Santana – Santana III (LP Vinyl)
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Carlos Santana had already reshaped rock guitar with two landmark albums when the band convened in 1971 to record what would become their most urgent and uncompromising statement. The twin-guitar chemistry that defines the record planted seeds that would echo through decades of rock and Latin music, and hearing it pressed onto 180g audiophile vinyl restores the full weight and warmth that made those grooves so viscerally alive in the first place.
Santana III is an album of 'lasts'. It was the last album recorded with the original Woodstock lineup and the last to hit #1 on the Billboard charts until 1999's Supernatural. But there are also a number of important 'firsts' on this album; Coke Escovedo joins in for the first time on percussion, as does Neal Schon (Journey) - who was a mere 17 years old when they recorded the album - on guitar. Santana III is viewed by many as the band's commercial and creative high point. The band sounds darker, rawer, and more eager with the doubling up on guitar of Schon's Rock 'n' Roll sensibilities and Santana's ecstatic high notes and soulful fills. Escovedo and Chepito's percussion is as fast as it is furious, and the minimal production adds greatly to the timeless appeal of this album. Santana III is available on black vinyl.
Tracklist:
Side A
- Batuka
- No One to Depend on
- Taboo
- Toussaint L'overture
Side B
- Everybody's Everything
- Guajira
- Jungle Strut
- Everything's Coming Our Way
- Para los Rumberos
UPC: 8719262045187
Label: Music On Vinyl
Release Date: 7.3.26
Format: LP Vinyl