DAVE MASON-IT’S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT.

There aren’t many musicians who’ve played with everyone from Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, David Crosby, George Harrison, Joe Walsh, Graham Nash and Paul McCartney. Dave Mason did. He played on numerous classic albums. This includes Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland, the Rolling Stones’ Beggar’s Banquet and George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass. Dave also cofounded pioneering British rock band Traffic. After leaving Traffic in 1969, Dave embarked upon a successful solo career. 

His debut album was 1970s Alone Together. Three years later, in 1973, Dave released It’s Like You Never Left. It featured a glittering all-star cast and was one the best albums of Dave’s solo career. It’s Like You Never Left has just been rereleased by BGO Records, and showcases the talents of one of the legends of British music, David Mason.

Dave Mason cofounded Traffic in April 1967. Looking back, it’s…