John Barleycorn Must Die | ||||
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Released | July 1970 | |||
Recorded | February–April 1970 | |||
Studio | Island and Olympic, London | |||
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Length | 35:06 | |||
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Producer | Chris Blackwell, Steve Winwood, Guy Stevens | |||
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John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth studio album by English rock band Traffic, released in 1970 as Island ILPS 9116 in the United Kingdom, United Artists UAS 5504 in the United States, and as Polydor 2334 013 in Canada. It marked the band's comeback after a brief disbandment, and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, making it their highest-charting album in the US,[2] and has been certified a gold record by the RIAA. In addition, the single "Empty Pages" spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 74.[3] The album was marginally less successful in the UK, reaching number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]
... and a more jam-based jazz-rock on the masterful (but not-proggy) John Barleycorn Must Die
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