Steve will be playing guitar and Steve and Jim will be singing it.” To begin with Chris will be playing the bass part on tenor saxophone as a result of electronic trickery too complex for me to explain it to you. This is from their second LP together released in 1968” Peel says before “No Time To Live.”īefore “Medicated Goo” Peel explains, “On this next number there is a certain amount of change of instrumentation.

“I hope you agree with me that Traffic are playing better than ever. Traffic.” “Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring” sounds tremendous in the recording with intricate organ lines weaving around the rhythm section. And it’s even nicer to have them on this program. The show beings with Peel saying, “O f all the stories of groups breaking up constantly in the music papers it’s really nice to have one of the all time great ones get together again. The trio of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood switch instruments throughout the broadcast and even features Wood playing sax as the bass line in “Medicated Goo.” They play the yet to be released new album except for “Stranger To Himself” and the only older songs played are “No Time To Live,” “Pearly Queen” and “Medicated Goo.” DJ John Peel offers commentary between each song leading the listener through the various instrument changes and commenting on the songs they are playing. This release is sourced straight from the original BBC transcription service disc (CN 1876/S) with very little surface noise. Pop Spectacular: BBC 1970 captures Traffic’s radio session right when they reformed as a three piece and finished working on John Barleycorn Must Die. (54:08): Intro., Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring, mc, Every Mother’s Son, mc, No Time To Live, mc, Medicated Goo, mc, John Barleycorn, mc, Pearly Queen, mc, Empty Pages, mc, Glad, Freedom Rider

Paris Theatre, London, England – April 30th, 1970

Traffic glad / freedom rider