SANTANA – LAS VEGAS 1974 SOUNDBOARD (2 CD-R)

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International Ice Palace, Las Vegas, NV, USA 18th September 1974

　The 1974 US tour, which became a rare soundboard production period in SANTANA’s history due to the furious new excavation rush. Two new titles will be released simultaneously to further enhance this glorious collection.

　This is the first of two consecutive releases. It’s a stereo soundboard recording of the September 18, 1974 Las Vegas performance. As those who have read this article may know, a large number of high-quality 1974 soundboards have been unearthed since late last year, quickly becoming one of the most prominent soundboard collections in SANTANA history. This is the latest in this newly discovered soundboard series. For those new to the series, let’s first take a look at the band’s activities at the time and determine its position. ● January 14,

1974 : Ithaca performance (May “LOTUS” / July “GREATEST HITS” release) ・ July 13 – October 28: North America (62 performances) ←★here★ (October “BORBOLETTA” release) ・ November 16: Honolulu performance ・ November 23 – December 14: Japan (16 performances) 　This is SANTANA in 1974. This year is a memorable one as it marks their second visit to Japan, but the sandboard rush is the “North American” leg just before the release of “BORBOLETTA.” Let’s dig deeper into the dates and understand their position in relation to their sister works. ■ Details of “North America”​​July 13th + 17th (2 performances) * July 22nd “EDMONTON 1974 SOUNDBOARD” July 24th – September 14th (20 performances) * September 15th “FRESNO 1974 SOUNDBOARD” September 17th: Phoenix performance * September 18th: Las Vegas performance ←★ This work ★ * September 20th “SAN BERNARDINO 1974 SOUNDBOARD” September 21st – October 2nd (8 performances) * October 3rd “TAMPA 1974 SOUNDBOARD” October 4th – 28th (23 performances) [Collector’s belongings: The unrivaled three sisters soundboard] 　In this way, five soundboards were excavated from the “North America” ​​leg of just under three months. Among them, the Las Vegas performance of this work was just three days after “FRESNO 1974 SOUNDBOARD (Uxbridge 2671)” and two days before “SAN BERNARDINO 1974 SOUNDBOARD (Uxbridge 2739)”. It was a super-concentrated area that could be said to be a speciality during the speciality period.