of the Psychodelic Era. This album, along with Sgt. Pepper's, Magical Mystery Tour, Axis: Bold As Love, Are You Experienced and a few others represents the "high water mark" of Music of this (or any) century. This (these) milestones in Music are "Lenses" through which everything that came before was projected onto all that has (and will)come in the future. When it comes to pure excellent songwriting and top notch musicianship, "Heaven Is In Your Mind" is Traffic's finest hour. The brilliant songwriting skills were firmly swinging smoothly on this album. It's just a wonderful pop album that sadly will probably be forgotten as the years pass and people choose to remember the Beatles, Stones and Who instead. Traffic didn't release a lot of music, but what they have is sure worth the time and money. An album you must own for your record collection. 1. Paper Sun 2. Dealer 3. Coloured Rain 4. Hole in My Shoe 5. No Face, No Name, No Number 6. Heaven Is in Your Mind 7. House for Everyone 8. Berkshire Poppies 9. Giving to You 10. Smiling Phases 11. Dear Mr. Fantasy 12. We're a Fade, You Missed This Bonus tracks: 13. Utterly Simple 14. Hope I Never Find Me There 15. Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush 16. Am I What I Was or Am I What I Am

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