Name: Santana
Brand: Santana

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

88875194281

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2016-05-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Sony

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

888751942813

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Santana

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Columbia

180 Gram Vinyl. 'Santana' is the debut studio album by Latin rock band Santana released in 1969. Over half of the album's length is composed of instrumental music, recorded by what was originally a purely free-form jam band. At the suggestion of manager Bill Graham, the band took to writing more conventional songs for more impact, but managed to retain the essence of improvisation in the music. By the time Santana arrived on the San Francisco scene in 1968, the Grateful Dead's freeform antics were already legendary. But Santana was a jam band of another order - fueled by Latin rhythms, blues, bebop, and straight-ahead rock. Having set the audience at the 1969 Woodstock festival on its collective ear, the band did the same for the nation with its self-titled debut, released later that summer. Songs such as 'Evil Ways,' 'Jingo,' and 'Soul Sacrifice' contain extraordinary ensemble playing, powered by percolating congas and timbales and topped by the grippingly human cry of Carlos Santana's guitar.

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