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Gotta Start Somewhere...
William Penn Fyve
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Swami / Blow My Mind Shapiro (2:59) / Cox-Leindenthal-Rolie-Shapiro (2:12) Thunderbird 502, 3/67 Gregg Rolie was in this group |
The Glass Managerie
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End Of The Line / Troubled Mind Hardy (4:32) / ? (2:33) Revolvo RV-208, ?/68 Michael Shrieve was in this group |
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The Sky River Rock Festival and Lighter Than Air Fair(8/31-9/1/68) |
➜ Live: 12/19-22/68, Fillmore West; released 1997: Live At The Fillmore 1968
Note: This was one of the earliest Santana concerts and has five songs never recorded in the studio.
Band included Doc Livingstone on drums and Marcus Malone on congas.
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Northern California Folk-Rock Festival(5/24/69) |
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Seattle Pop Festival(7/25, 26/69) |
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Atlantic City Pop Festival(8/3/69) |
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Woodstock Music & Art Fair(8/16/69) |
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Texas International Pop Festival(8/31/69) |
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Santana |
| Columbia CS-9781 | |
| 9/69 T20 RS500 [UK: 11/69] UK | |
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Side One | ||
| Waiting | Santana Band | 4:07 |
| Evil Ways | Zack | 4:00 |
| Shades Of Time | Santana Band | 3:14 |
| Savor | Santana Band | 2:46 |
| Jingo | Copland | 4:23 |
Side Two | ||
| Persuasion | Santana Band | 2:37 |
| Treat | Santana Band | 4:46 |
| You Just Don't Care | Santana Band | 4:37 |
| Soul Sacrifice | Santana Band | 6:38 |
Note: Early pressings contained some wacky composer credits.
Jingo by modern classical composer Aaron Copland? His Statements For Orchestra did contain a section with the same name.
Real composer is Babatunde Olatunji (1960 album, Drums Of Passion as Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums Of Passion)).
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Jingo³ / Persuasion Olatunji (2:40) / Santana (2:32) Columbia 45010, 10/69 BB Some pressing show the title as Jin-Go-Lo-Ba |
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The Ed Sullivan Show: 10/26/69, Persuasion, Jingo |
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Altamont Speedway Free Festival(12/6/69) |
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Miami Rock Festival(12/29/69) |
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Evil Ways³ / Waiting Zack (2:35) / Santana (4:02) Columbia 45069, 1/70 T20 wrong writer credit on a-side |
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Woodstock(3/26/70) |
| From Richie to Jimi—3 days of music, mud, and meandering |
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4/18/70: Royal Albert Hall, London The Sound Of The Seventies festival, with Taj Mahal & It's A Beautiful Day |
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Abraxas |
| Columbia KC-30130 | |
| 9/70 #1 RS500 [UK: 11/70] T20 | |
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Side One | ||
| Singing Winds, Crying Beasts | Carabello | 4:48 |
| Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen | Green/Szabo | 5:24 |
| Oye Como Va | Puente | 4:19 |
| Incident At Neshabur | Gianuinto-Santana | 5:02 |
Side Two | ||
| Se A Cabo | Areas | 2:51 |
| Mother's Daughter | Rolie | 4:28 |
| Samba Pa Ti | Santana | 4:47 |
| Hope You're Feeling Better | Rolie | 4:07 |
| El Nicoya | Areas | 1:32 |

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Black Magic Women³ / Hope You're Feeling Better Green (3:16) / Rolie (4:13) Columbia 45270, 10/70 T20 |
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Oye Como Va³ / Samba Pa Ti Puente (2:59) / Santana (4:46) Columbia 45330, 2/71 T20 |
Hmmm, I wonder what Santana was up to for the 4th of July ??
Neil Schon joins
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Santana (AKA Santana III) |
| Columbia KC-30595 | |
| 9/71 #1 [UK: 10/71] T20 | |
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Side One | ||
| Batuka | Santana | 3:35 |
| No One To Depend On | Carabello-Escovedo-Rolie | 5:25 |
| Taboo | Areas-Rolie | 5:40 |
| Toussaint l'Overture | Santana | 5:54 |
Side Two | ||
| Everybody's Everything | Brown-Moss-Santana | 3:30 |
| Guajira | Areas-Brown-Reyes | 5:50 |
| Jungle Strut | Ammons | 5:19 |
| Everything's Coming Our Way | Santana | 3:19 |
| Para los Rumberos | Puente | 2:44 |
Note: "Everybody's Everything" was originally known as "Karate" by The Emperors. Carlos got permission to change the lyrics.
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Everybody's Everything / Guajira Brown-Moss-Santana (3:30) / Brown-Reyes-Reyes (5:43) Columbia 45472, 9/71 T20 |
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| Beginning A Mystical Trip Caravanseri was the last album to feature Rolie and Schon (they formed Journey, which thankfully is outside the scope of this website—see what I mean?) and was a transition album for Carlos, who ventured into spritualism and free-form jazz. Killer album, mostly instrumental and no hit singles. Clive Davis told Carlos it was "commercial suicide," and Carlos shrugged. |
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Caravanserai |
| Columbia KC-31610 | |
| 10/11/72 T20 [UK: 11/72] T20 | |
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Side One | ||
| Eternal Caravan Of Reincarnation | Rutley-Schon-Shrieve | 4:25 |
| Waves Within | Rauch-Rolie-Santana | 3:54 |
| Look Up (To See What's Coming Down) | Rauch-Rolie-Santana | 2:55 |
| Just In Time To See The Sun | Rolie-Santana-Shrieve | 2:13 |
| Song Of The Wind | Rolie-Santana-Shrieve | 6:03 |
| All The Love Of The Universe | Santana-Schon | 7:39 |
Side Two | ||
| Future Primitive | Areas-Lewis | 4:20 |
| Stone Flower | Jobim-Santana-Shrieve | 6:05 |
| La Fuente Del Ritmo | Lewis | 4:30 |
| Every Step Of The Way | Shrieve | 9:06 |
Note: Here's a great article about this album at The Music Aficionado 
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