Live Albums By Traffic
Traffic started as a psychedelic rock band with hit singles in 1967 in the UK with Paper Sun and Hole In My Shoe. They later developed jazzy progressive rock tendencies. They didn’t bother the top 20 of the singles chart after 1967.
It’s useful to see the timing of the studio albums before looking in detail at the live albums.
Studio Albums By Traffic
1967 Mr. Fantasy
1968 Traffic
1969 Last Exit (part live)
1970 John Barleycorn Must Die
1971 The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
1973 Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
1974 When the Eagle Flies
1994 Far from Home
Live Albums By Traffic
1970 Live At The Fillmore East available with John Barleycorn Must Die Deluxe
1970 Live At The Hammersmith Odeon
1971 Welcome To The Canteen
1973 On The Road
1994 The Last Great Traffic Jam
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The Last Great Traffic Jam is the punning title of a live album and DVD by Traffic.
It was recorded during their reunion tour in 1994 as the support act for the Grateful Dead.
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A recording of Traffic performing Live At The Fillmore East is available with the deluxe edition of John Barleycorn Must Die.
This was recorded in New York in November 1970. By this stage Ric Grech (bass) had joined Steve Winwood (keyboards and guitar), Chris Wood (flute, saxophone, keyboards) and Jim Capaldi (drums).
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On the Road is a live album by Traffic.
It was recorded in April 1973 while Traffic were touring Germany to promote the Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory studio album.
By this stage Traffic were playing a jazzy style of progressive rock. I can understand that fans may not like seeing it described as progressive rock because it’s a long way from Welcome Back Your Friends To The Show That Never Ends but I think jazz fans would be more upset to see it described as jazz.
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Welcome To The Canteen is a live album by Traffic. It was recorded at Fairfield Halls, Croydon and the Oz Benefit Concert, London in July 1971 and released several months later.
The band had released the John Barleycorn Must Die studio album the previous year and a few months later recorded The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys.
In fact, originally it wasn’t recognised as a Traffic album… just the names of the musicians as you can see from the album cover.
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