From Loudersound.
Pioneering British rock band Traffic are to have their studio albums collected together in a limited edition vinyl box set for the very first time.
The Studio Albums 1967-1974 celebrates the band’s original incarnation. Always centred around a core of vocalist and organist Stevie Winwood, drummer and singer Jim Capaldi and reed player Chris Wood, the band had formative hits with Hole In My Shoe and Paper Sun, in keeping with the psychedelic sound of the era.
Later they began experimenting with a more progressive sound on albums such as 1970’s John Barleycorn Must Die and 1971’s The Low Spark Of High heeled Boys.
The Studio Albums 1967-1974 will be released on May 17 and features all six studio albums recorded for Island Records.
The LPs have been remastered from the original tapes and presented in their original and highly collectable ‘first’ Island pressing form (gatefold sleeves, pink Island labels etc). The set also includes a related and super rare facsimile promo posters for each album.
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- Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $65.00, €60.00 (New Item) (arrived 28-Oct-2024 17:00)
TRAFFIC The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971 UK 6-track vinyl LP on the pink rimmed Island 'palm tree' label, their fifth album was also the first to feature percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah and the only album to feature drummer Jim Gordon and bassist Ric Grech. Housed in a fully laminated shaped picture sleeve with the matching artwork inner. The sleeve has minimal wear and retains a bright sheen while the vinyl has just the odd light surface scuff - an Excellent example ILPS9180)
- Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die - 1st - Rough - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $253.50, €234.00 (New Item) (arrived 15-Aug-2024 17:49)
TRAFFIC John Barleycorn Must Die (First issue 1970 UK 6-track stereo LP on the rough textured pink 'i' Island label, textured gatefold picture sleeve. The heavy duty sleeve shows only a little faint scuffing or fading at the edges, the labelsremain very clean with just a couple of light marks around the spindle hole, whilst the vinyl has a only a few light paper scuffs and hairlines not affecting play. Fantastic copy! ILPS9116)
- Traffic - Welcome To The Canteen - US - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.50, €30.00 (New Item) (arrived 08-Jul-2024 13:50)
WINWOOD/CAPALDI/MASON/WOOD ETC Welcome To The Canteen (1971 US United Artists label 6-track vinyl LP recorded live at Croydon's Fairfield Hall and the Oz Benefit Concert in London in July 1971, picture sleeve with deletion corner-clip. The sleeve shows a little storagewear, whilst the vinyl has just the odd light surface scuff - an excellent example UAS-5550)
- Traffic - Paper Sun - VG - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $19.50, €18.00 (New Item) (arrived 15-Jul-2024 16:07)
TRAFFIC Paper Sun (1967 UK debut 7" vinyl single with intact three prong centre, also including Giving To You, Island company die cut paper sleeve. The vinyl remains in VG+/EX- condition with just light surface scuffs to show for its fiftty years WIP-6002)
- Traffic - Hole In My Shoe - P/S - UK - 7" vinyl - £30.00, $39.00, €36.00 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jul-2024 11:02)
TRAFFIC Hole In My Shoe (1967 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single on the textured pink 'eye' logo Island label, also including Smiling Phases, complete with the rare original picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little wear with a small area ofvintage tape marking to the reverse whilst the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play WIP6017)
- Traffic - Traffic EP - UK - 7" vinyl - £6.99, $9.09, €8.39 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 14:56)
TRAFFIC Traffic EP (1978 UK 4-track 7" vinyl EP with an intact four prong centre, including Hole In My Shoe, No Face No Name No Number, Paper Sun and Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush, Island die-cut paper sleeve IEP7)
- Traffic - Mr Fantasy - 3rd - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $58.50, €54.00 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jul-2024 12:57)
TRAFFIC Mr Fantasy (Early '70s UK third issue of the 1967 10-track stereo LP on the pink rim Island 'palm tree' label, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in superb condition & looks barely played ILPS9061)
- Traffic - Traffic - 1st + Booklet - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $253.50, €234.00 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jul-2024 13:08)
TRAFFIC Traffic (Rare 1968 UK first issue 10-track stereo LP on the rough textured pink 'eye' label, internal flipback gatefold picture sleeve with integral eight page picture booklet. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with some edge scuffing & a little discolouration in places but remains in more than respectable condition & far better than usually found. The vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a couple of light surface hairlines and few signs of play. A nice copy of this tough to find original ILPS9081T)
- Traffic - Welcome To The Canteen - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.50, €30.00 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jul-2024 16:45)
WINWOOD/CAPALDI/MASON/WOOD etc. Welcome To The Canteen (1971 UK first issue 6-track vinyl LP on the pink rim 'palm tree' label, recorded live at Croydon's Fairfield Hall & the Oz Benefit Concert in London in July that year, including long versions of Gimme Some Lovin' & Dear Mr Fantasy along with 40,000 Headmen & Medicated Goo, housed in a sturdy fully laminated picture sleeve with pinched spine. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl is excellent with a few light paper hairlines and some marks caused by a reaction to the original Island poly lined inner not affecting play ILPS9166)
- Traffic - When The Eagle Flies - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.60, €14.40 (New Item) (arrived 28-Aug-2024 13:44)
TRAFFIC When The Eagle Flies (1974 UK 7-track LP, their seventh album & the last studio release until 1994. Both the textured picture sleeve & its accompanying lyric inner show a little shelfwear while the vinyl is Excellent with light signs of play ILPS9273)
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