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The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic (CD, Jul-2003, Island Records Japan) 
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic (CD, Jul-2003, Island Records Japan)

 
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic (CD, Jul-2003, Island Records Japan)

Artist: Traffic
Release Date: Jul 2003
Format: CD
Record Label: Island Records (Japan)
Genre: Psychedelic, Rock & Pop
UPC: 766482497348
Product ID: EPID46441188
Description: The 2003 Japanese limited-edition re-release of this 1971 album contains an extra song, "Rock & Roll Stew Parts 1 & 2 (Single Version," and is encased in a mini LP-style sleeve. THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS was a big change from the...
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Track Listing
1. Hidden Treasure
2. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
3. Rock N Roll Stew
4. Many a Mile a Freedom
5. Light up or Leave Me Alone
6. Rainmaker

Details
Distributor:Phantom Import Distributi
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
The 2003 Japanese limited-edition re-release of this 1971 album contains an extra song, "Rock & Roll Stew Parts 1 & 2 (Single Version," and is encased in a mini LP-style sleeve.
THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS was a big change from the quiet, largely acoustic flavor of Traffic's reunion album JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE. Although the gentle opening track, "Hidden Treasure," and the meandering, mellow closer, "Rainmaker," were in keeping with the pastoral vibe of the previous record, sandwiched in between those are several increasingly aggressive and lyrically sour songs about that evergreen topic--life in a rock & roll band.
The venality of the business gets a workout in the 12-minute title track, a slow-building jazz-rock groove that starts with a sense of quiet menace and ends with a pealing, distorted guitar solo, with one of Steve Winwood's most impassioned and lengthy organ solos at the song's heart. "Rock & Roll Stew" and Jim Capaldi's sneering putdown "Light Up or Leave Me Alone" are even more forceful, with only the groovy ecological message of "Many a Mile to Freedom" lightening the mood. Even that song rocks harder than anything on JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE, though, and that extra hint of power is likely what helped make THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS Traffic's most commercially successful album in the United States.

Editorial Reviews
...as musicians [Winwood] and Traffic have never played better...The longest and the best cut on the album is the title track...creative ensemble playing...
Rolling Stone (01/20/1972)

4 out of 5 - ...Magnificent showing...Their finest hour.
Uncut (08/01/2002)

4 stars out of 5 - ...Winwood's haunting vocals are cool and restrained while the combination of subtle musicianship, relaxed jamming and a timeless title track ensure this retains its classic status.
Q (06/01/2002)

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