Learn Traffic - 1969 Final Exit

Last Exit, released inwards May 1969, is the 3rd album yesteryear English rock band Traffic. It is a collection of odds together with ends position together yesteryear Island Records later the initial breakup of the band. The album reached position out nineteen inwards the American Billboard charts.^{arts_1-0">arts-1">[1]} As implied yesteryear the embrace photos, the album features the master lineup of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, together with Dave Mason, though Mason does non truly seem on close of the songs.

Many of the songs of this album were originally released on mono singles. The versions that seem on this album are re-mixed for stereo together with sometimes stimulate got meaning differences. The master American LP has dissimilar artwork on the cover. The forepart features a dissimilar moving painting of the band cutting upward into the shape of the band's logo amongst a dark background.
"Just For You" was previously released inwards Feb 1968 every bit the A-side of a United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland Dave Mason solo single. (The B-side was "Little Woman".) This was released later Mason left Traffic the kickoff time, next Mr. Fantasy. Conveniently for its role on this album, the other members of Traffic backed upward Mason on this track. "Medicated Goo" together with "Shanghai Noodle Factory" were the A- together with B-sides, of a United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland Traffic unmarried released inwards Dec 1968. Mason does non seem on these tracks. "Medicated Goo" has a faux ending on the unmarried which does non seem here. The vocal would teach a staple of the re-formed band's alive performances inwards 1970-71.
"Something's Got a Hold of My Toe" is an instrumental together with appears to locomote an outtake non originally intended for release. It is unclear why producer Jimmy Miller (a lyricist elsewhere on the album) gets a co-writing credit on this. "Withering Tree" was previously released every bit the B-side to "Feelin' Alright" (September 1968), although the version on the LP is slightly dissimilar from the single. Dave Mason does non seem on this although it was likely recorded spell he was withal inwards the band. The 2 Fillmore West alive tracks that brand upward the instant one-half utilization non characteristic Mason.

What a unique together with gifted group. Jim Capaldi, writing together with playing this music, was every bit steady, soulful, funky together with sensitive a drummer every bit they come. Chris Wood wrung together with hence much emotion from his winds, to me he's? inwards a bird yesteryear himself, together with every bit good presently gone. Steve Winwood is a superb songwriter, beautiful acoustic piano, together with no i made the Hammond B-3 utilization what he did. And his voice!! Dave Mason, a top-notch songwriter himself, never did improve locomote than during his fourth dimension amongst these 3 wonderful musicians.

Track listing

    "Just for You" (Dave Mason) – 2:18
    "Shanghai Noodle Factory" (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, Jimmy Miller, Larry Fallon) – 5:06
    "Something's Got a Hold of My Toe" (Winwood, Mason, Miller) – 2:14
    "Withering Tree" (Winwood, Capaldi) – 3:04
    "Medicated Goo" (Winwood, Miller) – 3:36
    "Feelin' Good" (live) (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) – 10:40
    "Blind Man" (live) (Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott) – 7:06

Personnel

    Steve Winwood – organ, Pb vocals (all only 1), piano, bass, guitar (2, 5)
    Jim Capaldi – drums, percussion, backing vocals
    Chris Wood – flute, saxophone, organ
    Dave Mason – guitar (1, 3), Pb vocals (1)