Steve Winwood - 1978-08-19 - Rough Hill Festival, Gloucestershire, U.K.

Steve Winwood
1978-08-19
Rough Hill Festival, Gloucestershire, U.K.
Soundboard recording (reportedly, but may be high quality audience), very good quality
Available in Lossless (FLAC) and mp3 (320 kbps) versions

OK, I was going to end the Traffic posts with the last one, but then decided to go ahead and follow up with subsequent music from Traffic members. After the sudden dissolution of Traffic in 1974, Steve Winwood retreated into Session work for awhile. In 1976, he joined  Japanese composer Stomu Yamashta and an all-star cast for his Jazz-rock concept album Go (1976) and subsequent tour. In 1977, Winwood released his first solo album, Steve Winwood, followed by his first tour as a solo artist in 1978.  The album was initially met with disappointment among Traffic fans, but it actually is a solid album. Winwood, however, would find commercial success in his next solo album, Arc of a Diver (1980), an entirely home studio-recorded album where Winwood played all the parts and instruments. The album was a big hit, receiving much radio airplay, and featuring his first top ten single, "When You See A Chance". The show featured today, however, is from his earlier 1978 tour, and is considered one of his first performances as a solo act. The setlist features most of the songs from his first album, as well as a few from his Spencer Davis and Traffic days, as well as a couple of old rock standards. The show is significant for featuring some of the only live performances for the songs from his first album, as they were quickly dropped from future setlists after his later albums came out. 

Tracklist:
1. I'm a Man (Winwood-Miller) 5:10
2. Midland Maniac (Winwood) 8:34
3. Hold On (Winwood-Capaldi) 5:12
4. The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (Winwood-Capaldi) 12:42
5. Walking in the Wind (Winwood-Capaldi) 7:19
6. Let Me Make Something in Your Life (Winwood-Capaldi) 5:11
7. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Cox) 4:01
8. And Then He Kissed Me (Spector-Greenwich-Barry) 2:24
9. Two Way Stretch (Winwood) 5:47
10. Vacant Chair (Winwood-Stanshall) 7:37
11. Time is Running Out (Winwood-Capaldi) 8:44
12. Gimme Some Lovin’ (Winwood-Winwood-Davis) 10:33
13. Hound Dog (Leiber-Stoller) 5:07
Total time: 88:25

Steve Winwood: organ, synthesizer, vocals
John Porter: guitar
Terry Stannard: drums
Demelza: percussion
Nicole Tacot (Nicole Winwood): vocals

FLAC - Steve Winwood_1978-08-19_RoughHill_FLAC.rar

MP3 -Steve Winwood_1978-08-19_RoughHill_mp3.rar