Santana

1-28-10 Santana

LP ABRAXIS COLUMBIA US KC 30130

1970? 9 TRKS poster

MD ABRAXIS COLUMBIA US CM 30130

1970? 9 TRKS

LP AMIGOS COLUMBIA US PC 33576

1976 7 TRKS Tadanori Yokoo artwork

CD BEST OF COLUMBIA US CK 65561

1998 16 TRK Collection

CD CARAVANSERAI COLUMBIA US CK 31610

1972 10 TRKS

LP CARAVANSERAI COLUMBIA US KC 31610

1972 10 TRKS

LP FESTIVAL COLUMBIA US PC 34423

1977 11 TRKS

CD GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA US CK 33050

1974 10 TRK Collection

MD GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA US CM 33050

1974 10 TRK Collection

LP LIVE! (with Buddy Miles) COLUMBIA US PC 31308

1972 6 TRKS Live, re-issue

LPx3 LOTUS CBS/SONY JPN SOPZ 7-8-9

1974 23 TRKS Live, inserts, posters; Tadanori Yokoo artwork

CDx3 LOTUS CBS/SONY JPN MHCP 1002-4

1974 23 TRKS ('06 issue) Live, inserts; kami sleeve

LPx2 MOONFLOWER CBS/SONY JPN 40AP 787/8

1977 20 TRKS Live, inserts

CDx2 MOONFLOWER COLUMBIA US C2K 63594

1977 19 TRKS Live ('03 issue)(3 x bonus tracks)

LP SANTANA (1st album) COLUMBIA US CS 9781

1969 9 TRKS 1st

CDx2 SANTANA (1st album) COLUMBIA US C2K 90272

1969 25 TRKS 1st ('04 issue) Deluxe edition

LP SANTANA (3rd album) COLUMBIA US KC 30595

1971 9 TRKS 3rd

CD WELCOME SONY JPN MHCP 1001

1973 9 TRKS ('06 master) kami sleeve

My brother liked Santana a lot, so that’s basically how I first encountered them. They were also real good in the “Woodstock’ movie. Lately, I’ve been trying to push forward (into the 70’s) with the band, and I’m all the way up to “Festival” or “Moonflower”, whichever came last. And I recently found a 1998 nicely re-mastered “Best Of” Columbia US CD, with lots of tracks. And as you can see by my list, I have 2 x Santana Sony Minidiscs.

I would probably be happy having all of the Columbia releases, but I am still working on all titles after the debut album, actually. I really should get re-mastered CD’s of “Abraxis” and “Santana (3^rd Album)”. The packaging of “Lotus” is amazing, easily the most elaborate packaging of any LP set – Tadanori Yokoo artwork, even! It has been masterfully reproduced as a little paper album cover (kami sleeve) CD, with all original inserts.

Not so sure about any titles after the Columbia era. I suppose it was always a question of “Who is the vocalist?” – ‘cause you always know who the guitarist is!