Santana
Beacon Theatre
New York City, NY
November 7, 1990
(TapeTyrant Master Series Volume 6)

Recording: Nak 700's (probably) > Sony TC-D5

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

01 A Dios
02 Somewhere In Heaven
03 It�s A Jungle Out There
04 Soweta (Africa Libre)
05 Peace On Earth...Mother Earth...Third Stone From The Sun
06 Aqua Marine
07 Batuka
08 No One To Depend On
09 We Don�t Have To Wait > Bass Solo
10 Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
11 Oye Como Va
12 Spirits Dancing In The Flesh
13 The Healer
14 Savor
15 Blues For Salvador
16 She�s Not There
17 Toussaint L�Overture
18 Soul Sacrifice
19 Jin-Go-Lo-Ba

Known Faults:
-Batuka: first few notes cut

Welcome to Volume 6 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 6 is another performance that appears completely uncirculated.

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 and this last night of the stand is another excellent quality capture we are quickly getting used to with TapeTyrant's masters.

I can't say I was dialed into Santana in the 1990's losing interest in the official releases but he still brought live and this performance is no exception...fire on the fingertips indeed!

Thanks as always to goody for his pitch adjustments 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

Images for all shows as well as full size images for this show.

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