Santana Lotus - Speakers Corner 180g audiophile 3LPs
  £   45
  $   60

 


£ 45 Sold For
Oct 19, 2009 Sold Date
Oct 9, 2009 Start Date
£   18 Start price
6   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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 SANTANA LOTUS
 3 LP-SET 180g VINYL  

CBS 66325

    (SPEAKERS CORNER) (MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY)

In the 70s, concert tours by rock groups to the 'Land of the Rising Sun' were full of eastern promise. While the Japanese could hardly wait to pounce on concert tickets by western rock groups, those in the occident could hardly wait to get their hands on the live recordings 'made in Japan'. Usually such products were readily available and fans happily carried off legendary albums by Deep Purple, Cheap Trick or the Scorpions. But this was not so in the case of Santana’s "Lotus". European and American fans could only purchase the triple LP as an import product at an astronomical price; in 1991 Columbia attempted to bring out a reasonably priced replacement in the form of a double CD. At long last, Santana’s thrilling solos and the amazingly subtle rhythm of his band found their way into people’s homes, but the pathetic little folder in the CD case was a poor substitute for the extravagant artwork of the giant-sized, 2 sq. m. cover insert. The present album not only offers electrifying interpretations of the classics "Black Magic Woman", "Incident At Neshabur", and "Samba Pa Ti", but also has the original artwork. Surely there is no better reason to buy this unique recording?

Recorded in Japan in July 1973, this massive live album, originally on three LPs, was available outside the United States in 1974 but held back from domestic release until long into the CD age. It features the same "New Santana Band" that recorded Welcome, and combines that group's jazz and spiritual influences with performances of earlier Latin rock favorites like "Oye Como Va."

Tracklisting:

1. Meditation
2. Going Home
3. A-1 Funk
4. Every Step of the Way
5. Black Magic Woman
6. Gypsy Queen
7. Oye Como Va
8. Yours Is the Light
9. Batuka
10. Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)
11. Stone Flower (Introduction)
12. Waiting
13. Castillos de Arena, Pt. 1 (Sand Castle)
14. Free Angela
15. Samba de Sausalito
16. Mantra
17. Kyoto
18. Castillos de Arena, Pt. 2 (Sand Castle)
19. Se a Cabó
20. Samba Pa Ti
21. Savor
22. Toussaint l’Overture
23. Incident at Neshabur

Musicians:

- Jose 'Chepito' Areas / Timbales, congas, perc
- Carlos Santana / guitars, vocals
- Tom Coster / Keyboards
- Greg Walker / Vocals
- Michael Shrieve / Drums
- Leon Patillo / Vocals
- David Brown / Bass

Recording: July 1973 at Kosei Nenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan, by Tomoo Suzuki
Production: The New Santana Band
IN PERFECT -NEW CONDITION
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