Traffic "John Barleycorn Must Die" - Why no mfsl


As far as I'm concerned, Traffic never made a better album than "John Barleycorn Must Die" but it was never given "the treatment" by mfsl or dcc. How come? All the rest of Steve Windwoods output made it to mfsl gold disc for the most part.
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Yes I agree that MFSL and DCC made some very strange choices for reissue. One explanation for some titles not making it on these labels is there could have been licensing problems with the owners of copyright. I believe these labels negotiated for a specific number to be issued plus logistics of original tapes etc. There were definitely many excellent titles that could have been very popular in this format. I was waiting for the release of the Doors Soft Parade which DCC had announced shortly before their demise.