MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE santana.com
Leon Patillo - vocals, piano
Flora Purim – vocals
Jules Broussard - soprano sax, tenor sax
Carlos Santana - guitar, percussion
Tom Coster - piano, keyboards
Doug Rauch - bass
Stanley Clarke - bass
David Brown - bass
Michael Shrieve - drums
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums
Armando Peraza - percussion, congas
José Areas - timbales, congas
Airto Moreira - percussion
spring manifestations - 1:05
canto de los flores - 3:39
life is anew - 4:22
give and take - 5:44
one with the sun - 4:22
aspirations - 5:10
practice what you preach - 4:31
mirage - 4:43
here and now - 3:01
flor de canela - 2:09
promise of a fisherman (promessa de pescador) - 8:18
borboletta - 2:47
After some hot live performances and subversive jaunts made in the aftershock of Woodstock, Santana and his band entered the calm atmosphere of the recording studio to make their sixth album
Taking a look at the blue butterfly on the LP cover, it wasn’t surprising that purist Santana fans scented that the music in this particular garden would be more gentle and cultivated than the previous hard-rock sound
But one thing after another:
In attune with semi natural sounds, the 'Canto De Los Flores' swings along to dabbed figures on the Rhodes piano and waves of multi-cultural drumming
The drama continues with "Life Is Anew" – a powerfully arranged ballad, followed by a highly emotional rock number ("Give And Take")
This takes us to where Santana feels most at home – "Promise Of A Fisherman" with its velvety, wonderfully expansive guitar sound
By now, at the latest, the listener joins the sensitive outdoorsman on his chase after the butterfly named "Boborletta" with a wealth of gorgeous sounds
Don’t hesitate to capture this rare specimen for your collection!
RECORDING 1974
ENGINEERING Glen Kolotkin
LABEL Columbia
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED September 2014
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas Germany
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Pop / Rock / Latin Rock
AVAILABLE as long as inventory