TRAFFIC Last Exit 1969 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS MINT
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TRAFFIC Last Exit 1969 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS MINT
TRAFFICLast Exit
1969 UK Island Records (ILPS 9097) FIRST PRESSING
BEAUTIFUL COPY AND FINAL UPGRADE (I seem to be saying 'final upgrade' a lot at the moment but the current selection I am listing are all from the same original owner. All are in stunning barely played condition and have been carefully stored in a record box for the past 50+ years. Better copies you couldn't wish for and collections like this are now becoming almost impossible to find)
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PINK ISLAND LABELS WITH THE 'BULLSEYE'' LOGO DESIGN
MATRIX: ILPS+9097+A / ILPS+9097+B
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD COVER "Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London, W. 11."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" INNER SLEEVE
Since Traffic originally planned its self-titled second album as a double LP, the group had extra material left over, some of which saw release before the end of 1968 (there was a new, one-off single released in December, "Medicated Goo"/"Shanghai Noodle Factory"). In January 1969, Steve Winwood announced the group's breakup. That left Island Records, the band's label, in the lurch, since Traffic had built up a considerable following. As far as Island was concerned, it was no time to stop, and the label quickly set about assembling a new album. The non-LP B-side "Withering Tree," "Medicated Goo," and "Shanghai Noodle Factory" were pressed into service, along with "Just for You," the B-side of a solo single by on-again, off-again member Dave Mason that had been released originally in February 1968 and happened to feature the rest of the members of Traffic as sidemen; a short, previously unreleased instrumental; and two extended jams on cover songs from a 1968 live appearance at the Fillmore West. It all added up to more than half an hour of music, and that was enough to package it as the posthumous Traffic album Last Exit. Actually, Last Exit isn't bad as profit-taking products go. "Just for You" is one of Mason's elegant folk-pop songs, including attractive Indian percussion. "Medicated Goo" has proven to be one of Traffic's more memorable jam tunes, despite its nonsense lyrics, and the equally appealing "Shanghai Noodle Factory" is hard not to interpret as Winwood's explanation of the band's split. And while the cover material seems unlikely, the songs are used as platforms for the band to jam cohesively. So, Traffic's third album, thought at the time of its release to be the final one, has its isolated pleasures, even if it doesn't measure up to its two predecessors
Side One:
Just For You(2:24)
Shanghai Noodle Factory(5:04)
Something's Got A Hold Of My Toe(2:14)
Withering Tree(3:10)
Medicated Goo(3:36)
Side Two: Recorded Live At The Fillmore West
Feelin' Good(10:50)
Blind Man(7:10)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels which show little signs of use
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT (MINT)
Both surfaces are like new with nothing but some harmless in-vinyl pressing blemishes common on these early Islands
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays perfectly throughout with nothing to fault
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The cover has slight rub on the corners but is otherwise pristine
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
* EU BIDDERS PLEASE BE AWARE TAX AND FULL CUSTOMS CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED AT YOUR END
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