SANTANA – FRESNO 1974 SOUNDBOARD (2CD-R)

SANTANA – FRESNO 1974 SOUNDBOARD(2CDR)
Selland Arena Fresno, CA, USA 15th September 1974 STEREO SBD

　This work includes a stereo soundboard recording of the “September 15, 1974 Fresno Performance.” It was a busy time, with not only “LOTUS” but also Carlos Santana’s solo albums, “GREATEST HITS,” “BORBOLETTA,” and more, all coming out in rapid succession. Even slight differences in timing meant different live performances. To better organize the situation at the time, let’s first take a look at the schedule and outline the band’s activities.

●1973
January 18th – April 8th / June 21st: North America #1 (48 performances)
June 27th – July 11th: Japan #1 (12 performances) ← *Official LOTUS and others July
15th – 19th: Asia (3 performances)
{July 20th: “LOVE DEVOTION SURRENDER” released}
July 23rd – August 8th: Oceania (12 performances)
August 12th – October 21st: North America #2 / Central and South America (28 performances) {
November 9th: “WELCOME” released}
November 13th – December 12th: Europe (27 performances)
December 31st: San Francisco performance
●1974
January 14th: Ithaca performance
{May “LOTUS” / July “GREATEST HITS』released》
・July 13th – October 28th: ​​North America #3 (62 performances)←★here★
《October 『BORBOLETTA』released》
・November 16th: Honolulu performance
・November 23rd – December 14th: Japan #2 (16 performances)

[Newly excavated soundboard that is the highest peak of the direct-connection system]
　This is SANTANA from 1973/1974. 1974 can be roughly divided into “North America # 3” before the release of “BORBOLETTA” and “Japan # 2” after its release, and the Fresno performance of this work was the 27th performance of the former.

　This work, recorded at such a show, is a newly excavated soundboard that is currently causing a sensation in the collector world. It was unearthed from the remains of a certain core collector, but what is shocking is the quality. In a word, it is “a top-class mix table direct connection system,” and the extremely powerful live performance blows out of the speakers completely unprocessed. The loud cheers between songs are recorded only in the distant ripples, so the sense of concert experience is almost zero, but instead, the other-dimensional sense of synchronization where the whole body is perfectly in sync with the live performance is amazing.

　And because the live performance is led by SANTANA in their prime, it’s more than just incredible. Every note on each instrument stands out clearly, and the eight-piece band delivers a fierce performance in unison, but even when their notes overlap, they never blend together. The ensemble, which responds to and evolves in response to each other’s playing, is like a tapestry of sound. Rather than just listening to it, you feel immersed, as if your whole body is woven into it.

[A fierce live album that can be called a sequel to Lotus]
　Such a transcendent soundboard unfolds, giving the band potential that is also common to the masterpiece “LOTUS,” but the set is a completely different show. Let’s organize the contents here.

●Guardian of Heaven
– Black Magic Woman-Gypsy Queen/Oye Como Va/Incident At Nashabur/Samba Pa Ti
●Others
– Immortal Butterfly: Mirage (★)/Give And Take (★)
-Others: Medley [Going Home/A-1 Funk/Every Step Of The Way]/Just In Time To See The Sun (★)/Bambele (★)/Soul Sacrifice (★)
*Note: Songs marked with “★” are not included in the traditional album “LOTUS.”

　This is a newly discovered, powerful live album that will blow your mind with a sound directly connected to the table, capturing the band’s potential, which is similar to that of that masterpiece. Who would have thought that such a soundboard had been sleeping undiscovered for half a century? This shocking new discovery will leave you in awe of the depths of the rock archive. Please enjoy it to the fullest.

Disc:1 (66:10)
1. Going Home / A-1 Funk / Every Step Of The Way
2. Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
3. Oye Como Va
4. Mirage
5. Just In Time To See The Sun
6. Bambele
7. Give And Take
8. Incident At Neshabur

Disc:2 (15:30)
1. Soul Sacrifice
2. Samba Pa Ti

Carlos Santana: guitar, percussion, vocals
Ndugu” Leon Chancler: drums
Jules Broussard: flut, sax
David Brown: bass
Leon Patillo: keyboard, vocals
Armando Peraza: percussion, vocals
Tom Coster: keyboards, vocals
Jose “Chepito” Areas: drums