Traffic • Mr Fantasy [Stereo / Mono] CD 1968 Island Records UK 1999 •• NEW ••

Description: Traffic Mr. Fantasy AUDIO CD BRAND NEW & FACTORY SEALED Island Records UK IMCD 264 / 546 496-2 UPC | 731454649629 Made in the E.U. 1968 TRACK LISTING ORIGINAL UK STEREO ALBUM 01. Heaven Is in Your Mind 02. Berkshire Poppies 03. House for Everyone 04. No Face No Name No Number 05. Dear Mr Fantasy 06. Dealer 07. Utterly Simple 08. Coloured Rain 09. Hope I Never Find Me There 10. Giving to You BONUS TRACKS - ORIGINAL US MONO ALBUM 11. Paper Sun 12. Dealer 13. Coloured Rain 14. Hole in My Shoe 15. No Face No Name No Number 16. Heaven Is in Your Mind 17. House for Everyone 18. Berkshire Poppies 19. Giving to You 20. Smiling Phases 21. Dear Mr Fantasy 22. We're a Fade You Missed This ♪ 24 bit remastered reissue of the 1967 debut by this legendary British psych/ prog rock group that featured Steve Winwood, Dave Mason & Jim Capaldi as members. As a bonus, it includes all 12 tracks from the original U.S. mono album, 'Paper Sun', 'Dealer', 'Coloured Rain', 'Hole in My Shoe', 'No Face, No Name, No Number', 'Heaven Is in Your Mind', 'House for Everyone', 'Berkshire Poppies', 'Giving to You', 'Smiling Phases', 'Dear Mr. Fantasy' and 'We're a Fade You Missed This'. 22 tracks total. Also features the original cover art. These original analogue masters transferred at 24 bits resolution, processed using Sonic Solutions NoNoise technology and mastered to 16 bit for CD using Prism SNS Noise Shaping. ♫ Since Traffic's debut album, Mr. Fantasy, has been issued in different configurations over the years, a history of those differences is in order. In 1967, the British record industry considered albums and singles separate entities; thus, Mr. Fantasy did not contain the group's three previous Top Ten U.K. hits. Just as the album was being released in the U.K., Traffic split from Dave Mason. The album was changed drastically for U.S. release, both because American custom was that singles ought to appear on albums, and because the group sought to diminish Mason's presence; on the first pressing only, the title was changed to Heaven Is in Your Mind. In 2000, Island reissued Mr. Fantasy in its mono mix with the U.K. song list and five mono singles sides as bonus tracks; it also released Heaven Is in Your Mind, the American lineup in stereo with four bonus tracks. Naturally, the mono sound is punchier and more compressed, but it isn't ideal for the album, because Traffic was fashioned as an unusual rock band. Steve Winwood's primary instrument was organ, though he also played guitar; Chris Wood was a reed player, spending most of his time on flute; Mason played guitar, but he was also known to pick up the sitar, among other instruments. As such a mixture suggests, the band's musical approach was eclectic, combining their background in British pop with a taste for the comic and dance hall styles of Sgt. Pepper, Indian music, and blues-rock jamming. Songs in the last category have proven the most distinctive and long-lasting, but Mason's more pop-oriented contributions remain winning, as do more light-hearted efforts. Interest in the mono mix is likely to be restricted to longtime fans; anyone wishing to hear Traffic's first album for the first time is directed to Heaven Is in Your Mind. SHIPPING TO USA ONLY Buyer Pays Shipping $3.99 1st CD $3.99... each additional $1.50 CDs will only be combined with other CDs or DVDs To qualify for the combined discount, all items must be purchased together, paid for with 1 payment, and shipped all together in 1 shipment. Please use the add to cart feature, once you have ordered all your desired items, proceed to checkout to complete your order with the combined total.

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Features: Remastered, Import, 24-Bit Remaster, Expanded

Format: CD

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

CD Grading: Mint (M)

Record Label: Island Records

Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard

Language: English

Release Title: Mr. Fantasy

Artist: Traffic, Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Traffic, Steve Winwood

Release Year: 1967, 1968, 1999

Style: Rock, Album Rock, British Rock, Jazz Rock, British Pychedelia, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Progressive/Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Genre: Rock

Case Condition: Mint (M)

Inlay Condition: Mint (M)

Type: Album