Santana Santana III

The third studio album of the Latin rock band Santana is also the last with the legendary Woodstock band, consisting of Carlos Santana, organist Gregg Rolie, drummer Michael Schrieve, bassist David Brown and conga player Michael Carabello. New additions were the young guitar virtuoso Neal Schon, who was discovered by band members at the age of 15 in a club in Palo Alto, and percussionist Thomas 'Coke' Escovedo, who stood in for the ailing Chepito Areas. The three-piece percussion team with cymbals, congas, drums, tambourine, vibraphone and the new discovery Schon fit perfectly into the existing band. "Santana III" (also known as The Third Album) is musical chemistry with a perfect ending - an album that is unjustly overshadowed by its predecessor "Abraxas".
The remastering by Paul Stubblebine for Mobile Fidelity breathes warmth and is of breathtaking naturalness. The deep stage and extensive dynamics leave nothing to be desired by audiophiles. "Santana III" belongs in every vinyl collection.
The 140-gram vinyl LP will be released in a limited edition with a sequential serial number in a gatefold cover.
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Silver Label
Since the beginning of 2011, MFSL has been releasing a new series of LPs under the product name Silver Label. These are remastered and cut at Mobile Fidelity on the mastering chain constructed by Tim de Paravicini and pressed on 140g vinyl at RTI in Los Angeles. With a lined rice paper inner sleeve, a protective intermediate sleeve and a sequential serial number on the outer cover, the packaging meets the same high standards as the well-known Original Master Recording series. Mobile Fidelity is planning a series of experimental releases, and in this series it is willing to make do with a copy of the master tape if the original tape cannot be made available. All LPs will be released as limited editions and are likely to become coveted collector's items.

Selections:

Side A
1. Batuka
2. No One to Depend On
3. Taboo
4. Toussaint L'Overture
Side B
1. Everybody's Everything
2. Guajira
3. Jungle Strut
4. Everything's Coming Our Way
5. Para los Rumberos