M. B. Music Website

TRAFFIC page

Group members

STEVE WINWOOD  [Birmingham, 12.5.1948]:  vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass.

CHRIS WOOD  [24.7.1944 / 12.7.1983]:  flute, saxophone, bass.

JIM CAPALDI [Evensham, 24.8.1944]:  drums, percussion, vocals.

DAVE MASON  [10.5.1947]:  vocals, guitar  [on Mr.Fantasy, Traffic, Welcome To The Canteen]

RICK GRECH  [Bordeaux, 1.11.1946 / 17.3.1990]:  bass  [on Welcome To The Canteen and The Low Spark...]

JIM GORDON  [Los Angeles, 1945]:  drums  [on Welcome To The Canteen and The Low Spark...]

REBOP KWAKU BAAH  [Lagos 1.1.1944]:  percussion  [from Welcome To The Canteen to On The Road]

DAVID HOOD:  bass  [on Shoot Out... and On The Road]

ROGER HAWKINS:  drums  [on Shoot Out... and On The Road]

BARRY BECKETT:  keyboards  [on On The Road]

ROSKO GEE:  bass  [on When The Eagle Flies]

U.K. Albums Discography

( and personal ratings;  click on the album title for details )

• MR. FANTASY  (1967)  A-

• TRAFFIC  (1968)  A

• LAST EXIT  (1969)  B

• JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE  (1970)  A-

• WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN  (1971)  B+

• THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS  (1971)  B+

• SHOOT OUT AT THE FANTASY FACTORY  (1973)  B

• ON THE ROAD  (1973)  B

• WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES  (1974)  B-

• FAR FROM HOME  (1994)  C+  CD-only

U.K. Singles Discography

• Paper Sun / Giving To You  [Island WIP-6002]  1967  PS

• Hole In My Shoe / Smiling Phases  [Island WIP-6017]  1967  PS

• Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush / Coloured Rain  [Island WIP-6025]  1967  PS

• No Face, No Name, No Number / 40,000 Headmen  [Island WIP-6030]  1968

• Feelin' Alright / Withering Tree  [Island WIP-6041]  1968

• Medicated Goo / Shanghai Noodle Factory  [Island WIP-6050]  1968

• Walking In The Wind / same (instr.)  [Island WIP-6207]  1974

Compilations & other releases

Compilation LPs

• BEST OF TRAFFIC  [Island ILPS-9112]  1969

• HEAVY TRAFFIC  [United Artists LA421]  1975  US-only

• MORE HEAVY TRAFFIC  [United Artists LA526]  1976  US-only

Pre-TRAFFIC Releases

SPENCER DAVIS GROUP  (Steve Winwood)

Albums:

• THEIR FIRST LP  (Fontana TL-5242) 1965

• THE SECOND ALBUM  (Fontana TL-5295) 1966

• AUTUMN '66  (Fontana TL-5349) 1966

EPs:

• You Put The Hurt On Me  (Fontana TE-17444) 1965

• Every Little Bit Hurts  (Fontana TE-17450) 1965

• Sittin' And Thinkin'  (Fontana TE-17463) 1966

singles:

• Dimples / Sittin' And Thinkin'  (Fontana TF-471) 1964

• I Can't Stand It / Midnight Train  (Fontana TL-499) 1964

• Every Little Bit Hurts / It Hurts Me So  (Fontana TF-530) 1965

• Strong Love / This Hammer  (Fontana TF-571) 1965

• Keep On Running / High Time Baby  (Fontana TF-632) 1965

• Somebody Help Me / Stevie's Blues  (Fontana TF-679) 1966

• When I Come Home / Trampoline  (Fontana TF-739) 1966

• Gimme Some Lovin' / Blues In F  (Fontana TF-762) 1966

• I'm A Man / I Can't Get Enough Of It  (Fontana TF-785) 1967

The JAGUARS  (Dave Mason)

single:

• Opus To Spring / The Beat  (Impression IMP-101) 1963

The HELLIONS  (Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi)

singles:

• Daydreaming Of You / Shades Of Blue  (Piccadilly 7N-35213) 1964

• Tomorrow Never Comes / Dream Child  (Piccadilly 7N-35232) 1965

• A Little Lovin' / Think It Over  (Piccadilly 7N-35265) 1965

The REVOLUTIONS  (Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi)

single:

• Hallelujah / Shades Of Blue  (Piccadilly 7N-35289) 1966

FOX  (Dave Mason)

single:

• Mr. Carpenter / Seek And You Find  (CBS 3341) 1968

Solo discographies (albums)

STEVE WINWOOD

• STEVE WINWOOD  [Island ILPS-9494,  1977]   Hold On / Time Is Running Out / Midland Maniac / Vacant Child / Luck's In / Let Me Make Something In Your Life.

• ARC OF A DIVER  [Island ILPS-9576, 1980]  While You See A Chance / Arc Of A Diver / Second Hand Woman / Slowdown Sundown / Spanish Dancer / Night Train / Dust.

• TALKING BACK TO THE NIGHT  [Island ILPS-9777, 1982]  Valerie / Big Girls Walk Away / And I Go / While There's a Candle Burning / Still In The Game / It Was Happiness / Help Me Angel / Talking Back To The Night /There's a River.

• BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE  [Island ILPS-9844, 1986]  Higher Love / Take It As It Comes / Freedom Overspill / Back In The High Life Again / The Finer Things / Wake Me Up On Judgment Day / Split Decision / My Lover's Leavin'.

