Product Description
Scarce Actual 1974 Quadraphonic Edition Japanese First Pressing Of The Brilliant Triple Live Santana LP! Deluxe Multi-Opening Cover Includes Divine Artwork, Colour Insert Photos Of Santana & Custom Die-Cut Inner Sleeves. Records Have Picture Labels.
Recorded Live In Osaka, Japan; 3 & 4 July, 1973.
Undoubtedly one of the most beautifully presented records ever, ‘Lotus’ captures transcendent performances from Santana in superb quality SQ SX-74 Quadraphonic sound!
Condition – Vinyl: NEAR MINT!
Condition – Cover: VERY GOOD PLUS! Front cover and spine showing age wear, but the remainder of this amazing package (inserts, inner gatefold, inner sleeves and prints) are all EXCELLENT!
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint original Japanese pressings are becoming rarer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Meditation
Going Home
A-1 Funk
Every Step Of The Way
Side 2:
Black Magic Woman
Gypsy Queen
Oye Como Va
Yours Is The Light
Batukada
Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)
Side 3:
Stone Flower (Introduction)
Waiting
Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle)
Free Angela
Samba De Sausalito
Side 4:
Mantra
Kyoto
Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle)
Se A Cabo
Side 5:
Samba Pa Ti
Mr. Udo
Toussaint L’Overture
Side 6:
Incident At Neshabur
AMG –
Massive, three-LP live album, beautifully presented with elaborate artwork! 4 ½ Stars Recorded in Japan in July 1973, this massive, elaborately presented three-LP live album was available outside the United States in 1974 but held back from domestic release in the U.S. It features the same "New Santana Band" that recorded Welcome, and combines that group's jazz and spiritual influences with performances of earlier Latin rock favorites like "Oye Como Va.” 4 ½ Stars