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A1	Glad Drums, Percussion – Jim CapaldiOrgan, Piano, Percussion – Steve WinwoodSaxophone, Flute, Saxophone [Electric], Percussion – Chris Wood Written-By – Winwood*	6:32
A2	Freedom Rider Drums, Percussion – J.C.*Organ, Piano, Vocals, Percussion – S.W.*Saxophone, Flute, Saxophone [Electric], Percussion – C.W.*Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood*	6:20
A3	Empty Pages Drums, Percussion – J.C.*Organ – C.W.*Organ, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, Vocals – S.W.*Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood*	4:47
B1	Stranger To Himself Producer – Guy StevensVocals – J.C.*Vocals, Instruments [All] – S.W.*Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood*	4:02
B2	John Barleycorn Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals – S.W.*Arranged By – Winwood*Flute, Percussion – C.W.*Tambourine, Vocals – J.C.*Written-By – Trad.*	6:20
B3	Every Mother's Son Drums – J.C.*Instruments [All Other] – S.W.*Producer – Guy StevensWritten-By – Capaldi*, Winwood*	7:05

Companies, etc.

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

Credits

• Design [Album] – Mike Sida
• Engineer – Andrew Johns*, Brian Humphries
• Mastered By – LH*
• Photography By – Richard Polak
• Producer – Chris Blackwell, Steve Winwood

Notes

1st pressings with pink "I" label and unlaminated, a bit rough gatefold cover, outside silkscreened, inside doublepaged, coloured image of the band.

On runout variant 3, the stamping "AudioMatrix" is almost unreadable, but it is real.(Audio Matrix, Inc.)

Variant 4 matrix with ILPS + 9116 + A4 is mispressing with short version of "Empty Pages" Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A engraved sterling stamped): ILPS 9116 A/2 UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC sterling
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B engraved sterling stamped): ILPS 9116 B/2 UAS 5504 B 6.3.70 LH sterling
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A engraved): ILPS 9116 A2 UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC Sterling LH
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B stamped): ILPS + 9116 + B 4
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Side A hand engraved "STERLING" stamped ): ILPS 9116 A/2 AudioMatrix UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC STERLING LH
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Side B hand engraved "STERLING" stamped): ILPS 9116 B/2 AudioMatrix UAS 5504 B 6.3.70 AM STERLING LH
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 Side A stamped - Mispress with shorter version of 'Empty Pages'): ILPS + 9116 + A4
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 Side B stamped): ILPS + 9116 + B4

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9116, 88 018 ET	Traffic	John Barleycorn Must Die ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Island Records, Island Records	ILPS 9116, 88 018 ET	Germany	Unknown
LA048	Traffic	John Barleycorn Must Die ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Island Records	LA048	Mexico	1977
6339 016 N	Traffic	John Barleycorn Must Die ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records	6339 016 N	Italy	1970
none	Traffic	John Barleycorn Must Die ‎(CD, Album, M/Print, Unofficial)	ООО "ДОРА"	none	Russia	1998
BME 26	Traffic	John Barleycorn Must Die ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.p.A., Island Records	BME 26	Italy	2001

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