SANTANA*, Abraxas [with poster] USA Excellent- LP Samba Pa Ti/Black Magic Woman
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Feb 13, 2026 Sold Date
Nov 21, 2025 Start Date
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Santana – Abraxas Label: Columbia – PC 30130 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Pitman Pressing, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1973 Genre: Rock, Latin Style: Fusion, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock A1 Singing Winds, Crying Beasts 4:48 A2 Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen 5:24 A3 Oye Como Va 4:19 A4 Incident At Neshabur 5:02 B1 Se A Cabo Arranged By – José Chepitó Areas* 2:51 B2 Mother's Daughter 4:28 B3 Samba Pa Ti Arranged By – Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie 4:47 B4 Hope You're Feeling Better 4:07 B5 El Nicoya Arranged By – José Chepitó Areas*, Michael Carabello, Rico Reys* 1:32 Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios Published By – Petra Music Published By – Murbo Music Pub., Inc. Published By – PAB Music, Inc. Published By – Planetary Music Publ. Corp. Manufactured By – Columbia Records Manufactured By – CBS Inc. Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Arranged By – Santana (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B4) Bass – David Brown (5) Drums – Michael Shrieve Engineer – Dave Brown*, John Fiore Guitar, Vocals – Carlos Santana Keyboards, Vocals – Gregg Rolie Percussion – Rico Reyes Percussion, Congas – Mike Carabello* Percussion, Congas, Timbales – José Chepitó Areas* Piano – Alberto Gianquinto Producer – Carlos Santana, Fred Catero Recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio, San Francisco. Gatefold sleeve, printed in USA. No barcode

USA VINYL ALBUM IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH POSTER AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: P P AL 30130-2AC 1 D3 / SIDE B: P P BL 30130-2F C

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, MINOR SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   POSTER EXCELLENT MINUS. INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+.

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES, DOES NOT LOOK PLAYED MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE, IF THAT. CLEAN LABELS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are clearer, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant and you 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  




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