John Barleycorn Must Die

:For the article about the song and character John Barleycorn, see John Barleycorn.

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John Barleycorn Must Die is a 1970 album by British rock band Traffic. As most of their albums did, it featured many different genres of music including art rock, jazz rock, and many psychedelic influences.

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1970 - British rock - Traffic - Art rock - Jazz rock - Psychedelic

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After recording the album early in 1970, it was released with Island Records and United Artists in July of 1970. It became the first Traffic album to reach gold status, running 35 minutes, 6 seconds, on the original copy.

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Island Records - United Artists - July - Minute - Second

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Many said it featured some of Steve Winwood's best musical writing, with the instrumental "Glad" being a favorite of many, running 6 minutes and 59 seconds.

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