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Vinyl: MFSL Santana Abraxas Ultra disc One-step Pressing By MFSL Double 45 LP *SEALED* Number 0652
This is by far the best record I have ever heard- period! It is simply stunning! Mint condition. Details below:
Number 0652
SANTANA Abraxas MFSL UD1 45rpm 2 LP set NEW (Sealed)
Tracklist
A1 | Singing Winds, Crying Beasts Written-By – Michael Carabello | 4:48 |
A2 | Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen Written-By – Gabor Szabo , Peter Green | 5:17 |
B1 | Oye Como Va Vocals – Rico Reyes Written-By – Tito Puente | 4:17 |
B2 | Incident At Neshabur Piano – Alberto Gianquinto Written-By – Alberto Gianquinto , Carlos Santana | 4:58 |
C1 | Se A Cabo Arranged By – C. Areas * Written-By – Chepito Areas * | 2:49 |
C2 | Mother's Daughter Written-By – Gregg Rolie | 4:25 |
D1 | Samba Pa Ti Arranged By – Gregg Rolie Arranged By, Written-By – Carlos Santana | 4:46 |
D2 | Hope You're Feeling Better Written-By – Gregg Rolie | 4:10 |
D3 | El Nicoya Arranged By – C. Areas *, M. Carabello *, Rico Reyes Vocals, Percussion – Rico Reyes Written-By – Chepito Areas * | 1:29 |
Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
Recorded At – Pacific Recording Studios
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated
Remastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Artwork [Cover Art] – MATI *
Bass Guitar – Dave Brown *
Congas – Mike Carabello *
Drums – Mike Shrieve *
Keyboards, Vocals – Gregg Rolie
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Carlos Santana
Timbales, Congas – Jose Areas *
Notes
Numbered Limited-Edition UltraDisc One-Step 45RPM Vinyl 2LP Box Set
Exclusively limited to 2500 copies
Comes with frameable print of album cover art, one page insert extolling the virtues of the One Step process, business card for the artist and facsimile of and ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING sleeve foldout.
Each records comes in individual black cardboard sleeve marked LP ONE and LP TWO respectively.
"This might be the best record I've ever heard...." (Michael Fremer)
Mobile Fidelity's Premier UltraDisc One-Step Release: Mastered from the Original Master Tapes, Santana Abraxas UD1S 45RPM Box Set Reaches Sonic Heights Never Before Achieved by Analog
Deluxe Packaging Includes Opulent Box, Special Jackets, Unique Insert, and Fine-Art Print: No Expense Spared on Audiophile Pressing Exclusively Limited to Just 2500 Copies
Get Literally and Figuratively Closer to the Music of Santana's 1970 Masterwork: Abraxas Ranked by Rolling Stone as 205th Greatest Album of All Time Includes "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va"
Santana's iconic Abraxas, the debut release in Mobile Fidelity's exclusive UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) series, reaches three-dimensional sonic and emotional heights never before attained by analog recordings on this extremely limited 180g 45RPM vinyl 2LP box set. Created in finite batches for the ultimate in sound quality, UD1S uses a one-step lacquer process that yields vinyl with the lowest-possible noise floor, exponentially greater details, and significantly enhanced dynamics. Exclusively limited to 2500 copies, this ultra-hi-fi audiophile edition literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music of this 1970 masterpiece, which spent six weeks atop the charts and spawned the cosmic staple "Black Magic Woman." Experienced via UD1S, Abraxas is the ultimate confluence of celebratory vibes, bluesy jams, mellow vocals, and hip-shaking grooves. You've never heard Santana's peak creations come to life in such lifelike fashion or against such dead-quiet, squid-ink-black backgrounds.
The deluxe packaging and gorgeous presentation of this Abraxas pressing befit its extremely select status. Housed in an opulent box, this UD1S edition contains special jackets and a unique insert that further illuminate the genius of the recording. A special fine-art print of the original Mati Klarwein painting used on the cover, and which depicts the image in its entirety, is also included. No expense has been spared. Aurally and visually, this Abraxas is the intentional opposite of the modern era's mindlessly dismissive ways of hearing music. It is a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, poured over, touched, and examined. Intended to be passed on to future generations. it is made for discerning listeners that prize sound and creativity, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the music – and everything involved with the album, from the graphics to the textures.
Most fans don't require any introduction to the exotic worlds conjured by Abraxas. Thematically, mysticism and spirituality abound. Wild, free, and loose, Santana evokes the feeling of mountains and rivers on the lead-off instrumental "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts," leads a salsa parade on the definitive version of Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va," and explores its sensual side on the stellar showcase "Samba Pa Ti," a tune indicative of the album's Latin vibes and percussion. Abraxas also takes advantage of studio techniques such as cross-fading and mixing lacking on its predecessor. These aspects – as well as the finest nuances of Santana's guitar tones, decay of Gregg Rolie's organ, percussive ripple of Jose Areas' timbal and conga beats, and low-end sway of Dave Brown's bass – can be enjoyed in complete full-range, spectacularly balanced glory on UD1S. Secure your numbered-edition copy from Music Direct today!
"This might be the best record I've ever heard. I mean that by the technical quality of the record and how much it resembles tape in four critical parameters: the wide dynamics and low bass response, the unlimited dynamic range, the tape-like sense of flow and especially the enormity of the soundstage presentation. The percussion explodes forward from the speakers with a dead-black background intensifying the picture. Instrumental textures are visceral while attack is supple, yet sufficiently gritty. Sustain is impossibly long and decay into black is audible down to bottom of the sonic pit, which means Carlos Santana's guitar comes to life before you as you're never before heard it. Will this limited edition record become a collectible? No doubt..."
– Michael Fremer, Stereophile/The Analog Planet