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German 45s

CBS Blitzinformation Special Release 1969

  • Special Message For You About Santana  -  cbs SA1 (one-sided); released in 1969 to co-incide with the debut album release,  jingle with spoken word mixed with music from the album.
    This is a limited CBS Blitzinformation , a  typical German promotional/demonstrational release made for radio purposes with one-of-a-kind art work design. In 1998 a special promotional cd was put out in the US and Europe that included this jingle.

CBS-Blitzinformation Promotional/Demonstrational Releases 1970 - 1976
Up till 1979 CBS Germany pressed their own vinyl 45s for both regular commercial and promotional purposes. The white and red arrow cover art versions (used on back and front sleeves ) include a special German text for dj's with major public information. Up till Mirage regular orange label copies were  used inside the Blitzinfo sleeves. From Samba Pa Ti  onwards a special white label is used on both sides. A few times a rubber stamp imprint was placed on the actual label, only on some original orange label versions.

  • 1970 - Black Magic Woman / Hope You're Feeling Better cbs 5323
  • 1971 - Everybody's Everything / Guajira cbs 7546 
  • 1972 - No One To Depend On / Taboo  cbs 7812 
  • 1972 - Them Changes  /Evil Ways cbs 8330 
  • 1973 - All The love Of The Universe / Look Up (To See What's Comin Down) cbs 1137 
  • 1973 - Samba Pa Ti / Se A Cabo cbs 1840 
  • 1974 - Black Magic Woman / Mother's Daughter  cbs 2082
  • 1974 - Oye Como va / Everything Is Coming Our Ways cbs 2260
  • 1974 - Mirage / Give And Take cbs 2855
  • 1976 - Europa / Take Me With You cbs 4143 
  • 1976 - Dance Sister Dance / Let Me cbs 4512 
  • 1977 - Let The Children Play / Carnaval cbs 5005

CBS-Blitzinformation Promotional/Demonstrational Releases 1977 - 1979
In 1977 CBS Germany changed the look of their promotional releases. The early white and red arrow cover art versions are now replaced by  regular commercial sleeves with a special  coloured yellow arrow design on the back. All text is in German. All labels are white and bear the words ' unverkaufliche Musterplatte' (meaning 'not to be sold to the public; for demonstrational use only')

  • 1977 - She's Not There / Zulu cbs 5671 
  • 1978 - Black Magic Woman (live) /  I'll Be Waiting  cbs 6182
  • 1978 - Well All Right / Wham! cbs 6755 
  • 1978 - One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) / Wham! cbs 6798
  • 1979 - Jingo / Evil Ways  cbs 5738 [Das waren Hits]
  • 1979 - Open Invitation / Move On cbs 7309
  • 1979 - You Know That I Love You / Aqua Marine cbs 7971 

Promo / Test Pressing

  • Winning - cbs no catalog numer (one-sided)
    This is a special white label test press with no label information as it is a special 45 game competition entry copy. The sleeve was originally designed to go along with the competition. Released in a limted quantity.

Multi Coloured Vinyl

  • 1969 - Jin-Go-Lo-Ba / Persuasion cbs 4612
    Splattered multicoloured copies of this 45 were issued in Germany. Each pressing has unique coloured palette!