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Artist:	TRAFFIC SOUND
Title:	Traffic Sound (Tibet's Suzettes)
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	GET 646

"Recorded in 1970, this self-titled album (sometimes called Tibet's Suzettes after the excellent 'title' track), is a unique mixture of psychedelia and Andean folk music and the third (and perhaps finest) album by this legendary Peruvian psych band. It remains one of the rarest and most sought after in the whole panorama of Latin music. Their songs, all sung in English, give rare insight into the Peruvian youth culture of the early seventies and their sound, a mix of psych guitar and woodwinds, leans into progressive territory. Now reissued for the first time ever on vinyl!"

Artist:	TRAFFIC SOUND
Title:	Traffic Sound (Tibet's Suzettes)
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	GET 646CD

"Recorded in 1970, this self-titled album (sometimes called Tibet's Suzettes after the excellent title track), is a unique mixture of psychedelia and Andean folk music and the third (and perhaps finest) album by this legendary Peruvian psych band. It remains one of the rarest and most sought after in the whole panorama of Latin music. Their songs, all sung in English, give rare insight into the Peruvian youth culture of the early '70s and their sound, a mix of psych guitar and woodwinds, leans into progressive territory."

Artist:	TRAFFIC SOUND
Title:	Lux
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	GET 647

"Recorded at the end of 1971, this was the last album by this legendary Peruvian band. Compared to their previous recordings, the Latin and Andean folk influences were much stronger here and the lyrics were more politicized, painting a picture of the social and economic turmoil of Peru in the 1970s. Incredibly, due to workers' strikes at their label, the master tapes were lost until 1996 when they were finally found labelled as 'Andean folkloric music.' Featuring the flute and tenor sax playing of Jean Pierre Magnet, the only member who would go on to be a professional musician (as a world famous sax player). Now reissued for the first time ever on vinyl!"

Artist:	TRAFFIC SOUND
Title:	Lux
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	GET 647CD

"Recorded at the end of 1971, this was the last album by this legendary Peruvian band. Compared to their previous recordings, the Latin and Andean folk influences were much stronger here and the lyrics were more politicized, painting a picture of the social and economic turmoil of Peru in the 1970s. Incredibly, due to workers' strikes at their label, the master tapes were lost until 1996 when they were finally found labeled as 'Andean folkloric music.' Featuring the flute and tenor sax playing of Jean Pierre Magnet, the only member who would go on to be a professional musician and a world famous sax player."

Artist:	TRAFFIC SOUND
Title:	Virgin
Label:	MUNSTER RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.50
Catalog #:	MR 317CD

Formed in 1968 by members of bands from Lima, Peru, such as Los Hang Tens and Los Mads and other musicians, Traffic Sound started as a covers band playing songs by The Doors, Cream and Jimi Hendrix. Their influences came from England and the U.S., and apart from some bossa nova played at rehearsals, Latin music didn't feature in their repertoire. However, their origin and background could still be heard in their sound, something which they embraced even more after Santana's success. Their first LP with self-written songs, Virgin (1969), is a masterpiece of Latin rock. In it, the band from Lima combined psychedelia, hard rock, a hint of progressive rock and a Latin tinge to create a personal, mighty sound full of details. The best example is "Meshkalina," a track with references to Incan culture which became an anthem of the period and was heard all over Peru. The LP was a great success and even saw a U.S. release. Traffic Sound would record another two albums (Traffic Sound and Lux) which took them to greater success and tours in Brazil and Argentina, before finally disbanding in 1972.

Artist:	TRAFFIC SOUND
Title:	Virgin
Label:	VINILISSSIMO (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	MRSSS 509LP

Formed in 1968 by members of bands from Lima, Peru, such Los Hang Ten's and Los Mad's and other musicians, Traffic Sound started as a covers band playing songs by The Doors, Cream and Jimi Hendrix. Their influences came from England and the U.S., and apart from some bossa nova played at rehearsals, Latin music didn't feature in their repertoire. However, their origin and background could still be heard in their sound, something which they embraced even more after Santana's success. Their first LP with self-written songs, Virgin (1969), is a masterpiece of Latin rock. In it, the band from Lima combined psychedelia, hard rock, a hint of progressive rock and a Latin tinge to create a personal, mighty sound full of details. The best example is "Meshkalina," a track with references to Incan culture which became an anthem of the period and was heard all over Peru. The LP was a great success and even saw a U.S. release. Traffic Sound would record another two albums (Traffic Sound and Lux) which took them to greater success and tours in Brazil and Argentina, before finally disbanding in 1972. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl with the original artwork; housed in a gatefold sleeve.

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