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Traffic ‎– John Barleycorn Must Die
Label:
Island Records ‎– ILPS-9116
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:
UK
Released:
1970
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Folk Rock, Blues Rock

 

Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    Glad
Drums, Percussion – Jim Capaldi
Organ, Piano, Percussion, Written-By – Steve Winwood
Saxophone, Flute, Percussion – Chris Wood (2)
6:32
A2    Freedom Rider
Drums, Percussion, Written-By – Jim Capaldi
Organ, Piano, Vocals, Percussion, Written-By – Steve Winwood
Saxophone, Percussion – Chris Wood (2)
6:20
A3    Empty Pages
Drums, Percussion – Jim Capaldi
Organ – Chris Wood (2)
Organ, Bass, Piano, Percussion – Steve Winwood
4:47
B1    Stranger To Himself
Vocals, Instruments, Written-By – Steve Winwood
Vocals, Written-By – Jim Capaldi
4:02
B2    John Barleycorn
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Arranged By – Steve Winwood
Flute, Percussion – Chris Wood (2)
Tambourine, Vocals – Jim Capaldi
Written-By – Traditional
6:20
B3    Every Mother's Son
Drums, Written-By – Jim Capaldi
Instruments, Vocals, Written By – Steve Winwood
7:05
Companies, etc.
Record Company – Island Records Ltd.
Published By – Island Music
Printed By – E.J. Day Group
Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
Recorded At – Island Studios
Recorded At – Olympic Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Credits
Design [Album] – Mike Sida
Engineer – Andrew Johns*, Brian Humphries
Mastered By – Lee Hulko
Photography By – Richard Polak
Producer – Chris Blackwell, Guy Stevens (tracks: B1 & B3), Steve Winwood
Notes
Label variation for 1st 'Pink Island' label.

Disc housed in textured gatefold sleeve.

Smooth [not textured] labels with dual Island and United Artist’s matrixes.

Pressed by Polydor at Phonodisc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, STERLING stamped, variant 1): ILPS 9116 A/2 UAS 5504 A 6 3 70 RC STERLING LH
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, STERLING stamped, variant 1): ILPS 9116 B/2 UAS 5504 B 6 3 70 AM STERLING LH
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, STERLING stamped, variant 2): ILPS 9116 A/2 UAS 5504 A 6 3 70 RC STERLING LH ARACION
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, STERLING stamped, variant 2): ILPS 9116 B/2 UAS 5504 B 6 3 70 AM STERLING LH

Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (LP, Album, Gat) (Island Records)

£29.99Price
  • Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.

    Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)

  • Record has only the very faintest of surface wear and some quiet surface noise , gatefold sleeve has some light edge wear and stain wear has name written in small pen rear top right

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