Traffic 1970

Traffic - Fillmore West 1970 (2022) Music

Posted by Rtax at Feb. 23, 2022

Traffic - Fillmore West 1970 (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 717 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 272 MB
1:58:01 | Rock | Label: Leftfield Media

SUPERB SUMMER 1970 BROADCAST FROM TRAFFIC’S JOHN BARLEYCORN TOUR\ In late 1968, Traffic disbanded, with guitarist Dave Mason leaving the group for the second time prior to the completion of the Traffic album. In 1969, Steve Winwood joined supergroup Blind Faith, while drummer and lyricist Jim Capaldi and woodwinds player Chris Wood turned to session work. Wood and Winwood also joined Blind Faith\x27s drummer Ginger Baker in his post\-Blind Faith group Ginger Baker\x27s Air Force for their first album.\nAt the beginning of 1970, after the demise of Blind Faith, Winwood returned to the studio ostensibly to make his first solo album, originally to be titled Mad Shadows. He recorded two tracks with producer Guy Stevens, ‘Stranger to Himself’ and ‘Every Mother\x27s Son’, but yearned for like\-minded musicians to accompany. Inviting Wood and Capaldi to join him, Winwood\x27s erstwhile solo album became the reunion of Traffic (minus Dave Mason), and a re\-launch of the band\x27s career.

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Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1970/2011) Music

Posted by Rtax at May 12, 2025

Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1970/2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, full scans) - 607 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 256 MB
1:34:23 | Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock | Label: Island Records

John Barleycorn Must Die is the Traffic album that almost never was but which is now commonly regarded as their definitive work. By 1970, still only 22, Steve Winwood had already served time at the heart of The Spencer Davis Group, as a founder member of Traffic, and with the supergroup Blind Faith. What started out as Steve Winwood's solo debut, originally to be called Mad Shadows (a title later filched by Mott The Hoople), John Barleycorn Must Die became Traffic's third and most fully realised studio album. In support of the album, Traffic toured America where their shows at the Fillmore East, New York, on November 18th and 19th were taped. A scheduled live album, mixed down from the Fillmore East, was never released. These much bootlegged recordings are now officially released for the first time on Disc Two of this new deluxe edition along with alternate takes of `John Barleycorn Must Die`, `Stranger To Himself' and `Every Mother`s Son`.

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Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (1970) Music

Posted by v3122 at Feb. 12, 2022

Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (1970)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1990 | Island Records, A2-90058 | ~ 209 or 82 Mb | Artwork -> 35 Mb
Progressive Rock

At only 22 years old, Steve Winwood sat down in early 1970 to fulfill a contractual commitment by making his first solo album, on which he intended to play all the instruments himself. The record got as far as one backing track produced by Guy Stevens, "Stranger to Himself," before Winwood called his erstwhile partner from Traffic, Jim Capaldi, in to help out. The two completed a second track, "Every Mother's Son," then, with Winwood and Island Records chief Chris Blackwell moving to the production chores, brought in a third Traffic member, Chris Wood, to work on the sessions. Thus, Traffic, dead and buried for more than a year, was reborn…

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Hardin & York - 2 Studio Albums (1969-1970) [Reissue 1994-2008] Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 11, 2025

Tomorrow Today (1969). Hardin & York's debut album was quite competent yet derivative early progressive rock, and derivative of Traffic in particular. At least, however, it came by its influences quite honestly, Pete York having drummed behind Steve Winwood in the Spencer Davis Group, and Eddie Hardin having joined the Spencer Davis Group after Winwood left. And the duo does get quite a lot of sound out of their keyboards and drums, although they had plenty of backup from some session musicians. Hardin sings and writes uncannily like Winwood circa Traffic's "Forty Thousand Headmen" period, but while that's a good standard to shoot for, therein also lies the problem: it's not quite as good as the Winwood-paced Traffic, and certainly not as original…

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Hardin & York - 2 Studio Albums (1969-1970) [Reissue 1994-2008] Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 11, 2025

