Santana,Eric Clapton Santana/Tokyo,Japan 4.28.2000

In 2000, Eric Clapton, who happened to be visiting Japan secretly during Santana’s 11th Japan tour, made an unexpected appearance at the Budokan on April 28th, and this new secret DAT master of the final performance became a hot topic! This is an urgent release. This Japan tour took place right after the release of the album “SUPERNATURAL,” which led to Santana’s feat of winning eight Grammy Awards. Fans around the world were eagerly awaiting the tour with this monster album, which topped the US album charts for 18 consecutive weeks, and the first single “Smooth” and the second single “Maria Maria” also reached number one in the US, and it was a good timing for it to be realized in Japan. Under such circumstances, this day was the only performance at the Nippon Budokan and the final day of the tour. Fans’ expectations were at their peak as this was the concert to mark the end of the Japan tour, which consisted of only six performances, when Eric Clapton suddenly appeared without any announcement. At this time, Clapton was staying in Tokyo on a private visit to watch his favorite martial arts match. He happened to find out that his old friend Santana was performing, so he popped in. The reason this pop-in is still talked about today is because of the length of time Clapton was on stage. He was on stage for a total of 40 minutes, 20 minutes in the second half of the regular set and 20 minutes in the encore. A typical “pop-in” is one song, or at most two songs. This time it was nine songs. Clapton must have been very happy to be reunited with Santana. Moreover, Clapton also guest-starred on the album “SUPERNATURAL” (participating in The Calling). It was a happening that the live version of the performance was already realized right before his eyes. There are still photos of the stage from that day taken by a Clapton fan who entered with a same-day ticket (Clapton borrowed a Stevie Ray Vaughan model Strat), and there were two types of stereo audience sources as sound sources, and previously released versions were released. However, this time, the original master was provided by Taper, which has a good reputation for recording rock artists’ performances in Japan since the 1980s. This master, which he has kept secret until now, was completely recorded by DAT and was of the highest level without any trouble. The pre-show and post-show parts are recorded much longer than the previously released versions. Above all, it maintained the highest peak of stereo quality that surpasses any previously released version in the past. Not only Santana and Clapton’s guitar playing, but also the rhythm section, keyboards, and percussion are all grainy and can be distinguished. The stereo spread is also perfect (Santana is on the left, Clapton is in the center). The clarity and sound balance of the powerful performance is like an attack, what a sound field! If you are a Santana or Clapton fanatic, you probably already have the sound source from that day, but the quality of this board will give you a new recognition. If you don’t have this board, you can’t talk about it! Clapton plays with joy at his reunion with Santana, and Santana takes it firmly and returns it with a play that takes it to a higher level. Santana also seemed happy, and in the regular set, the finale Oye Como Va, he hits the phrase of Cream’s Sunshine Of Your Love. It can be said that a page in rock history that became the best moment, even though it happened accidentally, is vacuum-packed here. You’ll have to buy a new one! Please preserve this memorable topic permanently with this board. Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 28th April 2000 TRULY PERFECT/ULTIMATE SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (54:51) 1. Intro. 2. Spiritual 3. (Da Le) Yaleo 4. Love of My Life 5. Put Your Lights On 6. Africa Bamba 7. Day Of Celebration 8. Victory Is Won 9. Guitar Solo (Leo Martinez) 10. Maria Maria 11. Europa (Earth’s Cry, Heaven’s Smile) Disc 2 (72:25) 1. Introduction of Eric Clapton 2. Batuka (with Eric Clapton) 3. No One To Depend On (with Eric Clapton) 4. Taboo Intro. (with Eric Clapton) 5. The Calling (with Eric Clapton) 6. Black Magic Woman 7. Gypsy Queen 8. Oye como va 9. Apache (with Eric Clapton) 10. Smooth (with Eric Clapton) 11. Soul Sacrifice (with Eric Clapton) 12. Drum solo 13. Jin-go-lo-ba (with Eric Clapton) 14. Member Introduction (with Eric Clapton) 15. Jin-go-lo-ba (reprise) (with Eric Clapton) Carlos Santana: Guitar,Vocals Tony Lindsey:Vocals Andy Vargas: Vocals Chester D. Thompson: Keyboards Benny Rietveld: Bass Rodney Holms: Drums Raul Rekow: Percussion Karl Perazzo: Percussion Eric Clapton: Guitar*