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.
- Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – King Music (3)
- Published By – Flying D Music
- Published By – Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
- Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
Credits
- Arranged By – Santana (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B4)
- Artwork [Cover Art] – Mati*
- Bass – Dave Brown*
- Congas – Mike Carabello*
- Drums – Mike Shrieve*
- Engineer – John Fiore
- Graphics – Bob Venosa
- Keyboards, Vocals – Gregg Rolie
- Lead Guitar, Vocals – Carlos Santana
- Photography By [Cover] – Marian Schmidt (2)
- Photography By [Inside] – Joan Chase
- Producer – Santana
- Supervised By [Continuity] – Annie Rudder
- Timbales, Congas – Jose Areas*
Notes
Front cover catalog#: 64087
Orange label catalog#: S 64087
Original US catalog#: (KC 30130)
Single sleeve edition
Same label design as Abraxas, but with different publishers
The publishing credits for tracks A1, A4 & B1 to B5 are under Copyright Control.
Made in England.
The runouts are stamped.
Orange label catalog#: S 64087
Original US catalog#: (KC 30130)
Single sleeve edition
Same label design as Abraxas, but with different publishers
The publishing credits for tracks A1, A4 & B1 to B5 are under Copyright Control.
Made in England.
The runouts are stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 1): S 64087 A1 D
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 1): S 64087 B1 A
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 2): S 64087 A1 3 C A
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 2): S 64087 B1 D D D
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 3): S 64087 A1 A C
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 3): S 64087 B1 C C
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 4): S 64087 A1 1 8 D
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 4): S 64087 B1 C C
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 5): S 64087 A1 A D
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 5): S 64087 B1 C C
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 6): S 64087 A1 D
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 6): S 64087 B1 C 1 C
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 7): S 64087 A1 C 17
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 7): S 64087 B1 C C
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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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Abraxas (LP, Album) | CBS | SBP 233883 | Australia | 1970 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Just picked up a copy of this at my local record shop. Paid a tenner, what a great sounding record, dynamic and open sound. Likely cut from a second generation tape but wow what a sound. All analog valve based sound, think about that when you look at the mobile fidelity one step!
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Edited 7 years agoJust found out my copy is a second press, its very similar. https://discogs.sitiosdesbloqueados.info/Santana-Abraxas/release/3309279
The only way to tell is on side B, names here "1-5. Chrysalis Music Ltd./ Petra Music", instead of "1-5 Cop. Con.".
Ill keep the review up however, since the sound shouldnt be too dissimilar. -
Edited 7 years agoCurrent preferred releases:
1. US First Press ( Review: https://discogs.sitiosdesbloqueados.info/Santana-Abraxas/release/5737715 )
2. UK First Press ( Review: https://discogs.sitiosdesbloqueados.info/Santana-Abraxas/release/3309279 )
3. ???
Equipment used:
Rega RP1 with Nagaoka MP-110 cartridge
Cyrus 2 amplifier
System Fidelity SF5030 tower speakers
Custom made HQ speaker cables
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Edited 7 years agoJust thought Id post this funny thing that happened.
Santana - Abraxas — leonthepro November 10, 2017
I have the first UK press, is that still good or? Because Im not exactly blown away. My copy is in bad condition though.
Santana - Abraxas — audiophile-29 December 14, 2017
The UK CBS is definitely one of the best-sounding pressings I've heard.
Santana - Abraxas — leonthepro December 14, 2017
Haha, so amazing! Im actually in my local record store right now listening to the very first UK issue of Abraxas to upgrade my more beat up copy. Holy smokes what a coincidence ;^D If thats not a sign to buy it I dont know what is. And thanks for the help! -
Edited 20 years agoThis was their difficult second album where Carlos Santana's dazzling electric guitar solos set the seeds of Latin/jazz/rock. Released in 1970 and produced two monster hits, "Black Magic Woman" (written by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green) segued into "Gypsy Queen" (by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo) and the cover of Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va". These tracks got Santana into the 'pop'/rock scene and mutli-million selling LPdom. If you judge an album by its cover, buy this one to buy. Don't let your Mum see it (not when it was originally released anyway).
Appears in countless top 100 LP's of all time. Don't let that put you off. Choice tracks: as above and 'Se A Cabo', 'Samba Pati Ti'. Just to enforce how different this sound was at the time, CBS were advertising their big hitters latest albums on the inner sleeve; the likes of Ray Conniff, Andy Williams, Lynn Anderson and Andy Ross. Your parents will possibly know who these people were, but don't ask.
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