Santana - The Birth Of Santana: The Complete Early Years [3CD Deluxe Edition] (2003)

Available for the first time in the US, the early recordings of one of the greatest rock bands ever all on one beautifully packaged 3-CD set!
Features early demo versions of Soul Sacrifice and Jingo as well as an amazing live performance recorded at the Fillmore Theater, San Francisco 1969!
Santana merged blues and Latin styles into a percussive, colorful and unique collage that continues to thrill audiences worldwide.
Packaged with rare photos and remastered in Japan on K2 laser cutting technology for the clearest audio sound quality available today!

For more than three decades, the band Santana, led by guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana, have fused rock, blues, and Latin styles into a percussive, colorful and unique collage of sound. Inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, Santana has released a total of 36 albums, collectively selling more than 50 million copies. And it all started right here...The Birth Of Santana is an essential compilation and a true artifact of rock music, documenting the rise of one of its most beloved artists. The first two discs features recordings from 1969 sessions at Pacific Recording Studios in San Mateo, CA and are believed to be the original demo tapes that landed Santana their deal with Columbia Records. An early incarnation of Jingo, the Top 40 single from Santana s self-titled debut album appears here, as does the impressive Soul Sacrifice. The third disc is the legendary live recording at the Fillmore Theater in San Francisco. While the exact date of these recordings is unknown, this live performance also predates the group s self-titled debut album on Columbia. Carlos and the boys are indeed in fine form. Highlights include an outstanding rendition of Evil Ways, a song that went on o be a standard in the annals of rock history. Young, raw and on the brink of superstardom, this is Santana like you ve never heard them before! --Cleopatra Records