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Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group whose early singles were influenced by The Beatles. Traffic's singer, keyboardist and sometimes guitarist Steve Winwood was the frontman of the Spencer Davis Group at age 15. Drummer/vocalist/lyricist Jim Capaldi and guitarist Dave Mason had both been in the Hellions and Deep Feeling, while woodwinds player Chris Wood came out of Locomotive. After Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in April 1967, the quartet formed Traffic. Jim Capaldi came up with the name of the group while the four of them were waiting to cross the street in Dorchester. Traffic signed to Island Records label, and their debut single "Paper Sun" became a UK hit in mid-1967. Their second single, Mason's psych-pop "Hole in My Shoe", was an even bigger hit, and it became one of their best-known tracks. Winwood, Wood, and Capaldi wanted to take the group in a different direction, opting for a folk/blues style rather than their earlier psychedelic/eclectic rock sound, while Mason was oriented towards psychedelic pop. Mason also cited discomfort with the Traffic lifestyle. The band was dissolved by Winwood's leaving in early 1969. His departure went unexplained at the time. Winwood then formed the supergroup Blind Faith. After the break-up of Blind Faith in 1969, Winwood began working on a solo recording, bringing in Wood and Capaldi to contribute, and the project eventually turned into a new Traffic album, John Barleycorn Must Die, their most successful album yet. In 1974, Steve was having recurrent problems with the peritonitis, and Chris' body was suffering from chemical warfare. Winwood ultimately passed his boiling point, walking off the stage in the middle of what would prove the band's final show, in Chicago. The following day he left the tour without a word to anyone, leaving the rest of the band waiting for him at the venue for that night's scheduled performance. Feeling Winwood had been integral to Traffic's music, the remaining members opted not to continue the band without him. All the still living members of Traffic's most recent lineup reunited in 1994 for a one-off tour, after a fan left a voice mail message at Bob Weir's (of the Grateful Dead) hotel in Chicago, and suggested it would be cool if Traffic toured with the (then Grateful) Dead. Traffic opened for The Grateful Dead during their summer tour. Winwood and Capaldi recorded and released a new Traffic album, Far From Home, with no involvement from the other four members. It broke the top 40 in both the UK and USA. The four original members of Traffic were inducted for their contributions in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 15 March 2004. Tentative plans for another Traffic project were cut short by Jim Capaldi's death at age 60 in January 2005, ending the songwriting partnership with Winwood that had fueled Traffic from its beginning. Dear Mr. Fantasy was a celebration for Capaldi that took place at The Roundhouse in Camden Town, London on 21 January 2007. Guests included Steve Winwood, Paul Weller, Pete Townshend, and many more.
MEMBERS:
Steve Winwood - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass
Dave Mason - Vocals, Guitar, Sitar, Bass
Chris Wood - Flute, Saxophone, Keyboards
Jim Capaldi - Drums, Vocals
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Jim Capaldi's official website
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Monogram No. 224
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Island 6014 021
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Island 6014 021
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Island 6014 021
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Island 6014 021
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Island 6014 021
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Island 6014 021
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Stranger To Himself
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Island 6068 016
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Gimme Some Lovin'
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Gimme Some Lovin' Pt. 1
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Gimme Some Lovin' Pt. 1
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Island 10467 AT
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Gimme Some Lovin' Pt. 1
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Royal RT 679
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Gimme Some Lovin' Pt. 1
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Gimme Some Lovin' Pt. 1
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Gimme Some Lovin' Pt. 1
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Island 10.467-A
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Gimme Some Lovin' Pt. 1
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PROMO
Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Coloured Rain
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Fontana 260 113 MF
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Coloured Rain
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Fontana 260 113 MF
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Coloured Rain
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Fontana 269 368 TF
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
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Island WIP 6025
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
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ALTERNATIVE SLEEVE
Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
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United Artists UP 517
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Coloured Rain
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Ricordi SIR 20.065
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
No Face, No Name and No Number
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Philips SFL-1162
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Coloured Rain
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Island WIP 6025
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Coloured Rain
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Island WIP 6025
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Coloured Rain
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Island WIP 6025
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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Coloured Rain
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Island WIP 6025
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BACK OF SLEEVE
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Spencer Davis Group
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United Artists PS-76
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Festival FX 11.445
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Philips BE 112 702
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