Santana - Moonflower (2LP)
Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals, percussion [click here to see more vinyl featuring Carlos Santana]
Greg Walker – vocals
Tom Coster – keyboards
Pablo Tellez – bass, vocals (live tracks)
David Margen – bass (studio tracks)
Graham Lear – drums
Raul Rekow – percussion
José "Chepito" Areas – percussion (live tracks)
Pete Escovedo – percussion (studio tracks)
Tommy Coster – keyboards on "Zulu"
Written by Carlos Santana (A1b to B1, B5, D1, D2), David Rubinson (B4), Gabor Szabo (B3), Graham Lear (C4), Jose Areas (A5), Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (B4), Leon Patillo (A4), Peter Green (B2), Rod Argent (C1), Santana Blues Band (C3, D3), Santana (D4), Tom Coster (A1a, A3, B1, B4, B5, C2, D1), Tommy Coster Jr. (A7)
2 LPs, gatefold cover
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio & Live
Record Press : RTI
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Columbia
A3-5, B2-4, C2-3, D2-3 recorded live in Europe in December 1976, using the Mobile Recording Facilities of The Rolling Stones, London :
- Olympiahalle-Munich, Germany
- The Foire des Vins-Colmar, France
- The Pavillion de Paris, France
- Hammersmith Odeon-London, England
A1-2, A6, B1, C1, D1 recorded at CBS Recording Studios in San Francisco.
Live Recording and Production in Europe by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Engineered & mixed by Glen Kolotkin
Produced by Bill Graham, Devadip Carlos Santana*, Ray Etzler, Tom Coster
Remastered by Joe Reagoso and Kevin Gray
Originally released in 1977
Reissued in 2011
Tracks:
Side A:
- Dawn / Go Within
- Carnaval
- Let the Children Play
- Jugando
- I'll Be Waiting
- Zulu
Side B:
- Bahia
- Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
- Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)
- Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
Side C:
- She's Not There
- Flor d' Luna (Moonflower)
- Soul Sacrifice / Head, Hands & Feet (drum solo)
Side D:
- El Morocco
- Transcendance
- Savor / Toussaint l' Overture
Reviews :
"Santana, which was renowned for its concert work dating back to Woodstock, did not release a live album in the U.S. until this one, and it's only partially live, with studio tracks added, notably a cover of the Zombies' "She's Not There" (number 27) that became Santana's first Top 40 hit in five years. The usual comings and goings in band membership had taken place since last time; the track listing was a good mixture of the old -- "Black Magic Woman," "Soul Sacrifice" -- and the recent, and with the added radio play of a hit single, Moonflower went Top Ten and sold a million copies, the first new Santana album to do that since 1972 and the last until Supernatural in 1999." AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4,04 / 5