Santana - 1973-06-21 - Anchorage, Alaska (SBD)

Santana

1973-06-21

Anchorage, AK

Soundboard Recording

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Going Home > A-1 Funk > Every Step Of The Way

02. Black Magic Woman > Gypsy Queen

03. Oye Como Va

04. Japan

05. Bambele

06. Um-um-um

07. Yours Is The Light

08. Batucada

09. Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)

10. Stone FlowerWaiting

11. Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle)

12. Free Angela

13. Samba De Sausalito

14. Mantra > Kyoto > Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle)

15. Light Of Life

16. Se A Cabo

17. Mr Udo

18. The Creator Has A Master Plan

19. Savor

20. Toussaint L’Overture

Santana - 1973-06-21 - Anchorage, Alaska (SBD)

1970s - #2 - It was during my sophomore year in college back in 1979 that I first encountered the legend of the Santana album entitled Lotus. One of my roommates was a huge fan of Carlos, and he explained that Lotus was a live disc, recorded during a July 1973 tour of Japan, that featured some of Santana’s finest guitar work. The problem was that CBS records refused to release the disc in the US. The record company didn’t think the US public would be receptive to the long improvisational music that comprised Lotus. Nor did Capitol think anyone would pay for a triple album. As a result, the disc was only released overseas, and could only be bought in the US as an illegal import, much like a bootleg. Making the record unavailable only served to make it even more desirable. My roomie finally got his copy of the holy grail of Santana disks when his girlfriend (later his wife) plunked down the then incredible sum of $60 to buy him a copy of Lotus for Christmas. Just prior to the Japanese shows recorded for Lotus, Carlos played in Anchorage on June 21, 1973, 39 years ago today. Download this one to hear Carlos warm up for the legendary Lotus shows!