Traffic
One of the most influential psychedelic pop bands from the '60s, Traffic folded soon after only to re-emerge as a progressive "folk, rock & even a little jazz" band in the '70s. The band's original recordings (released under different titles in the US) combined cuteness with quark strangeness: "Hole In My Shoe," "Paper Sun," "Heaven Is In Your Mind." Traffic appeared to end with Dave Mason's departure, but John Barleycorn (originally conceived as a Steve Winwood solo album) became a new Traffic album when Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood returned. With songs like "Empty Pages" and "John Barleycorn," the album was less overtly psychedelic than earlier efforts, following that movement's graduation to progressive rock. Canteen and Low Spark expanded the band to a sextet, but by Shoot Out the band began to rely on session musicians. Capaldi and Winwood pursued solo careers, reuniting in 1994 for the one-off Far From Home.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1967 May | Paper Sun |
| 1967 August | Hole In My Shoe |
| 1967 November | Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush |
| 1967 December | MR. FANTASY |
| 1968 February | No Name, No Face, No Number |
| 1968 April | HEAVEN IS IN YOUR MIND |
| 1968 September | Feelin' Alright? |
| 1868 October | TRAFFIC |
| 1968 December | Medicated Goo |
| 1969 May | LAST EXIT |
| 1969 September | BEST OF TRAFFIC |
| 1970 July | JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE! |
| 1970 August | Empty Pages |
| 1971 | Glad (part 1) |
| 1971 September | WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN |
| 1971 October | Gimme Some Lovin' (part one) |
| 1971 November | THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS |
| 1971 | Rock & Roll Stew (Part 1) |
| 1973 February | SHOOT OUT AT THE FANTASY FACTORY |
| 1973 October | ON THE ROAD |
| 1974 May | YOU CAN ALL JOIN IN |
| 1974 September | WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES |
| 1974 October | Walking In The Wind |
| 1975 May | HEAVY TRAFFIC |
| 1975 September | MORE HEAVY TRAFFIC |
| 1988 | HEAVEN IS IN YOUR MIND (compilation) |
| 1988 | Hole In My Shoe (Live) |
| 1991 November 19 | SMILING PHASES |
| 1994 May | FAR FROM HOME |
| 1994 | Nowhere Is Their Freedom |
| 1994 May 24 | Here Comes A Man |
| 1994 September | Some Kinda Woman |
| 2000 February 8 | FEELIN' ALRIGHT: THE VERY BEST OF TRAFFIC |
| 2001 June 25 | THE COLLECTION |
| 2003 May 20 | 2OTH CENTURY MASTERS: THE MILLENIUM COLLECTION |
| 2005 July 26 | GOLD |
| 2005 November 8 | THE LAST GREAT TRAFFIC JAM |
SEE ALSO...
JIM CAPALDI discography
DAVE MASON discography
STEVE WINWOOD discography
CHRIS WOOD discography
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