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Santana: MCMLXVIII

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Label: Virgin Records
Released: 1996
Time:
 55:36
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Latin Rock
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.santana.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Let's Get Ourselves Together - 2:04
[2] Acapulco Sunrise - 2:31
[3] Latin Tropical - 11:22
[4] Santana Jam - 14:25
[5] Coconut Grove - 2:23
[6] Hot Tamale - 8:03
[7] La Puerta Del Sol - 10:22
[8] As The Years Go By - 3:48

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Carlos Santana - Guitars
Gregg Rolie - Keyboards, Organ
Michael Shrieve - Drums, Percussions
David Brown - Bass
Michael Carabello - Percussions
José Octavio "Chepito" Areas - Percussions

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1993 CD Fnac Music 662234
1996 CD Virgin Records 7243 8414102 8

Recorded at Pacific Recording Studio, San Mateo, California - 1968.

Recording information is non-existent, but these are almost certainly late '60's or early '70's recordings. The fact is, if you're a serious Santana fan, you're likely to have heard this material.
And if you're coming from the perspective of 'Supernatural', this is unlikely to be a satisfying purchase because it's not really pop at all, it's more of a Latin-jazz-fusion, heavy on the instrumental jamming.



Pre-Debut Live Studio Jams

You’d think that these long-lost, pre-debut, pre-Woodstock studio jams (rehearsals, demos, auditions… whatever they actually are) would be a much bigger deal in musical archeology circles. Recorded at Pacific Studios in 1968, and featuring Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve, Gregg Rolie, David Brown, Michael Carabello and Chepito Areas, these sizzling live-in-the-studio jams are probably what helped the band get signed and sound much like a lost album that never was. Fact is, however, these tapes have already been issued… a hundred different times, via a slew of cheapie, one-off labels and dozens of different titles (usually Acapulco Sunrise). Apparently someone besides CBS acquired the rights to these tapes decades ago and has licensed them to anyone, anywhere at any time. That’s… if they’re even licensed at all. Tainted history aside, this set includes some great live jams, capturing the essence of one of Santana’s first incarnations – almost all instrumental, with high-energy percussion fueled by a jazzy/ethnic flavoring. This particular disc is probably the most legit of the bunch, (supposedly) issued by Virgin Records in 1996 (via Sky Ranch, the then-owners of said recordings?). Note that there are some minor sound issues on a track or two. If you want a hard copy, there are dozens of options @ Amazon (HERE), that are, surprisingly, more expensive than you’d expect – on labels like Rolled Gold, Bellevue, Hallmark, Dark Peak, Noble Price, Prime Cuts and, of course, LaserLight, with titles like Acapulco Sunrise, La Puesta del Sol, Jingo, Jin-Go-Lo-Ba, Early Magic, and Evolution: The Original Recordings, just to name a few. Careful, song titles are inconsistent, so you’ll need to look closely when dumpster diving for this long-ignored piece of rock history. As for this Virgin/Sky Ranch disc, it appears to have a virtually non-existent profile, like it was never even released.

Willard - June 16, 2013
www.willardswormholes.com
 

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