Traffic John Barleycorn Must Die 1st Press EX vinyl LP album record UK
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Description

First Press of John Barleycorn Must Die with the Silk Screened Cover and Smooth Label.
Record- Playback is excellent with only the most minor of crackle.
Cover- Very few signs of wear. There's a small patch of lightening on the front where a sticker has been removed and there is still a price sticker on the back.
Traffic ?– John Barleycorn Must Die Label: Island Records ?– ILPS 9116 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK Released: 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist Show Credits

A1 Glad Drums, Percussion – Jim CapaldiOrgan, Piano, Percussion – Steve WinwoodSaxophone, Flute, Saxophone [Electric], Percussion – Chris Wood (2)Written-By – Winwood* 6:32 A2 Freedom Rider Drums, Percussion – J.C.*Organ, Piano, Vocals, Percussion – S.W.*Saxophone, Flute, Saxophone [Electric], Percussion – C.W.*Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood* 6:20 A3 Empty Pages Drums, Percussion – J.C.*Organ – C.W.*Organ, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, Vocals – S.W.*Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood* 4:47 B1 Stranger To Himself Producer – Guy StevensVocals – J.C.*Vocals, Instruments [All] – S.W.*Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood* 4:02 B2 John Barleycorn Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals – S.W.*Arranged By – Winwood*Flute, Percussion – C.W.*Tambourine, Vocals – J.C.*Written-By – Trad.* 6:20 B3 Every Mother's Son Drums – J.C.*Instruments [All Other] – S.W.*Producer – Guy StevensWritten-By – Capaldi*, Winwood* 7:05

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Island Studios
  • Recorded At – Olympic Studios
  • Printed By – E.J. Day Group
  • Made By – E.J. Day Group

Credits

  • Design [Album] – Mike Sida
  • Engineer – Andrew Johns*, Brian Humphries
  • Mastered By – LH*
  • Photography By – Richard Polak
  • Producer – Chris Blackwell, Steve Winwood

Notes

1st pressings with pink "I" label and unlaminated, a bit rough gatefold cover, outside silkscreened, inside doublepaged, coloured image of the band.

On runout variant 3, the stamping "AudioMatrix" is almost unreadable, but it is real.(Audio Matrix, Inc.)

Variant 4 matrix with ILPS + 9116 + A4 is mispressing with short version of "Empty Pages" Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A engraved sterling stamped): ILPS 9116 A/2 UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC sterling
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B engraved sterling stamped): ILPS 9116 B/2 UAS 5504 B 6.3.70 LH sterling
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A engraved): ILPS 9116 A2 UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC Sterling LH
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B stamped): ILPS + 9116 + B 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Side A hand engraved "STERLING" stamped ): ILPS 9116 A/2 AudioMatrix UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC STERLING LH
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Side B hand engraved "STERLING" stamped): ILPS 9116 B/2 AudioMatrix UAS 5504 B 6.3.70 AM STERLING LH
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 Side A stamped - Mispress with shorter version of 'Empty Pages'): ILPS + 9116 + A4
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 Side B stamped): ILPS + 9116 + B4
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