Traffic Original UK LP Low spark EX 1971 Pink Rim Island Folk Jazz Art Rock  Traffic The low spark of a high heeled boy

Original UK LP released in 1971 on the Pink Rim Island Label. Cat: ILPS9180. Comes in die cut cover. Comes with original printed inner bag which is in VG+ condition..  

The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys marked the commercial and artistic apex of the second coming of Traffic, which had commenced in 1970 with John Barleycorn Must Die. The trio that made that album had been augmented by three others (Ric Grech, Jim Gordon, and "Reebop" Kwaku Baah) in the interim, though apparently the Low Spark sessions featured varying combinations of these musicians, plus some guests. But where their previous album had grown out of sessions for a Steve Winwood solo album and retained that focus, Low Spark pointedly contained changes of pace from his usual contributions of midtempo, introspective jam tunes. "Rock & Roll Stew" was an uptempo treatise on life on the road, while Jim Capaldi's "Light up or Leave Me Alone" was another more aggressive number with an unusually emphatic Capaldi vocal that perked things up on side two. The other four tracks were Winwood/Capaldi compositions more in the band's familiar style. "Hidden Treasure" and "Rainmaker" bookended the disc with acoustic treatments of nature themes that were particularly concerned with water, and "Many a Mile to Freedom" also employed water imagery. But the standout was the 12-minute title track, with its distinctive piano riff and its lyrics of weary disillusionment with the music business.

Tracks : Hidden treasures/ The low spark of a high heeled boy/ Rock 'n' roll stew/ many a mile to freedom/ Light up or leave me alone/ Rainmaker.

Record has some light scuff marks, there are a few light crackles throughout. Record is in Excellent condition. Cover has light ring wear and a light sticker stain on top right corner and is in Excellent condition.

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