Santana – Welcome (Vinyl LP, 1973, Columbia PC 32445, Pitman Press)

Why This Record Matters
Welcome captures Santana moving further into jazz-rock and Latin jazz following Caravanserai, with Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve, and Tom Coster sharing production credits. The album features an expanded group of musicians and includes the extended “Flame-Sky.” It represents the increasingly jazz-oriented direction of Santana’s early-1970s work.

Collector Note
This 1973 U.S. Columbia PC 32445 edition is a Pitman pressing, identified by the P in the supplied runouts. The supplied Variant 2 runouts are o P AL 32445-1A | SX F on Side A and p P BL 32445-1AC 3 on Side B, with mastering associated with Columbia’s Santa Maria facility. This copy includes the original inner sleeve.

Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.

Condition & Details
Media: VG
Sleeve: VG
Strong VG player copy all around.
Original inner sleeve included.

Technical Details
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Pitman Press
Label: Columbia – PC 32445
Country: US
Released: January 1973
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Jazz-Rock, Latin Jazz

Matrix / Runout
Runout side A, variant 2: o P AL 32445-1A | SX F
Runout side B, variant 2: p P BL 32445-1AC 3

Tracklist
Side A
A1 Going Home – 4:10
A2 Love, Devotion & Surrender – 3:35
A3 Samba De Sausalito – 3:08
A4 When I Look Into Your Eyes – 5:49
A5 Yours Is The Light – 5:44

Side B
B1 Mother Africa – 5:54
B2 Light Of Life – 3:49
B3 Flame-Sky – 11:32
B4 Welcome – 6:28

Shipping & Handling
Ultrasonically cleaned using a Degritter Mark II prior to shipping.
Stored in protective inner and outer sleeves.
Shipped with vinyl protection and cardboard reinforcement.
Packed securely for safe delivery.

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