Santana - Abraxas (2LP, 45 RPM, Box, 1STEP)
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Carlos Santana – lead guitar, backing vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Carlos Santana]
Gregg Rolie – keyboards, lead vocals
David Brown – bass
Michael Shrieve – drums
José "Chepito" Areas – percussion, conga, timbales
Michael Carabello – percussion, conga, possible keyboards on "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts"
Rico Reyes – backing vocal on "Oye Como Va", backing vocal and percussion on "El Nicoya"
Alberto Gianquinto – piano on "Incident at Neshabur"
2 LPs, box set
Limited to 2,500 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
UD1S (UltraDisc One-Step)
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded April 17–May 2, 1970 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California and Pacific Recording Studios, San Mateo, California
Engineered & mixed by David Brown, John Fiore
Produced by Fred Catero, Santana
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich
Originally released in 1970
Reissued in 2016
Tracks:
Side A :
- Singing Winds, Crying Beasts
- Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
Side B :
- Oye Como Va
- Incident at Neshabur
Side C :
- Se a Cabo
- Mother's Daughter
Side D :
- Samba Pa Ti
- Hope You're Feeling Better
- El Nicoya
Awards:
Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time – Ranked 207
1000 Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die - Ranked 203
Billboard's 50 Essential Latin Albums of the 50 Past Years
Stereophile Records to Die For - 2017
Reviews:
“The San Francisco Bay Area rock scene of the late '60s was one that encouraged radical experimentation and discouraged the type of mindless conformity that's often plagued corporate rock. When one considers just how different Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, and the Grateful Dead sounded, it becomes obvious just how much it was encouraged. In the mid-'90s, an album as eclectic as Abraxas would be considered a marketing exec's worst nightmare. But at the dawn of the 1970s, this unorthodox mix of rock, jazz, salsa, and blues proved quite successful. Whether adding rock elements to salsa king Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va," embracing instrumental jazz-rock on "Incident at Neshabur" and "Samba Pa Ti," or tackling moody blues-rock on Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman," the band keeps things unpredictable yet cohesive. Many of the Santana albums that came out in the '70s are worth acquiring, but for novices, Abraxas is an excellent place to start.” AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
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Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,39 / 5