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Fantasy and Reality: Traffic, Part One

Kris Needs, Shindig, March 2017

50 years ago, four musicians moved into a haunted Berkshire cottage. Surrounded by ancient sites and monuments, they ignited a unique musical melting pot that defined 1967's panoramic new possibilities. Kris Needs retraces the fantastic story of TRAFFIC's self-described "headless horsemen music".

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