Santana SANTANA III Music On Vinyl (2010 180g AUDIOPHILE Two Record set) MINT
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Santana SANTANA III Music On Vinyl (2010 Audiophile 2 Record set)
A1 Batuka Written-By – C. Santana*, D. Brown*, G. Rolie*, J. Areas*, M. Carabello*, M. Shrieve* Written-By – C. Santana*, D. Brown*, G. Rolie*, J. Areas*, M. Carabello*, M. Shrieve* 3:35 A2 No One To Depend On Written-By – C. Escovedo*, G. Rolie*, M. Carabello* Written-By – C. Escovedo*, G. Rolie*, M. Carabello* 5:31 A3 Taboo Written-By – G. Rolie*, J. Areas* Written-By – G. Rolie*, J. Areas* 5:34 A4 Toussaint L'Overture Written-By – C. Santana*, D. Brown*, G. Rolie*, J. Areas*, M. Carabello*, M. Shrieve
Written-By – C. Santana*, D. Brown*, G. Rolie*, J. Areas*, M. Carabello*, M. Shrieve* 5:56 B1 Everybody's Everything Written-By – C. Santana*, D. Brown*, T. Moss* Written-By – C. Santana*, D. Brown*, T. Moss* 3:31 B2 Guajira Written-By – D. Brown*, J. Areas*, R. Reyes* Written-By – D. Brown*, J. Areas*, R. Reyes* 5:43 B3 Jungle Strut Written-By – G. Ammons* Written-By – G. Ammons* 5:20 B4 Everything's Coming Our Way Written-By – C. Santana* Written-By – C. Santana* 3:15 B5 Para Los Rumberos Written-By – T. Puente* Written-By – T. Puente* 2:47 Bonus Tracks C1 Gumbo Written-By – C. Santana*, G. Rolie* Written-By – C. Santana*, G. Rolie* 4:24 C2 Folsom Street - One Written-By – C. Santana*, G. Rolie* Written-By – C. Santana*, G. Rolie* 7:08 D1 Banbeye Written-By – C. Santana*, D. Brown*, G. Rolie*, J. Areas*, M. Carabello*, M. Shrieve* Written-By – C. Santana*, D. Brown*, G. Rolie*, J. Areas*, M. Carabello*, M. Shrieve* 10:21 D2 No One To Depend On (Single Version) Written-By – C. Escovedo*, G. Rolie*, M. Carabello* Written-By – C. Escovedo*, G. Rolie*, M. Carabello* 3:13
- *(all photos are of the actual item)
- Manufactured By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
- Manufactured For – Sony Music Entertainment
- Pressed By – Record Industry
- Recorded At – Columbia Studios
- Backing Vocals – Linda Tillery (tracks: B1, B4), Rico Reyes (tracks: A2, A4, B5)
- Backing Vocals, Percussion [Assistance] – Coke Escovedo
- Bass – David Brown (5)
- Congas, Percussion, Vocals, Tambourine – Michael P. R. Carabello*
- Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Michael Shrieve
- Guitar – Neal Schon
- Guitar, Vocals – Carlos Santana
- Horns – Tower Of Power Horn Section (tracks: B1)
- Piano, Organ, Vocals – Gregg Rolie
- Piano, Soloist – Mario Ochoa (2) (tracks: B2)
- Tambourine – Greg Errico (tracks: A2)
- Timbales, Congas, Percussion, Vocals, Drums, Flugelhorn – José Chepitó Areas*
- Trumpet [Trompeta] – Luis Gasca (tracks: B5)
- Vocals – Rico Reyes (tracks: B2)
Notes
Recorded at Columbia Studios, San FranciscoOriginally released Ⓟ&Ⓒ 1971 Sony Music Entertainment
This release: Ⓟ&Ⓒ 2010, Sony Music Entertainment
Manufactured & distributed by Music On Vinyl B.V. for Sony Music Entertainment.
Made in the EU Santana III Review by Thom Jurek
Santana III is an album that undeservingly stands in the shadows behind the towering legend that is the band's second album, Abraxas. This was also the album that brought guitarist Neal Schon -- who was 17 years old -- into the original core lineup of Santana. Percussionist Thomas "Coke" Escovedo was brought in to replace (temporarily) José Chepitó Areas, who had suffered a brain aneurysm, yet who recovered quickly and rejoined the band. The rest were Carlos, organist Gregg Rolie, drummer Michael Schrieve, bassist David Brown, and conguero Michael Carabello. "Batuka" is the powerful first evidence of something being very different. The band was rawer, darker, and more powerful with twin leads and Schon's harder, edgier rock & roll sound paired with Carlos' blend of ecstatic high notes and soulful fills. It cooks -- funky, mean, and tough. "Batuka" immediately transforms itself into "No One to Depend On," by Escovedo, Carabello, and Rolie. The middle section is highlighted by frantic handclaps, call-and-response lines between Schon and Rolie, and Carlos joining the fray until the entire track explodes into a frenzied finale. And what's most remarkable is that the set just keeps on cooking, from the subtle slow burn of "Taboo" to the percussive jam workout that is "Toussaint l'Overture," a live staple in the band's set list recorded here for the first time (and featuring some cooking Rolie organ work at its beginning). "Everybody's Everything" is here, as is "Guajira" and "Jungle Strut" -- tunes that are still part of Santana's live show. With acoustic guitars, gorgeous hand percussion, and Santana's fragile lead vocal, "Everything's Coming Our Way" is the only "feel good" track here, but it's a fitting way to begin winding the album down with its Schon and Santana guitar breaks. The album ends with a completely transformed reading of Tito Puente's "Para los Rumberos," complete with horns and frantic, almost insanely fast hand drumming and cowbell playing. It's an album that has aged extremely well due to its spare production (by Carlos and the band) and its live sound. This is essential Santana, a record that deserves to be reconsidered in light of its lasting abundance and vision.
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