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TRAFFIC

 DAVE MASON, JIM CAPALDI, CHRIS WOOD, STEVE WINWOOD

Though it ultimately must be considered an interim vehicle for singer/songwriter/keyboardist/guitarist Steve Winwood, Traffic was a successful group that followed its own individual course through the rock music scene of the late '60s and early '70s. Beginning in the psychedelic year of 1967 and influenced by the Beatles, the band early on turned out eclectic pop singles in its native Great Britain, though by the end of its first year of existence it had developeda pop/rock hybrid tied to its unusual instrumentation.

"HEAVEN IS IN YOUR MIND"

<in UK published as "Mr. Fantasy" in 1967, in Italy published only in 1968 as "Traffic">

The first US version of the album on United Artists Records had a different title Heaven Is In Your Mind and a different cover that featured 3 members of the group without Dave Mason. The title was quickly changed back to Mr. Fantasy but the new cover remained until Island Records re-issued the UK version in the late 1970s. Both the US and UK editions of the album were released in substantially different stereo and mono mixes.

For the original US edition the group changed the album substantially. The song order was changed and a short looping snippet of the group's November 1967 single "Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush" was added between most of the songs. The US LP also added three songs from the group's UK singles, "Paper Sun" and "Hole In My Shoe" and "Smiling Phases" (b-side) while deleting two Dave Mason songs "Hope I Never Find Me There" and "Utterly Simple." The final track on the US album "We're A Fade, You Missed This' is actually the ending of the full length version of "Paper Sun." For most of the songs there are significant differences between the stereo and mono mixes. One song in particular, "Giving to You", actually was released in 3 different versions, including similar mono and stereo versions from the U.K. album, plus a very different mono U.K. b-side mix, which also was later included on the U.S. mono LP. The special U.K. b-side mix includes lyrics sung by Winwood during the introduction which are not heard on any other version.

1967    LP   UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS      UAS 6651 PRINTED IN U.S.A.     ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
NOTES: Black (with colored dots) United Artists labels.  No song titles listed on cover. No song durations listed on labels. Some copies came with a red sticker on the cover stating "Featuring Mr. Fantasy" [This one without, only the round mark with small tears remained]. Licensed by Island Records Ltd., London
Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: UNITED ARTISTS - BLACK LABEL w/MULTICOLOUR DOTS & LOGO onTOP - SILVER TEXT (White on rim)

Catalog on cover: UAS 6651

Catalog on labels: UAS 6651

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): UAS6651A 1B △11563    (Stamped & circled):MR

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): UAS6651B 1B △11563-X    (Stamped & circled):MR

On labels: rim text reads "●United.......Inc., New York 19, N.Y.●Made in U.S.A."

HIGH FIDELITY STEREO

On Back Sleeve: Aritsts Credits

© 1968 United Artists Records Inc.

tracklisting

Side 1: PAPER SUN - DEALER - COLOURED RAIN - HOLE IN MY SHOE

NO FACE, NO NAME AND NO NUMBER - HEAVEN IS IN YOUR MIND

Side 2: HOUSE FOR EVERYONE - BERKSHIRE POPPIES - GIVING TO YOU

SMILING PHASES - DEAR MR. FANTASY - WE'RE A FADE, YOU MISSED THIS

  grading

RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Rehearsed and written at a cottage in the Berkshire countryside, Traffic's debut was former child prodigy Steve Winwood's first foray into headier territory after a stint playing R&B-fueled rock & roll with the Spencer Davis Group. Rounded out by drummer Jim Capaldi and multi-instrumentalists Chris Wood and Dave Mason, Traffic's 1967 debut, Mr. Fantasy, was originally released in the U.S. under the title Heaven Is in Your Mind.The record includes experimentation with vaudeville-inspired numbers ("Berkshire Poppies"), flamenco-flavored fantasy ("Dealer"), and sitar-drenched meditations ("Utterly Simple"). Winwood's inspired organ playing and soulful singing poke out on cuts like "Coloured Rain." In keeping with the band's unorthodox approach to composition and arrangement, "Giving to You" offers a funky groove sandwiched between tidbits of an overheard conversation about the relative merits of jazz...(AllMusic)