Traffic Sound-Traffic Sound-'70 Peruvian Psychedelic Prog Jazz rock-NEW LP

Traffic Sound

Traffic Sound

Traffic Sound ‎– Traffic Sound
Label:
Munster Records ‎– MR 398
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country:
Spain
Released:
11 Oct 2019
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Folk Rock, Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

Peru enjoyed a thriving and exciting music scene since the mid-1960s. Bands such as Los Saicos, Los Shain’s and Los York’s, to name just a few, released a number of brilliant records that drove young fans crazy and set an example for many to follow. The end of the decade brought about an evolution in sound and new music genres, as Peruvian bands kept an eye on the groundbreaking British and US artists exploring baroque pop, psychedelic rock and early prog.

One of them was Traffic Sound, founded in Lima in 1967. Over a very short period of time the band managed to successfully develop their career transcending their starting point, in which they’d simply record covers of artists such as Jimmy Hendrix, Cream or The Young Rascals, moving on to the more mature sound of their first LP with self-written songs, “Virgin” (1969), a masterpiece of Latin rock, and this second self-titled LP, released in 1970.

Traffic Sound incorporates here complex arrangements and long song structures with which they approach prog music. However, the immediacy of songs like ‘Yesterday’s Game’, with a fierce and contagious guitar riff, or ‘Chicama Way’, a terrific anthem, clear any possible doubt about the sound principles of the band: groovy ROCK, in capital letters!

While tracks such as ‘Those Days Have Gone’ or ‘America’ show the friendliest yet psychedelic side of the group, ‘Tibet’s Suzettes’, the opening song of the album, simultaneously introduces all the ingredients of the Traffic Sound recipe: hypnotic rhythms, untamed guitars and very skilled playing.

Although some influences cannot be ignored, this second Traffic Sound album is huge and deserves to be considered one of the greatest recordings of its time, even internationally, as essential as the most hailed works of Cream, Caravan or Led Zeppelin that served as a bridge for rock music between the 60s and 70s.

Tracklist

A1     Tibet's Suzettes

    Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Jean Pierre MagnetBass – Willy ThorneDrums – Luis NevaresGuitar [2a Guitarra] – Freddy Rizo Patron*Lead Guitar – Willy BarclayVocals – Manuel Sanguineti*Written-By – Traffic Sound

    
A2     Those Days Have Gone

    Acoustic Guitar – Freddy Rizo Patron*Drums – Luis NevaresFlute – Jean Pierre MagnetPiano, Organ, Bass, Guitar – Willy ThorneVocals – Manuel Sanguineti*Written-By – Traffic Sound

    
A3     Yesterday's Game

    Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Chorus – Jean Pierre MagnetBass – Willy ThorneDrums – Luis NevaresGuitar [2a Guitarra], Percussion, Chorus – Freddy Rizo Patron*Lead Guitar – Willy BarclayPiano – Otto De RojasVocals, Percussion, Chorus – Manuel Sanguineti*Written-By – Traffic Sound

    
B1     America

    Bass, Organ, Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic] – Willy ThorneDrums – Luis NevaresFlute – Jean Pierre MagnetPiano – Otto De RojasVocals – Manuel Sanguineti*Written-By – Traffic Sound

    
B2     What You Need And What You Want

    Acoustic Guitar – Freddy Rizo Patron*Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Vibraphone, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Jean Pierre MagnetBass, Piano – Willy ThorneDrums, Percussion – Luis NevaresLead Guitar – Willy BarclayVocals, Percussion – Manuel Sanguineti*Written-By – Traffic Sound

    
B3     Chicama Way

    Bass – Willy ThorneDrums – Luis NevaresGuitar, Chorus – Freddy Rizo Patron*Lead Guitar – Willy BarclayTrumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Quena, Percussion [Tumba], Chorus – Jean Pierre MagnetVocals, Percussion, Chorus – Manuel Sanguineti*Written-By – Traffic Sound

    
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Barcode: 8435008839819