Santana Santana/MA,USA 1978

From the North American tour accompanying “Moonflower” in 1978, the live performance on the second day of the Boston performance on February 18th was recorded in full for 1 hour and 42 minutes with ultra-high quality audience recording. Dan Lampinski’s 1978 Santana performance take, which has been announcing previously unreleased live sound sources of the highest quality one after another, delighting music fans around the world. This time again, the entire performance is captured with an incredible level of sound that does not disappoint the listener, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is a must-listen for all 70’s rock fans other than Santana fans, so you can enjoy the live performance with a miraculous sound image. Apart from minor issues such as the momentary sound fluctuation at 4:22 of Europa and the cut due to tape reversal at 3:15 of I’ll Be Waiting (it was replaced immediately, so the loss is kept to a minimum), you can enjoy the whole picture of the show with an extremely stable and ultra-clear sound, as if it was recorded with a modern DAT set up at the venue. This tour had several soundboard recording takes leaked from the Japan performance in November of the previous year and the New York performance one week before the Boston performance, but the show is recorded with truly super high quality sound that can be stretched with those line recording titles. The opening will feature the new instrument Zulu/Jugando, overwhelm the audience with a strong Latin rhythm from the beginning. You can enjoy the guitar, the sound of the lead instruments of the synths, the plump bass, the fine percussion play, all of them with a sound that is so clear that you can’t think of anything else. Not only the musical sounds, but also the hot reactions from the audience that can be heard from time to time make this recording take even more special, and it will remind you of the charm of the ideal sound image of microphone recording. Although it is a series of loud sounds, it is recorded with a soft sound that is gentle on the ears, so you don’t feel any stress when listening to it, and you can fully enjoy the superiority of the sound of microphone recording from the natural sound spread and the lively sound vibration. The next songs were Black Magic Woman, the new song Dance Sister Dance, Europa, Batuka / No One To Depend On, and Incident At Neshabur, and the flow was overwhelming. It seemed that the audience was engrossed in the performance, which was almost a medley. The new song I’ll Be Waiting, which has a pop melody with a greeting in the background, was followed by Evil Ways and Soul Sacrifice (the percussion was recorded with tremendous force), which lasted more than 20 minutes, and the raging excitement produced the peak of the concert. The last 30 minutes, which entered the second half of the concert with the new song She’s Not There, were also overwhelming, and the sound image kept the highest sound quality without wavering until the end. Until the end, the performance was unrelenting, and you can listen to an energetic live performance that symbolizes Santana in the late 1970s. This is a highly recommended album in terms of sound quality and content. Live at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA. USA 18th February 1978 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Zulu 3. Jugando 4. Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen 5. Dance Sister Dance 6. Europa 7. Batuka/No One To Depend On 8. Incident At Neshabur 9. I’ll Be Waiting 10. Evil Ways 11. Soul Sacrif ice 12. Drum Solo 13. Soul Sacrifice Disc 2 1. She’s Not There 2. Toussaint L’Overture 3. Oneness 4. Transcendance Carlos Santana – Guitar, Percussion, Vocals Greg Walker – Lead Vocals, Percussion Tom Coster – Keyboards, Vocals David Margen – Bass, Vocals Graham Lear – Drums, Percussion Armando Peraza – Congas, Bongos Raul Rekow – Congas, Percussion Pete Escovedo – Timbales