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This remastered version of the original mono U.K. release of MR. FANTASY also includes several single-only tracks. The stereo version of the album has been rereleased under its original U.S. title HEAVEN IS IN YOUR MIND.
Rehearsed and written at a cottage in the Berkshire countryside, Traffic's debut was former child prodigy Steve Winwood's first foray into headier territory after a stint playing R&B-fueled rock & roll with the Spencer Davis Group. Rounded out by drummer Jim Capaldi and multi-instrumentalists Chris Wood and Dave Mason, MR. FANTASY included experimentation with vaudeville-inspired numbers ("Berkshire Poppies"), flamenco-flavored fantasy ("Dealer"), and sitar-drenched meditations ("Utterly Simple"). Winwood's inspired organ playing and soulful singing emerge on cuts like "Coloured Rain." In keeping with the band's unorthodox approach to composition and arrangement, "Giving To You" offers a funky groove sandwiched between tidbits of an overheard conversation about the relative merits of jazz.
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Personnel: Dave Mason (vocals, guitar, sitar, tamboura, shakuhachi, Mellotron, bass guitar, tambourine); Steve Winwood (vocals, guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ, bass guitar, percussion); Chris Wood (vocals, flute, saxophone, organ, percussion); Jim Capaldi (vocals, drums, percussion).
Liner Note Author: Brian Hogg.
Recording information: Olympic Studios, London, England.
Arranger: Steve Winwood.Q (2/00, p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...embodies the mores of hippy-era British rock....heavy on pastoral whimsy..."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/00, p.106) - "...a riot of trendy hippy-pop....shows that Traffic were capable of thoughtful, inventive and occasionally very beautiful music." Mr. Fantasy Music | List Price | $13.95 (You save $3.16) | | Category | Rock Albums, Music Video CDs, Rock/Pop, Art Rock, Psychedelic | | Label | Island | | Orig Year | 1967 | | All Time Sales Rank |  9567  | | CD Universe Part number | 1231668 | | Catalog number | 542823 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 29, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Mixed | | Producer | Jimmy Miller | | Engineer | Eddie Kramer | | Recording Time | 33 minutes | | Personnel | Dave Mason - vocals, guitar, sitar, tamboura, shakuhachi, Mellotron, bass guitar, tambourine
Steve Winwood - vocals, guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ, bass guitar, percussion
Chris Wood - vocals, flute, saxophone, organ, percussion
Jim Capaldi - vocals, drums, percussion
| | Additional Info | Uk Mono Version; Remastered |
Traffic Mr. Fantasy Songs Mr. Fantasy Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)  title song
love the title song and developing a taste for this type of music. worth it for the title song alone
Submitted by sandman (carlsbad,ca.)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Like Traffic? Winwood? MUST HAVE!
Anyone who appreciates Traffic and Steve Windwood really owes it to themselves to have this classic. No question about it!
Submitted by John (N.W. Pennsylvania, USA)
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 TRAFFIC ROCKS
I THOUGHT THIS ALBUM WAS GREAT,TRAFFIC GOT OFF TO A REALLY GOOD START AND EVERY ALBUM SINCE THEN IS GOOD. TRAFFIC ROCKS. STEVE WINWOOD IS BRILLIANT ON VOCALS AND INSTRUMENTS. DAVE MASON IS ALSO INCREDIBLE ON VOCALS, CHRIS WOOD IS GOOD ON SAX AND FLUTE, AND JIM CAPALDI IS A GREAT DRUMMER. THESE GUYS REPRESENT THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA. DEAR MR FANTASY IS MY FAVORITE TRACK ON THERE, ALONG WITH HEAVEN IS IN YOUR MIND AND COLOURED RAIN. I WISH THAT THESE GUYS HAD NEVER BROKE UP BECAUSE THEY WERE, NO THEY ARE A REAL ROCK AND ROLL BAND.
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SHOOT OUT AT THE FANTASY FACTORY is the second of Traffic's expanded line-up studio albums, following 1971's THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH-HEELED BOYS. The five extended pieces here have little in common with the pastoral, psychedelic folk-pop of Traffic's first four albums, betraying instead Steve Winwood's roots in the Spenser Davis Group and foreshadowing his later solo success in the '80s. Traffic toured constantly before recording FANTASY FACTORY, and the album's extended grooves are clearly born of these performance experiences.
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Rehearsed and written at a cottage in the Berkshire countryside, Traffic's debut was former child prodigy Steve Winwood's first foray into headier territory after a stint playing R&B-fueled rock & roll with the Spencer Davis Group. Rounded out by drummer Jim Capaldi and multi-instrumentalists Chris Wood and Dave Mason, Traffic's 1967 debut ...
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On their second album, the cottage dwellers from Berkshire refined their hippie pop into a looser and vastly more mature work: evocative tales of nonsense in the beautiful "40,000 Headmen," joyful malarkey with Mason's "You Can All Join In," and one of his finest songs, "Feelin Alright," which was a signpost to his imminent departure. Throughout the record Jim Capaldi's understated yet steady drums demonstrate just what a great rock drummer should do, and Chris Wood's sound is everywhere, with trills on flute and blasts on saxophone. TRAFFIC is a record that will always be meant for glorious sunny days.
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