santana - moonflower (2 x 33rpm lp halfspeed)
santana - moonflower (2 x 33rpm lp halfspeed)
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santana - moonflower (2 x 33rpm lp halfspeed)
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santana - moonflower (2 x 33rpm lp halfspeed)

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Description
MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER Yes
LIMITED Yes to 3000
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE santana.com

Greg Walker - vocals
Carlos Santana - guitar, vocals, percussion
Tom Coster - keyboards
Pablo Tellez - bass, vocals (live tracks)
David Margen - bass (studio tracks)
Graham Lear - drums
Raul Rekow - percussion
José "Chepito" Areas - percussion (live tracks)
Pete Escovedo - percussion (studio tracks)
Tommy Coster - keyboards (zulu)

dawn / go within - 2:44
carnaval - 2:17
let the children play - 2:37
jugando - 2:09
i’ll be waiting - 5:20
zulu - 3:25
bahia - 1:37
black magic woman / gypsy queen - 6:32
dance sister dance (baila mi hermana) - 7:45
europa (earth’s cry heaven’s smile) - 6:07
she’s not there - 4:09
flor d’luna (moonflower) - 5:01
soul sacrifice / head, hands & feet - 14:01
el morocco - 5:05
transcendance - 5:13
savor / toussaint l’overture - 12:56

Though it may seem strange now, Moonflower stood for nearly 15 years as Santana’s first and only live record released in the United States

This despite the fact that roughly half of the double album consists of new studio songs, including a zesty cover of the Zombies classic “She’s Not There” that reached the Top 30 of the singles charts

However unconventional, the “split” strategy went over like gangbusters

Moonflower reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 and achieved double-platinum status - feats the group would not again replicate for 22 years

These, and the beautiful quality of the program itself, are among the reasons why the 1977 effort remains viewed by critics and fans alike as must-have Santana

The enhanced sonics extend not only to Carlos Santana’s six-string wizardry, but to the rhythmic, melodic, and vocal elements that course throughout both the studio and live cuts on Moonflower

The grip and depth of the bass lines; the wash of the organ; the scope and carry of the vocals; the extension and weight of the low-end frequencies; the rich textures of the guitars, percussive devices, and keyboards: all appear amid wide, balanced soundstages and image with right-sized dimensionality

Significantly rooted in the styles and approaches that inform the group’s first three records, Moonflower captures the final appearances of iconic percussionist Jose “Chepito” Areas and go-to keyboardist Tom Coster on a Santana album

As he did during the preceding five-year stretch, Coster inhabits a large role here, sharing songwriting credits on a majority of the new cuts and helping steer the arrangements toward spiritually minded albeit concise directions that encompass vibrant Latin, rock, and blues themes that began to escape the ensemble shortly after his departure

RECORDING December 1976 (live tracks / in Europe) and 1977 (studio tracks / in San Francisco)
ENGINEERING Glen Kolotkin, Tommy Vicari
LABEL Columbia
RE MASTERING Krieg Wunderlich, Shawn R. Britton
MASTER SOURCE 1/4" / 15 IPS Analog Copy to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe
RE RELEASED 2025
AVERAGE RATING 4.7 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Fidelity Record Pressing
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Fusion / Latin / Rock
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock

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