Santana – Abraxas
Tracklist
| A1 | Singing Winds, Crying Beasts | ||
| Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen | |||
| A2a | Black Magic Woman | ||
| A2b | Gypsy Queen | ||
| A3 | Oye Como Va | ||
| A4 | Incident At Neshabur | ||
| B1 | Se A Cabo | ||
| B2 | Mother's Daughter | ||
| B3 | Samba Pa Ti | ||
| B4 | Hope You're Feeling Better | ||
| B5 | El Nicoya |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
- Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Manufactured For – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Columbia Records
- Copyright © – Columbia Records
- Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
- Recorded At – Pacific Recording Studios
- Produced At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Mastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Pressed By – Fidelity Record Pressing
- Published By – Petra Music
- Published By – Murbo Music Publishers Inc.
- Published By – Pab Music Corp.
- Published By – Planetary Music Publ. Corp.
- Published By – Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.
- Lacquer Cut At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
- Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 44053
Credits
- Arranged By – Santana (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B4)
- Bass Guitar – Dave Brown*
- Congas [Conga] – Mike Carabello*
- Cover [Cover Art], Artwork [Cover Art] – MATI*
- Drums – Mike Shrieve*
- Engineer [Engineering] – John Fiore
- Graphics – Bob Venosa
- Keyboards [Keyboard], Vocals – Gregg Rolie
- Lacquer Cut By – KW*
- Lead Guitar, Vocals [Vocal] – Carlos Santana
- Liner Notes [Excerpt From Demian] – Hermann Hesse
- Management [Personal Management] – Stan (Moon) Marcum*
- Mastered By – Krieg Wunderlich
- Mastered By [Assisted By] – Shawn R. Britton
- Percussion – Rico Reyes (tracks: B5)
- Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Marian Schmidt (2)
- Photography By [Inside Photograph] – Joan Chase
- Piano – Alberto Gianquinto (tracks: A4)
- Producer [Produced By] – Santana
- Supervised By [Continuity] – Annie Rudder
- Timbales [Timbals], Congas [Conga] – Jose Areas*
- Vocals [Vocal] – Rico Reyes (tracks: A3, B5)
Notes
Comes in a plastic bag with a 'MoFi SUPERVINYL™' sticker on its front and a corrective provenance sticker on its back. Single pocket gatefold jacket comes with a 'MoFi' labelled rice paper inner sleeve.
[Back cover]
Recorded at: Wally Heider Recording Studio, San Francisco, except track A4 which was recorded at Pacific Recording, San Mateo.
Made in the U.S.A.
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich, assisted by Shawn R. Britton at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Sebastopol, CA on GAIN 2™
Specially Plated and Pressed on 180g High Definition Vinyl
Production by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®
1/4" / 15 IPS Analog Master ► DSD256 ► Analog Console ► Lathe
[Back cover and labels]
© 1970, 2024 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
℗ 1970 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment
[Back cover - publishing]
A1, A4, B1 to B5 <> Petra Music―BMI
A2a <> Murbo Music Publ.,Inc.-BMI
A2b <>Pab Music Corp. BMI
A3 <> Planetary Music Pub. Corp.-ASCAP
(Excerpt) from Demian by Hermann Hesse (Harper & Row)
[Corrective sticker placed on back of outer plastic sleeve/bag]
1/4" / 15 IPS Analog Master ► DSD64 ► Analog Console ► Lathe
[From Music Direct product page]
Please note: The provenance information printed on the back cover of Mobile Fidelity's Abraxas SuperVinyl reissue mistakenly lists "DSD 256”" instead of the correct "DSD 64”2 rate. The sticker affixed to the outer plastic sleeve/bag of this LP reflects this correction. The complete correct provenance is: 1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe.
This misprint on the back cover was corrected on Abraxas.
[Incidental info]
The cover art is the painting "Annunciation".
Matrices in runouts are etched. "44053.1(3)..." and "44053.2(3)...": plating facility etching.
[Back cover]
Recorded at: Wally Heider Recording Studio, San Francisco, except track A4 which was recorded at Pacific Recording, San Mateo.
Made in the U.S.A.
