Santana III - Silver Label Series - Sealed

SANTANA Santana III (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Silver Label Series limited edition audiophile 9-track LP, originally released in 1971 and the final Santana album recorded with the leader's famed Woodstock line-up, one of the most capable and explosive bands ever assembled. Gatefold picture sleeve with original cover artwork, individually gold-foil numbered & factory sealed. Essential)

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Release Year 2013 - 11 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Complete Stock List Go to Santana
Product Catalogue No MOFI1-039
Music Genre 70s Rock, 70s Artists, 60s Rock
Country Comes from USA Comes from 'USA'
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Tracklisting & More Information

MUSICAL MAGIC THAT TRULY SPANS THE GLOBE YEARS BEFORE "WORLD MUSIC" BECAME A GENRE

The final Santana album recorded with the leader's famed Woodstock lineup, one of the most capable and explosive bands ever assembled, Santana III (commonly referred to as The Third Album) is a beacon of Latin-tinged rock, melodic creativity, and cohesive interplay. The record also marks the debut of young guitar virtuoso Neal Schon, who functions as the ideal foil to Santana, whose playing on this 1971 set rivals that of the finest in his career. If not for arriving after the monumental Abraxas, it is likely Santana III would be mentioned in the same breath as groundbreaking psychedelic classics such as Bitches Brew. It's that good.

Side One
1. Batuka
2. No One to Depend On
3. Taboo
4. Toussaint L'Overture

Side Two
1. Everybody's Everything
2. Guajira
3. Jungle Strut
4. Everything's Coming Our Way
5. Para los Rumberos

Embracing the concept that all of the members should share their musical ideas, Santana added two crucial components to his band: Schon, discovered at the age of 15 playing in a Palo Alto club, and Thomas "Coke" Escovedo, who during the sessions temporarily replaced ill percussionist Chepito Areas, and whose percussive assistance helped define the album's feel. With Schon in the fold, Santana strives for the unknown, and yet, manages to stave off the numbing excesses that define much of the period's output.

From the opening "Batuka," peppered with Schon's stirring guitar lines, to the sensitive "Everything Is Coming Our Way," infused with a mesmerizing Hammond organ underpinning that supports Santana's vocal pathos, the record teams with inventiveness. Involving albeit accessible concoctions of funk, jazz, rock, blues, and soul run throughout the set. Spanish-styled flavors infuse a majority of the material, ranging from the salsa piano on "Guarjira" to the distinctive "No One to Depend On," a lively take on the cha-cha-cha.

A globe-spanning armada of percussive instruments – timbales, congas, drums, vibes, tambourines, and more – as well as the existence of a three-person percussion team that fits in harmoniously with Santana, Schon, and company makes Santana III a masterful accomplishment in musical chemistry and the exploration of true world craft.

The Silver Label LP of Santana III breathes with sumptuous warmth and you-are-there realism. The tension of Schon's guitar lines, the album's open sound, and extensive use of studio echoes (check the presence of the backward echo on "No One to Depend On") fill the soundstage, replete with the kind of depth and dynamics one expects from a first-rate audiophile recording.


LP RECORD  
Recording Artist Santana
Product Title Santana III - Silver Label Series - Sealed
Product Information Santana Santana III - Silver Label Series - Sealed USA vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Artists Related To Amazonas, Creation (70S), Fania All Stars, Jorge Santana, Jose 'Chepito' Areas, Luis Gasca, Malo, Michael Shrieve, Orianthi, Salvador Santana Band
Product Barcode 821797100397
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