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Santana III - Translucent Yellow LP
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09/06/2024
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Limited to 1500 copies
Translucent Yellow. housed in a deluxe heavyweight gatefold sleeve. Limited to 1500 copies. Catalog Number: MOVLP3723 Color: Yellow Format: LP UPC: 8719262016132 Santana III is an album of 'lasts'. It was the last album recorded with the original Woodstock-line up and the last to hit #1 in the Billboard charts until 1999's Supernatural. But there are also a number of important 'firsts' on this album; Coke Escovedo joins in for the first time on percussion, as does Neal Schon (Journey) on guitar - who was a mere 17 of age when they recorded the album. Santana III is viewed by many as the band's commercial and creative highpoint. The band sounds darker, rawer, and more eager with the doubling up on guitar of Schon's Rock 'n' Roll sensibilities and Santana's ecstatic high notes and soulful fills. Escovedo and Chepito's percussion are as fast as it is furious, and the minimal production adds greatly to the timeless appeal of this album.