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Mason's tenure with Traffic was disjointed.

He co-founded the group, but left following the recording of their debut album, Mr. Fantasy ( 1967 ), only to rejoin halfway through the sessions for their next album, Traffic ( 1968 ), after which he left again.

Last Exit ( 1969 ), a compilation of odds and ends, features little material by Mason apart from his song " Just For You ".

Traffic later re-formed without Mason, although he briefly toured with the band in 1971 as captured on Welcome to the Canteen.

Even during his brief spells with the group, Mason never quite fit in ; Steve Winwood later recalled " We all Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood tended to write together, but Dave would come in with a complete song that he was going to sing and tell us all what he expected us to play.

No discussion, like we were his backing group.