7 tracks · 34 min
Last Exit, released in May 1969, is the third album by English rock band Traffic. It is a collection of odds and ends put together by Island Records after the initial breakup of the band. The album reached number 19 in the American Billboard charts. As implied by the cover photos, the album features the original lineup of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason, though Mason does not actually appear on most of the songs. Many of the songs of this album were originally released on mono singles. The versions that appear on this album are re-mixed for stereo and sometimes have significant differences. The original American LP has different artwork on the cover. The front features a different picture of the band cut up into the shape of the band's logo with a black background. "Just For You" was previously released in February 1968 as the A-side of a UK Dave Mason solo single. (The B-side was "Little Woman".) This was released after Mason left Traffic the first time, following Mr. Fantasy. Conveniently for its use on this album, the other members of Traffic backed up Mason on this track. "Medicated Goo" and "Shanghai Noodle Factory" were the A- and B-sides, of a UK Tra…