Short Cut Draw Blood

Traffic man’s 1975 solo record on digital.

It was recorded between London and Alabama with the aid of, among others, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Free guitarist Paul Kossoff, but Jim Capaldi’s third solo album is anything but the sound of a rock star indulging himself. With Steve Winwood on bass, opener Goodbye Love oozes self-assurance, while an equally breezy Keep On Trying comes complete with trombone from future Special Rico Rodrigues. There’s depth beneath the slinky grooves, however. The title track’s message of impending ecodisaster feels more prescient than ever, powered by Chris Spedding’s searing guitar lines. Throw in jukebox classics

Love Hurts and It’s All Up To You, and you wonder why it’s taken so long for this album to go digital.