Descrizione
VV. AA. VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MAR Y SOL
the first international Puerto Rico pop festival
Disco Doppio 2 LP 33 giri , 1972, Atco , SD2-705 , 0996 , USA
BUONISSIME CONDIZIONI, vinyl ex , cover ex-
, taglietto verticale promozionale nell’ angolo inferiore destro / small promo cut in the low right tip .Mar Y Sol: The First International Puerto Rico Pop Festival is the live album of the 1972 Mar Y Sol Pop Festival. Released on Atlantic / Atco Records label as a set of 2 LPs in 1972. This album was never released on CD. Some tracks from this album were later released by their respective performers including Allman Brothers Band, Cactus, Nitzinger, John Baldry and Mahavishnu Orchestra.
- Interprete: Various Artists
- Etichetta: Atco / Atlantic
- Catalogo: SD 2 – 705
- Data di pubblicazione: 1972
- Supporto:vinile 33 giri
- Tipo audio: stereo
- Dimensioni: 30 cm.
- Facciate: 4
- Gatefold / copertina apribile , yellow label , Atlantic-Atco catalogue inner sleeves
Track listingSide one
Side two
Side three
Side four
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The Mar y Sol Pop Festival (also referred to as Mar y Sol Festival or simply Mar y Sol – “Sea and Sun“) was a rock festival that took place in Manatí, Puerto Rico, about thirty miles west of San Juan, on April 1–4, 1972. It was held on 420 acres (1.7 km2) of countryside adjacent to Los Tubos beach in Manatí on the north shore of the island. An estimated 30-35,000 people attended the festival.
Almost every review by newspapers and magazines condemned the festival as being unsuccessful and uncomfortable. These included Creem, The New York Times as well as local newspapers El Nuevo Día, El Imparcial, El Mundo and The San Juan Star. One exception was New York Times reporter Les Ledbetter who printed a column on April 9 titled “It was a success – ask the people”.
Several accidental deaths at the beach and a murder were also damaging to the festival’s reputation.
An arrest warrant was issued for promoter Alex Cooley, who avoided arrest by leaving the island before the festival was over.