Viva Santana!

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 1988

Label: CBS

Dedicated to Armando Peraza.
Includes 24 pages book.
Triple gatefold sleeve.

A1: Originally recorded at Columbia Studios in San Francisco, in the summer of 1971 (Santana III). Remixed at the Plant Studios in Sausalito in February 1988.
A2: Originally recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio, San Francisco, during the summer of 1970 (Abraxas). Remixed at the Plant Studios in Sausalito in February 1988.
A3: Originally recorded at Columbia Studios in San Francisco, during the summer of 1971 (Santana III). Remixed at the Plant Studios in Sausalito in February 1988.
A4: Originally on Santana III. This unreleased version was recorded live in Montreux during the summer of 1971. It was mixed October 5, 1971, at Trident Studios in London
A5: Originally recorded at Pacific Recording, San Mateo, during the winter of 1969 (Santana). Remixed at the Plant Studios in Sausalito in January 1988.
B1: Unreleased song recorded at Coast Recorders in the fall of 1967.
B2: Unreleased jam done at the Automatt in the fall of 1980 during the recording of the Zebop sessions. Mixed at the Plant Studios in November 1987.
B3: Unreleased track recorded October 14, 1982, during a Shango rehearsal session at the Automatt Studios, San Francisco. Completed in November 1987 and mixed in May of 1988 at the Plant Studios in Sausalito.
B4: From the "Fillmore: The Last Days" album. Recorded at the Fillmore July 4, 1971.
B5: Unreleased track recorded January 2, 1986, during the Freedom album sessions at the Plant Studios in Sausalito. The final mix was done at the Plant Studios in November 1987.
C1: Live songs from the 1985 World Tour. Previously unreleased
C2: Originally on Caravanserai. This unreleased live track was recorded in Paris during the spring of 1977. Mixed in June 1977 at the Automatt Studios, San Francisco.
C3 to C5: Captured live in 1983 in Paris, France.
D1: Original studio version from the Beyond Appearances album. This live version is form the 1985 World Tour.
D2: Original studio version from the Inner Secrets album. This live recording was done at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, during the fall of 1985. Mixed at the Plant Studios in January 1988.
D3: Original version on the Marathon album. This is a rough mix done at the Automatt Studios, San Francisco, in July 1979
D4: Originally on the Amigos album. This is a live version from Cal Jam during the summer of 1978. (Note: The opening of this version is not hidden by audience noise as is the version that appears on the Cal Jam album package.)
E1: Unreleased Jam from rehearsals at S.I.R. in San Francisco during the summer of 1985.
E2: Original studio track is from the Moonflower album. This live version was recorded with L' Mobile remote truck at the Warfield Theatre during the fall of 1985. Mixed at the Plant Studios in January 1988.
E3: Unreleased track recorded live at Winterland on December 31, 1973. 16 track mixed at the Plant Studios in November 1987.
E4: Original recording from the first Santana album. Recorded and mixed at Pacific Recording in 1968.
E5: From a rehearsal session in January 1982 for the Havana Moon album. A new vocal by Ernie Johnson was added to this track and it was remixed at the Plant Studios in November 1987.
E6: Original studio cut was on the Amigos album. This is a live version recorded in Osaka, Japan, in October 1979.
F1: Unreleased Jam from rehearsals at S.I.R. in San Francisco during the summer of 1985.
F2, F3: Originally from the Abraxas album. Unreleased live versions recorded in Montreal in September 1982 with the L' Mobile remote recording truck. Remixed at the Plant Studios in January 1988.
F4: Original studio version (Santana). This is an unreleased live recording from Woodstock, August 16, 1969. Mix done at the Plant Studios, June 23, 1988.
F5: Original studio version (Santana). This is the live version from Woodstock that launched Santana's career.

Sides A, B, D, E, F runout etched: A, side C runout etched: B

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