TRAFFIC - THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS (LIMITED EDITION 180G LP)

Traffic The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys on Limited Edition 180g LP

40th Anniversary!

Mastered from the Original Island Records Tapes by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios with Kevin Gray

Traffic was one of the premier architects of the acid rock movement in the '60s and blossomed further into one of the most important super groups of the '70s. Their recordings are the soundtrack to a generation of music enthusiasts that continues to this day and will forever stand the test of time.

In 1972, the legendary founding members Stevie Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood sojourned on after a smash outing with John Barleycorn Must Die and continued the winning streak with the groundbreaking classic The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys. Along with new members Jim Gordon (Derek & The Dominoes), Rick Gretch (Blind Faith) and Rebop Kwaku Baah, Traffic was back and on a roll artistically unlike many other important acts of the classic rock era.

Known for more than its amazingly cube shaped album cover, the multi-faceted music inside was a non-stop enjoyment of sounds never heard or recorded since. Whether standout tracks from the pens of Jim Capaldi like the hard rocking "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone" or the powerful balladry of ancient sounds with the Winwood/Capaldi classic "Rainmaker," this brilliant album will most certainly be known forever for its classic title track, the massive twelve minute plus epic, "The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys." Filled with explosive sax breaks by the late Chris Wood, the piano driven and vocal delivery of master musician legend Stevie Winwood and the percussive vibrations of the late great Jim Capaldi, Jim Gordon and the late Rebop Kwaku Baah, the song was destined to become a huge success.

Friday Music presents the first installment of their Traffic 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Series with the monumental classic The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys. Mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso from the original Island Records tapes at Friday Music Studios with Kevin Gray, The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys is a truly one of the most important audiophile vinyl releases of 2012. Friday Music is also going back to the original Tony Wright designed cube shaped die-cut album cover, for the first time in North America since its 1972 release!

Traffic The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Track Listing:

1.  Hidden Treasure
2.  The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
3.  Light Up Or Leave Me Alone
4.  Rock ‘n’ Roll Stew
5.  Many A Mile To Freedom
6.  Rainmaker