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich, assisted by Shawn R. Britton at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Sebastopol, CA on GAIN 2™
Specially Plated and Pressed on 180g High Definition Vinyl
Production by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®
1/4" / 15 IPS Analog Master ► DSD256 ► Analog Console ► Lathe
[Back cover and labels]
© 1970, 2024 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
℗ 1970 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment
[Back cover - publishing]
A1, A4, B1 to B5 <> Petra Music―BMI
A2a <> Murbo Music Publ.,Inc.-BMI
A2b <>Pab Music Corp. BMI
A3 <> Planetary Music Pub. Corp.-ASCAP
(Excerpt) from Demian by Hermann Hesse (Harper & Row)
[Corrective sticker placed on back of outer plastic sleeve/bag]
1/4" / 15 IPS Analog Master ► DSD64 ► Analog Console ► Lathe
[From Music Direct product page]
Please note: The provenance information printed on the back cover of Mobile Fidelity's Abraxas SuperVinyl reissue mistakenly lists "DSD 256”" instead of the correct "DSD 64”2 rate. The sticker affixed to the outer plastic sleeve/bag of this LP reflects this correction. The complete correct provenance is: 1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe.
This misprint on the back cover was corrected on Abraxas.
[Incidental info]
The cover art is the painting "Annunciation".
Matrices in runouts are etched. "44053.1(3)..." and "44053.2(3)...": plating facility etching.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 1 96588 92061 5
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 196588920615
- Matrix / Runout (A-side label): 196588920615A
- Matrix / Runout (B-side label): 196588920615B
- Rights Society (A1, A2, A4 to B5): BMI
- Rights Society (A3): ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout): MFSV1-539A3 KW@MoFi FRP 44053.1(3)...
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout): MFSV1-539B3 KW@MoFi FRP 44053.2(3)...
Other Versions (5 of 442)
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Abraxas (LP, Album, Stereo) | CBS | 64087, S 64087, KC 30130 | UK | 1970 | ||
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Abraxas (LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing) | Columbia | KC 30130 | US | 1970 | ||
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Abraxas (LP, Album) | CBS | CS-10028, 30130 | Venezuela | 1970 | ||
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Abraxas (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Columbia | KC 30130 | Canada | 1970 | ||
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Abraxas = 天の守護神サンタナ (LP, Album) | CBS/Sony | SOPC 57102, SOPC-57102 | Japan | 1970 |
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Reviews
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MOFI are killing ‘em at the moment. Consistently delivering outstanding results, release after release. For most audiophiles, this edition is all you are ever going to need. Another five star edition. ✨ -
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Absolutely perfect in every way. Holy smokes! Bests my 2008 MOFI for sure simply b/c the vinyl is so much quieter. -
Has anyone done a comparison with the German ARS, I can’t imagine this MoFI will be better as the ARS is AAA but it would be interesting to know.
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Just got my copy of this release and compared it against what I already have in my collection: 1970 r6534046, Kevin Gray 2020 r16479144 and this MOFI release.
This release, on my setup, sounds fantastic compared to my other two releases. When compared to KGs release the levels are louder here, there is zero surface noise, and the clarity across the various instruments is really noticeable. The bass is also more punchy and less muffled on this release. The cover artwork is also brighter. Maybe a little too bright when compared to the other two releases - we dont know how bright the artwork was supposed to be. I dont have the 2LP to compare this one to, but I would say that if all you had was the KG release, you would be happy. But this effort is definitely better IMO and I am happy to add this to my collection.
Here is something interesting in my comparison though. When I compared my 1970 copy to the KG copy, they are VERY close in all aspects. I gave them both an ultrasonic wash, and no matter what I cannot erase 50 years of life/use from the OG copy, and it is a very good copy. But if I ignore the surface noise from the 1970 copy, I was impressed with just how good that release sounded.
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Edited 5 months agoSo is this the best that this album will ever sound on one lp? The debate will go on but it's probably the most quiet version you'll ever own. If you think the clarity is better on this version compared to the 2008 version then you have better ears than me.The Super Vinyl used for this album is quieter than my Abraxas One Step but.....it is not the One Step fidelity wise. The depth, clarity and overall bigness of the One Step remains the king of the hill of Abraxas recordings. And I wouldn't worry about this going out of print anytime soon. It's numbered but there is no maximum amount listed.
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As soon as I got the notification from Music Direct that this was back in stock, I ordered it right away.
To me, this is the definitive version to own on vinyl.
I’ve owned the AAA MoFi version, the original pressing from the ‘70s, and the 2020 pressing. But this one impresses me the most.
It has all of the goodness of the MoFi AAA, but has a cleaner, more dynamic sound.
My copy is flat, it’s not off centered, and it’s dead quiet.
If you’ve been on the fence, grab it now while it’s still in stock.
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