Santana – Abraxas
Label: |
Columbia – KC 30130 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Latin |
Style: |
Psychedelic Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Singing Winds, Crying Beasts | 4:48 | |
| A2 | Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen | 5:17 | |
| A3 | Oye Como Va | 4:17 | |
| A4 | Incident At Neshabur | 4:58 | |
| B1 | Se A Cabo | 2:49 | |
| B2 | Mother's Daughter | 4:25 | |
| B3 | Samba Pa Ti | 4:46 | |
| B4 | Hope You're Feeling Better | 4:10 | |
| B5 | El Nicoya | 1:29 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
- Recorded At – Pacific Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
- Published By – Petra Music
- Published By – Murbo Music Pub., Inc.
- Published By – Pab Music Corp.
- Published By – Planetary Music Publ. Corp.
Credits
- Arranged By – Santana (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B4)
- Artwork [Cover] – MATI*
- Bass Guitar – Dave Brown*
- Congas – Mike Carabello*
- Drums – Mike Shrieve*
- Engineer – John Fiore
- Graphics – Bob Venosa
- Keyboards, Vocals – Gregg Rolie
- Lead Guitar, Vocals – Carlos Santana
- Management [Personal] – Stan Moon Marcum*
- Percussion – Rico Reyes (tracks: B5)
- Photography By [Cover] – Marian Schmidt (2)
- Photography By [Inside] – Joan Chase
- Piano – Alberto Gianquinto (tracks: A4)
- Producer – Santana
- Supervised By [Continuity] – Annie Rudder
- Timbales, Congas – Jose Areas*
- Vocals – Rico Reyes (tracks: A3, B5)
Notes
Pressing variant with both matrices stamped in runouts (A&B sides);
A side stamped "P1" indicating Pitman Pressing;
B side etched "1T" indicating Terre Haute Pressing
(see images)
Gatefold, includes fold-out poster
Track A2 Published by Murbo Music Publ., Inc. / Pab Music Corp. (BMI);
A3 - Planetary Music Pub. Corp. (ASCAP);
all other selections Petra Music (BMI)
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio, San Francisco, except A4 recorded at Pacific Recording, San Mateo
A side stamped "P1" indicating Pitman Pressing;
B side etched "1T" indicating Terre Haute Pressing
(see images)
Gatefold, includes fold-out poster
Track A2 Published by Murbo Music Publ., Inc. / Pab Music Corp. (BMI);
A3 - Planetary Music Pub. Corp. (ASCAP);
all other selections Petra Music (BMI)
Recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio, San Francisco, except A4 recorded at Pacific Recording, San Mateo
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A Side label): AL 30130
- Matrix / Runout (B Side label): BL 30130
- Matrix / Runout (A Side stamped): º P AL 30130-2D 1 P1
- Matrix / Runout (B Side stamped, except "1T" etch): º P BL 30130-1J 1T
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
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 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 7 years agoIm very happy with the US first Terre Haute Pressing of this album. Coming from the first/second press UK I was wondering if it could be topped like I hoped it would, and it just might have been. Comparing the two was done on side 1 through a few listens back and forth.
The first impressions are that the US press has at least one aspect over the UK, that being sound staging and or stereo imaging. It was a bit surprising since I sort of expected things to be the other way around with the US taking the lead with a meaty bass but the UK actually goes deeper in the low end and maybe also high end, but its hard to call right now. Usually I tend to prefer my bass filled pressings over counterparts but what I think I realize now might be even more important is a balanced sound. The US delivers a tighter bass instead and more pronounced instruments because of that soundstage and it fits together more coherently.
One way to describe the two is to say that the UK has a more vertical sound, not as wide but tall with the deep bass and soaring highs, while the US has a horizontal sound with wider imaging.
The record I would probably reach for first at the moment is the US copy even though there are a few more pops on it, but through more listening I will be sure to update if I feel like I can explain further, but it seems like my assumption was right from the start about the UK. It will also be exciting to see what QRP can bring for their 2018 Santana releases, even better than the Mofi I hope.
Current preferred releases:
1. US First Press ( This )
2. UK First Press ( Review: https://www.discogs.sitioby.com/Santana-Abraxas/release/3309279 )
3. ???
Equipment used:
Rega RP1 with Nagaoka MP-110 cartridge
Cyrus 2 Amplifier
System Fidelity SF-3050 tower speakers
Custom made HQ speaker cables
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