Santana
Boston Common
Boston, MA
June 28, 1985
(TapeTyrant Master Series Volume 123)

Recording: NAK 300 mics > Sony TC-D5

01 Spirit
02 Primera Invasion
03 Open Invitation
04 She's Not There > Marbles
05 Incident at Neshabur
06 Waited All My Life
07 Body Surfing
08 Now That You Know
09 Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
10 Say It Again
11 Breaking Out >
12 Alphonso Johnson Solo
13 Super Boogie
14 Hong Kong Blues
15 Savor > Peraza > Rekow > Vilato Solo
16 Soul Sacrifice > Drum Solo
17 Aranjuez > Soul Sacrifice (Coda) > All Along The Watchtower
18 Batuka
19 No One To Depend On
20 Two Points Of View
21 By The Pool
22 Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile)

Known Faults:
-Brotherhood: opening track missing
-Hong Kong Blues: splice
-Two Points Of View: start slightly cut
-By The Pool: start slightly cut

Welcome to Volume 132 of our 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 1980s and much of the 1990s 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. Some shows may circulate from lower-generation copies but most have remained uncirculated until now and have never circulated directly from the masters.

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

For Volume 123 we return to one of TapeTyrant's favorite musician's to record and a previously uncirculated performance at the Boston Common.

The opening track is missing due to late entry but the balance is the TapeTyrant quality we've come to enjoy.

Thanks to Goody for continuing to support all our releases, working his pitch magic again and again and assisting on the more challenging setlists.

Ongoing thanks to "Tapetyrant" for doing such a great job capturing these historic shows, and for reaching out and entrusting me to present his excellent work for all to enjoy for decades. 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 is included.

mjk5510 and TapeTyrant

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