Traffic

 

Artist:  Traffic
Origin:  Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Art Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Jam Rock, Jazz Rock

Original line-up:

Steve Winwood:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass
Dave Mason:  Vocals, Guitar, Sitar, Bass
Chris Wood:  Flute, Saxophone, Keyboards
Jim Capaldi:  Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Traffic was an English Rock Band from West Midlands, formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood (Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar Ex Spencer Davis Group), Dave Mason (Vocals, Guitar), Chris Wood (Flute, Saxophone), and Jim Capaldi (Drums, Vocals).  Their first three singles were "Paper Sun", "Hole In My Shoe", and "Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush".  In 2004, Traffic was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Title:  First Exit (2024)  

Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Art Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Jam Rock, Jazz Rock

Label:  Vogon

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Giving To You (5:25)

 2.  Smiling Phases (5:05)

 3.  Coloured Rain (4:23)

 4.  Hole In My Shoe (5:58)

Side 2:

 1.  Feelin' Good (9:30)

 2.  Paper Sun (4:53)

 3.  Dear Mr. Fantasy (7:14)

Personnel:

Steve Winwood:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass
Dave Mason:  Vocals, Guitar, Sitar, Bass
Chris Wood:  Flute, Saxophone, Keyboards
Jim Capaldi:  Drums, Percussion, Vocals

First Exit is a live album by Traffic, originally released on June 18, 2018 by Vogon, remastered and reissued on June 28, 2024 by Vogon, recorded live for Radio Broadcast in Sweden of Radiohuset, Stockholm, on September 12, 1967.