Tomorrow Today (1969). Hardin & York's debut album was quite competent yet derivative early progressive rock, and derivative of Traffic in particular. At least, however, it came by its influences quite honestly, Pete York having drummed behind Steve Winwood in the Spencer Davis Group, and Eddie Hardin having joined the Spencer Davis Group after Winwood left. And the duo does get quite a lot of sound out of their keyboards and drums, although they had plenty of backup from some session musicians. Hardin sings and writes uncannily like Winwood circa Traffic's "Forty Thousand Headmen" period, but while that's a good standard to shoot for, therein also lies the problem: it's not quite as good as the Winwood-paced Traffic, and certainly not as original…

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VA - Taking Some Time On (Underground Sounds Of 1970) (2021) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 11, 2025

VA - Taking Some Time On (Underground Sounds Of 1970) (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log full scans) - 2.3 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.1 GB
5:16:09 | Classic Rock, Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock | Label: Esoteric

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the next release in their series of compilations celebrating the so-called “underground” rock music – “Taking Some Time On – Underground Sounds of 1970”, is a 4 CD clamshell boxed set which gathers together over five hours of music from 1970, the first year of a new decade that would see Progressive music in all its forms become a dominating force with the album-buying public. The innocence of psychedelia and the optimism expressed by such vast expressions of the Hippy ideal as the Woodstock Festival in New York State and the Hyde Park Free Festivals of 1969 in London were shattered by the violence of the Altamont Festival in California at the end of the year. As 1970 dawned, a more cynical tone began to appear in the counter-culture which was also reflected in some of the music by “Progressive” artists as some music got heavier or more anarchic. Jazz, blues, hard rock, folk and classical music influences melded together to form a diversity of music among so-called Underground artists, championed by “underground” figures of the day such as John Peel on his BBC Radio One show Top Gear.

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VA - Taking Some Time On (Underground Sounds Of 1970) (2021) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 11, 2025

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Family - A Song For Me (Remastered & Expanded Edition) (1970/2022) Music

Posted by Rtax at April 3, 2022

Family - A Song For Me (Remastered & Expanded Edition) (1970/2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 516 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 234 MB
1:41:30 | Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Label: Cherry Red Records

Twenty seven years after the fact, this might well be the best of the early Family recordings. A combination of hard rock (bordering on metal) and wistful folk-rock (it sounds as if Chapman and Whitney were listening to a lot of Incredible String Band), A Song for Me veers toward early progressive rock, but isn't as nakedly indulgent as some early prog-rock recordings (e.g., they didn't try to sound like a jazz band, they wanted to sound like a rock band screwing around with jazz). Perhaps their most experimental record, it seems as though the credo in making this disc was that anything went. And on tracks like "Drowned in Wine," it works quite well. Again, Chapman offers more proof of his vocal greatness, and again the record sells large quantities in England and nearly nothing in America.

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Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (1970/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at March 6, 2023

Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (1970/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 39:42 minutes | 875 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"John Barleycorn Must Die" was a pivotal statement in the history of British folk rock. Traffic, one of music’s most influential bands, garnered high praise for their psychedelic blend of folk, jazz, soul and rock. Their original sound was complemented by unworldly virtuosity. "John Barleycorn Must Die" was the band’s most successful album and would later be certified gold by the RIAA. This outstanding effort would be the band’s highest charting album of all time, peaking at #5 on Billboard’s Top 200. The album boast earthy staples including, “Glad”, “Freedom Rider” and the acclaimed single “Empty Pages”, which spent eight consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (1970) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2010] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDAtall at March 13, 2024

John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth studio album by English rock band Traffic. As did most of their albums, it featured influences from jazz and blues, but the version of the traditional English folk tune "John Barleycorn" also showed the musicians attending to the same strains of modern interpretations of traditional folk music as contemporary British bands Pentangle and Fairport Convention. It marked the band's comeback, and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200, making it their highest charting album in the US, and has been certified a gold record by the RIAA. In addition, the single "Empty Pages" spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 74. The album was marginally less successful in the UK, reaching number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.

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