• ROLL WITH IT  [Virgin V-2532, 1988]  Roll With It / Holding On / The Morning Side / Put On Your Dancin' Shoes / Don't You Know What the Night Can Do? / Hearts On Fire / One More Morning / Shining Song.

• REFUGEES OF THE HEART  [Virgin V-2650, 1991]  You'll Keep On Searching / Every Day (Oh Lord) / One And Only Man / I Will Be Here / Another Deal Goes Down / Running On / Come Out And Dance / In The Light Of Day.

• JUNCTION SEVEN  [Virgin CDV-2832, 1997 (CD only)]  Spy In The House Of Love / Angel Of Mercy / Just Wanna Have Some Fun / Let Your Love Come Down / Real Love / Fill Me Up / Gotta Get Back To My Baby / Someone Like You / Family Affair / Plenty Lovin' / Lord Of The Street.

DAVE MASON

• ALONE TOGETHER  [USA Blue Thumb BTS-14]  1970  First US pressings had multi-color vinyl and triple fold-out cover.  Later released in the UK by Harvest (SHTC-251).

• DAVE MASON & CASS ELLIOT  [USA Blue Thumb BTS-8825]  1971  With Cass Elliot of Mamas&Papas.  Later released in the UK by Probe (SPBA-6259).

• HEAD KEEPER  [USA Blue Thumb BTS-34]  1971  Later released in the UK by Island (ILPS-9203).

• IS ALIVE  [USA Blue Thumb BTS-54]  1971  Not released in the UK.  The only European original pressing is the French one (Blue Thumb BT-10022). Later released in Holland with different title and sleeve.

• IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT  [USA Columbia KC-31721]  1973  Later released in the UK by CBS (65258).

• DAVE MASON  [USA Columbia PC-33096]  1974  First pressing on blue vinyl.  Released early in 1975 in Europe by CBS (80360), black vinyl only.

• SPLIT COCONUT  [USA Columbia PC-33698]  1975  Released in Europe by CBS (68163).

• CERTIFIED LIVE  [USA Columbia PG-34174]  1976  2LP.  Released in Europe by CBS (88203).

• LET IT FLOW  [USA Columbia PG-34680]  1977  Released in Europe by CBS (81984).

• MARIPOSA DE ORO  [USA Columbia JC-35285]  1978  Released in Europe by CBS (82625).

• OLD CREST ON A NEW WAVE  [USA Columbia JC-36144]  1980  Released in Europe by CBS (83828).

• SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED  [USA Chumley CHL-00101]  1987  Not released in Europe.

• TWO HEARTS  [USA Voyager]  1987  Released in Europe by MCA (255134).

• LIVE - THE 40000 HEADMEN TOUR  [Receiver RRCD-270]  1999  With Jim Capaldi.  CD only.  From their Spring 1998 U.S. tour.

JIM CAPALDI

• OH HOW WE DANCED  [Island ILPS-9187]  1972

• WHALE MEAT AGAIN  [Island ILPS-9254]  1974

• SHORT CUT DRAW BLOOD  [Island ILPS-9336]  1975

• PLAY IT BY EAR  [Island ILPS-9497]  1977  UNRELEASED.  Two tracks made it on a 7" (Goodbye My Love / Baby You're Not My Problem, Island WIP-6383).

• THE CONTENDER  [Polydor 2383 490]  1978  Released in the U.S. by RSO (RS1-3037) as Daughter Of The Night.

• ELECTRIC NIGHTS  [Polydor 2383 534]  1979  Released in the U.S. by RSO (RS1-3050).

• THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS  [Carrere 116]  1980

• LET THE THUNDER CRY  [Carrere 123]  1981

• FIERCE HEART  [Carrere 250057]  1983  Released in the U.S. by Atlantic.

• ONE MAN MISSION  [WEA 251350]  1984  Released in the U.S. by Atlantic.

• SOME COME RUNNING  [Island ILPS-9921]  1988

• LIVE - THE 40000 HEADMEN TOUR  [Receiver RRCD-270]  1999  With Dave Mason.  CD only.  From their Spring 1998 U.S. tour.

• LIVING ON THE OUTSIDE  [SPV]  2001

Other important participations

STEVE WINWOOD

• BLIND FAITH - same  [Polydor 583 059]  1969  Clapton, Baker, Grech, Winwood.  ESSENTIAL!

• ERIC CLAPTON - RAINBOW CONCERT  [RSO 2394 116]  1973  Recently reissued on CD (Polygram 527472) with 8 bonus tracks.

• GO - same  [Island ILPS-9387]  1976  w. Stomu Yamash'ta and Michael Shrieve.

• GO - LIVE FROM PARIS  [Island ISLD-10]  1976  2LP, live Paris 12/6/1976.

DAVE MASON

• FLEETWOOD MAC - TIME  [Warner 45920-2]  1995  CD-only.

NOTE - DISCOGRAPHY TO BE COMPLETED.  FOR EACH ADDITION AND/OR CORRECTION, PLEASE SEND ME AN E-MAIL.  THANKS IN ADVANCE.

NOTA - DISCOGRAFIA IN FASE DI COMPLETAMENTO.  PER QUALSIASI CORREZIONE E/O AGGIUNTA, INVIATEMI UNA E-MAIL.  GRAZIE IN ANTICIPO.