Santana
Beacon Theatre
New York City, NY
November 6, 1990
(TapeTyrant Master Series Volume 40)

Recording: NAK 300's > Sony TC-D5

Transfer: Master Cassette > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre2 > iZotope RX 8 / ozone 9 (mastered) > xACT 2.50 > FLAC

01 Angels All Around Us > Spirits Dancing in The Flesh
02 The Healer
03 It�s A Jungle Out There
04 Soweta (Africa Libre)
05 Somewhere In Heaven
06 Batuka
07 No One To Depend On
08 Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)
09 We Don�t Have To Wait
10 Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
11 Oye Como Va
12 Mandela
13 For Those Who Chant
14 Savor
15 Blues For Salvador
16 Choose
17 She�s Not There
18 Toussaint L�Ouverture
19 Soul Sacrifice > A Love Supreme > Drums
20 Europa (Earth�s Cry, Heaven�s Smile)
21 Jin-Go-Lo-Ba

Known Faults:
-Soul Sacrifice: start slightly cut

Welcome to Volume 40 of an exciting new master series featuring the master recordings of dime member "tapetyrant". The series will predominately feature captures in the Northeast and Southern California areas. We will touch on multiple genres with a strong focus on Jazz Fusion, New Wave and Rock.

Tapetyrant was an active taper in the 1980's and much of the 1990's before, like many of us, hanging up the mics. What he captured during that time is uniformly excellent quality and his master tapes have been safely stored, the first batch are in pristine condition. Some shows may circulate from lower generation copies but most have remained uncirculated until now and have never circulated directly from the masters.

Prior to DAT, the heavy lifting was entirely done by a Sony D5 with NAK 300's and taping was serious business, acquiring the best seats possible and working to keep neighbors in check.

Volume 40 is another performance that appears completely uncirculated and on the heels of the excellent Millard capture of Santana in Costa Mesa 10 months later during this same tour...a Santana weekend if you will.

Santana played 3 nights in 1990 at the Beacon Theatre, November 5th, 6th and 7th.

Luckily for us TapeTyrant was on hand to capture all 3 nights, the last night was shared as Volume 6 of our series and this second night of the stand is another excellent quality capture from the TapeTyrant masters.

Though like most bands in the late 1980's and early 1990's Santana fell victim to some the synthesizer excesses of the era but he still brought all his guitar prowess live...fire on the fingertips indeed!

Thanks as always to Goody for his pitch adjustment guidance that keeps us tuned each and every week!

The biggest thank you to "tapetyrant" for doing such a great job capturing these important shows, for reaching out and entrusting me to present his excellent work for all to enjoy for decades to come we are indebted to his generosity (tapers don't let those tapes and your hard work get lost to the ages, there are plenty of folks to get in touch with here to help get them out, we're all working to leave no tape behind).

Artwork and samples included.

mjk5510 and tapetyrant

Previous Releases:
001 R.E.M. 1984-10-16 Providence, RI
002 The Smiths 1985-06-14 Boston, MA
003 Joe Jackson 1985-06-26 Boston, MA
004 Bryan Ferry 1988-09-19 Los Angeles, CA
005 Echo & The Bunnymen 1984-08-19 New York City, NY
006 Santana 1990-11-07 New York City, NY
007 Squeeze 1982-11-25 Uniondale, NY
008 Paul Simon 1987-04-28 New York City, NY
009 Pat Metheny Group 1985-06-27 Concord, NH
010 Squeeze 1985-12-17 Boston, MA
011 Sade 1985-12-05 Boston, MA
012 Joan Armatrading 1986-07-12 Portland, ME
013 Stanley Clarke 1984-09-11 Boston, MA
014 Joan Armatrading 1985-04-05 Boston, MA
015 Police 1983-08-12 Hartford, CT
016 Robert Palmer 1986-04-15 Boston, MA
017 Joe Jackson 1986-01-02 New York City, NY
018 Police 1984-02-05 Providence, RI
019 Pat Metheny 1985-07-10 Boston, MA
020 Psychedelic Furs 1983-04-21 Worcester, MA
021 Yes 1991-07-15 New York City, NY (official release)
022 Jean-Luc Ponty 1993-09-25 Huntington, NY
023 Elvis Costello 1984-04-18 Boston, MA
024 Art Blakey 1983-02-25 New York City, NY
025 Pretenders 1984-04-27 Boston, MA
026 Miles Davis 1986-03-21 Early Show Boston, MA
027 David Bowie 1990-07-16 Uniondale, NY
028 Sting 1985-02-27 New York City, NY
029 Stray Cats 1982-11-25 Uniondale, NY
030 Andy Summers Band 1990-10-12 New York City, NY
031 Michael Brecker Quintet 1990-10-12 New York City, NY
032 David Bowie 1983-07-26 New York City, NY
033 Miles Davis 1986-04-05 Early Show New York City, NY
034 Weather Report 1984-04-14 New York City, NY
035 Madness 1983-08-22 New York City, NY
036 Joe Jackson 1990-10-20 New York City, NY
037 Miles Davis 1983-06-26 Late Show New York City, NY
038 Smiths 1986-08-06 New York City, NY
039 Echo & The Bunnymen 1986-03-28 Boston, MA

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