Jeff’s Playlist: Welcome to the Canteen

Welcome to the Canteen — Traffic

Welcome to the Canteen is a fine album and a fine cast of char­ac­ters. Recorded and released in 1971, it was Traffic’s first live album. Along with Winwood, Capaldi, Wood, and Reebop, it includes Rick Grech from Blind Faith, Jim Gordon from Derek and the Dominos, and Dave Mason. A great col­lec­tion of music. Give it a lis­ten; you might like it.

Album Information

Side one

No.      Title    Writer(s)         Length
1.         “Medicated Goo”      Jimmy Miller, Steve Winwood        3:34
2.         “Sad and Deep as You”      Dave Mason  3:48
3.         “Forty Thousand Headmen”           Winwood, Jim Capaldi 6:21
4.         “Shouldn’t Have Took More Than You Gave”     Mason 5:39

Side two

No.      Title    Writer(s)         Length
1.         “Dear Mr. Fantasy”  Capaldi, Winwood, Chris Wood 10:57
2.         “Gimme Some Lovin’ ”         Winwood, Muff Winwood, Spencer Davis 9:02

Total length:  39:21

Personnel

Steve Winwood – organ, lead vocals (1, 3, 5, 6), elec­tric piano, elec­tric (5) and acoustic (3) gui­tars
Jim Capaldi – per­cus­sion, back­ing vocals, tam­bourine
Dave Mason – elec­tric (1, 4, 5, 6) and acoustic (2) gui­tars, lead vocals (2, 4)
Chris Wood – sax, flute, elec­tric piano, organ
Rick Grech – elec­tric bass
Jim Gordon – drums
Reebop Kwaku Baah – con­gas, tim­bales, bongos

Released   September 10, 1971
Recorded   Fairfield Halls, Croydon, June 6, 1971 The Oz Benefit Concert, London, July 1971
Length        39:21
Label          United Artists/Island