EUROPE LPs | SANTANA iii/3/3RD ALBUM/SANTANA  [1971]

Side A : Batuka/No One To Depend On/Taboo/Toussaint L'Overture
Side B:  Everybody's Everything/Guajira/Jungle Strut/Everything Is Coming Our Way/Para Los Rumberos

Santana III  was released  in Europe  in Holland, UK, Italy, Spain by CBS  in 1971. Below are covers (front, back & labels) of first pressings. All first pressings have a boxed CBS-walking eye spindle centered and come with plain orange labels. The gatefold sleeve is laminated on the outer panels. More details are listed to each item. Cover and label pressing variations can be found at Collector's Corner

1971 - HOLLAND (S 69015) (S 64390)

  • Gatefold sleeve with blue boxed 'the third album' (S 69015)  logo & gatefold sleeve with 'Santana 3' logo (S 64390)
  • Wrongly spelled credits on No One To Depend On > M. Carabella & C. Escobedo (correct M. Carabello, C. Escovedo)
  • Wrongly spelled credit on Guajira > C. Reyes (correct C. Areas)
  • Also re-issued on CBS,  CBS Club Sonderauflage, Music On Vinyl > Collector's Corner

1971 - UK (S 69015) 

  • Gatefold sleeve without title and art work only  & gatefold sleeve with gold title sticker
  • Gatefold sleeve with opening on the inner side and gatefold sleeve with regular opening on the right. Left panel is in a card sleeve style.
  • Wrongly spelled credits on No One To Depend On > M. Carabella & C. Escobedo  (correct A. Escovedo, M. Carabello)
  • Wrongly spelled credit on Guajira > C. Reyes (correct C. Areas)
  • Also re-issued on CBS > Collector's Corner

1971 - SPAIN (S 69015)

  • Gatefold sleeve with art work only
  • Label indicates 'SANTANA' as title; very first pressing has 'estereofonic' imprint. Third original pressing was made in Holland in the Dutch CBS plant to serve for the big demand. Comes with the dutch lay out though mentions 'Made in Spain' at the bottom. Determination by Dutch copyright firm STEMRA as opposed to the Spanish SGAE.
  • Wrongly spelled credit on No One To Depend On > C. Escobedo (correct A. Escovedo) 
  • Wrongly spelled credit on Guajira > C. Reyes (correct C. Areas)
  • Also re-issued on CBS > Collector's Corner

1971 - ITALY (S 69015) 

  • Gatefold sleeve with black & blue sticker 'The New Santana Album' 
  • Wrongly spelled credit on No One To Depend On > M. Carabella & C. Escobedo(correct A. Escovedo, M. Carabello)
  • Wrongly spelled credit on Guajira > C. Reyes (correct C. Areas)
  • Also re-issued on CBS > Collector's Corner