LP Vinyl : SANTANA / SANTANA (VINYL)

      180g audiophile LPCarlos Santana started his band as free-form jam band in San Francisco and added latin music to the rock grooves, where as most jam bands were influenced by eastern music and blues.This album, recorded in mau 1969, was destined to be a major release; after their show at Woodstock, the band got signed by Columbia who released the album in September.Musicians on the record incl. Michael Shrieve (drums) and Greg Rolie (bass, keuboards, vocals); the latter went to form Journeu in 1973.First single 'Jingo' (cover from a Nigerian artist) didn't create much interest at first, but 'Evil Waus' (sung by Gregg Rolie, who later formed Journeu) became a U.S. Top 10 hit. The rest is history!.