Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (LP, Album, Gat) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    UK  
Released:  01 Jul 1970
Genre:       Rock
Style:         Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Prog Rock

Comments:
Pink Island First Press, Play tested in full. Light hairlines visible under light only, clean labels and spindle. From well looked after private collection, looks lightly played. Gatefold Cover accurately graded, clean spine, light finger and scuff marks otherwise close to NM, a solid copy. posted tracked worldwide in a professional mailer, buy with confidence from a trusted UK seller. See all our other Traffic, Winwood listings.
 

Notes:

1st pressing with pink "i" label, unlaminated cover and without Traffic 'symbol' on the left side of the centre labels.

Outside cover uses a kraft paper background with silk-screened graphics instead of a burlap sack background with printed graphics as seen in some US and later versions.
Gatefold cover. Inside gatefold shows full-spread colour image of the band.

On runout variant 3, the stamping "AudioMatrix" is almost illegible, but it is visible. (See: [l288546)

Note that versions with Side A runout "ILPS + 9116 + A4" is a mispressing, with Track A3 cutting out abruptly at 4:33. (See: [r8907269)

A1. Glad 6:32
A2. Freedom Rider 6:20
A3. Empty Pages 4:47
B1. Stranger To Himself 4:02
B2. John Barleycorn 6:20
B3. Every Mother's Son 7:05

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout ILPS 9116 A/2 UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC STERLING
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9116 B/2 UAS 5504 B 6.3.70 LH STERLING
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9116 A2 UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC STERLING LH
Matrix / Runout ILPS + 9116 + B 4
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9116 A/2 AudioMatrix UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC STERLING LH
Matrix / Runout ILPS 9116 B/2 AudioMatrix UAS 5504 B 6.3.70 AM STERLING LH

Recorded At Island Studios
Recorded At Olympic Studios
Printed By E.J. Day Group
Made By E.J. Day Group

Folk, Folk Rock

DMI KIB