Best of Traffic

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compilation
First released:
1969

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Release dates:
  • Jul 3 1995

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Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Don't Forget 40,000 Headmen
Just wanted to add to all the positive comments here that in my opinion "40,000 Headmen" is one of the best rock recordings EVER. The lyrics are a lot more interesting than "Paper Sun" and "Feelin' All Right" (both of which I also like very much), and the music is haunting. The flute playing, so prominent in "40,000 Headmen," is what made Traffic a standout group back in the late 60s, and I do NOT agree with the above reviewer who seems to think that Traffic was some sort of transition and that …
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3 stars As far as greatest hits packages go...
As far as greatest hits packages go this one has alot more misses than "hits", stay with the original three albums of which this release is representitive of, Last Exit, Traffic and Dear Mr.Fantasy, also of interest might be John Barleycorn, Blind Faith and Welcome to the Canteen.
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Track listing Edit

  • CD

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    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Paper Sun
    ?:??
    2
    Heaven Is In Your Mind
    ?:??
    3
    No Face, No Name, No Number
    ?:??
    4
    Coloured Rain
    ?:??
    5
    Smiling Phases
    ?:??
    6
    Hole In My Shoe
    ?:??
    7
    Medicated Goo
    ?:??
    8
    Forty Thousand Headmen
    ?:??
    9
    Feelin' Alright
    ?:??
    10
    Shanghai Noodle Factory
    ?:??
    11
    Dear Mr. Fantasy
    ?:??

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Best of Traffic 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Island UK
release dates: 1969 in United Kingdom
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