TRAFFIC - JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE (LIMITED EDITION JAPANESE IMPORT SHM-SACD)

Traffic John Barleycorn Must Die on Limited Edition Japanese Import SHM-SACD

Another technological breakthrough from Japan! These new, Japanese SHM-SACD (Super High Material SACD) pressings utilize a special polycarbonate layer over super-defined SACD pits for better transparency and read-accuracy. Originally developed for LCD panels, the SHM technology was found to reduce read-errors on discs and thus incorporated into these special discs. SHM-SACDs are also manufactured with more clearly defined pits for better tracking and less resultant jitter. In addition, the label side of all SHM-SACDs is coated with a special green ink designed to decrease laser refraction. And rest assured: These discs are mastered from the best sources available in Japan and will utterly amaze you with their transparency, dynamics, and lifelike presentation. SHM-SACDs require an SACD player and cannot be played in a standard CD player.

When this album was released in 1970, Steve Winwood was the primary songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist, and he was leading Traffic as a trio with Chris Wood on horns and Jim Capaldi on drums. John Barleycorn Must Die expands upon the jamming that characterized their earlier work and it yielded the group's first gold album. The title track features some of the best vocals of Winwood's career.

Traffic John Barleycorn Must Die Track Listing:

1. Glad
2. Freedom Rider
3. Empty Pages
4. I Just Want To Know
5. Stranger To Himself
6. John Barleycorn