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Traffic Lightens Up for American Tour

David Rensin, Rolling Stone, 24 October 1974

NEW YORK – Looking only slightly recovered from a two-day-old case of jet lag, Traffic drummer Jim Capaldi strutted into the Providence Civic Center dressing room, slapped road manager Viv Phillips full on the back and wished a hearty "good evening" in his best morale-boosting, English army-general imitation.

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