Mar Y Sol Festival 1972 [2CD] (@320)

The ‘Mar Y Sol Pop Festival’ has been referred to as “the last of the great festivals”. It took place in Puerto Rico in 1972 and was produced by the legendary promoter Alex Cooley who had previously produced three rock festivals: The Atlanta International Pop Festival and the Texas International Pop Festival both in 1969 and the 2nd Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1970.

The idea of the festival was not conceived by Cooley. Instead he resuscitated a dying project; a festival being planned on the island in 1971 which was to be called “Fiesta Del Sol” (Party of the Sun). Cooley took over and the festival was to take place in the same area. However he brought his own bands and changed the name to Mar Y Sol (Sea And Sun).

The list of performers was great and included acts like BB King, ELP, Alice Cooper, Billy Joel, The Allman Brothers Band, J. Geils Band, Faces and many others.


Disc 1
J. Geils Band, The Looking For A Love
Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin The Noonward Race
Dr. John Wang Dang Doodle
B.B. King Why I Sing The Blues
Osibisa Do You Know
Cactus Bedroom Mazurka

Disc 2

Allman Brothers Band, The Ain't Wastin' Time No More
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Take A Pebble / Lucky Man
John Nitzinger Texas Blues / Jelly Roll
Jonathan Edwards Sometimes In The Morning
Jonathan Edwards Train Of Glory
Long John Baldry Bring My Baby Back 6
Herbie Mann Respect Yourself