Santana Abraxas MFSL One-Step UltraDisc Low Number #0227 NEW SEALED OUT-OF-PRINT

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Available today is a new sealed low-number copy (#227) of the out-of-print limited edition MFSL one-step 45rpm Ultradisc pressing of Santana's classic second LP "Abraxas."  This pressing was limited to 2,500 copies.  This is hand numbered copy #0227.  Sealed and ready for you to be the first to listen to it!  CATALOG NUMBER: UD1S 2-001.  This exclusive LP will be securely packaged and shipped free by insured USPS Priority Mail in the US.   

"I’ll get right to the point: Abraxas fans, do not miss Mobile Fidelity’s astonishing new reissue of Santana’s 1970 Latin-spiced, blues-rock masterpiece. It will blow your mind. Never before have I heard such inner detail, texture, and wide dynamics, the music emerging from such a deeply quiet background, with such intense immediacy—or derived such sheer musical pleasure from this title." -- Wayne Garcia, the absolute sound.

Santana Abraxas Numbered Limited-Edition Ultradisc One-Step 45rpm Vinyl 2LP Box Set From Mobile Fidelity

Limited To 2,500 Copies

Mobile Fidelity's Premier Ultradisc One-Step Release: Mastered From The Original Master Tapes, Santana Abraxas UD1S 45RPM Box Set Reaches Sonic Heights Never Before Achieved By Analog

Deluxe Packaging Includes Opulent Box, Special Jackets, Unique Insert, And Fine-art Print Of The Original Mati Klarwein Painting: No Expense Spared On Very Limited Audiophile Pressing

Get Literally And Figuratively Closer To The Music Of Santana's 1970 Masterwork: Set Ranked By Rolling Stone As 205th Greatest Album Of All Time Includes "Black Magic Woman" And "Oye Como Va"

Abraxas stands alone as the consummate Latin rock album. The confident sound of Santana stretching out and carving out a distinctive new genre, the 1970 set is daubed with psychedelic accents and Afro-Latin grooves. Not surprisingly, Abraxas immediately captured the public’s ear, spending six weeks as the nation’s #1 album and spawning the cosmic “Black Magic Woman” as a Top 5 single that’s since become one of the most widely recognized songs in history. Befitting such a classic, Mobile Fidelity’s 45RPM 2LP version of this ambitious work presents the music in the richest, most dynamic and realistic sound it’s ever enjoyed.

Improving upon the label's critically acclaimed 180g LP pressing, Mobile Fidelity's deluxe 45RPM set is mastered from the original master tapes and overflows with the information, clarity, textures, and colors afforded by wider grooves. The result: Spacious, airy, and you-are-there sonics that trump all prior versions. Experience Abraxas the way it is meant to be heard, with the instruments and musicians placed in the proper channels. In addition to correcting the imaging, Mobile Fidelity’s collectable version captures the full tonal range of Santana’s guitar and nuances of his distinctive touch. Every imaginable detail is brought to the forefront and properly scaled, bringing you closer to the music and enhancing your emotional connection to this legendary record.

A confluence of celebratory vibes, bluesy jams, mellow vocals, and hip-shaking grooves, Abraxas is a cornerstone of any music collection. Picking up on the momentum of its excellent 1969 self-titled debut and drifting into more versatile territory, Santana reimagines what’s possible in melding various disciplines and styles. Mysticism and spirituality abound amidst cohesive performances involving a vibrant mélange of purring organs, conga beats, and fluid bass lines. And that says nothing of the bandleader’s extraordinary playing.

Wild, free, and loose, the group conjures the feeling of mountains and rivers on the lead-off instrumental “Singing Winds, Crying Beasts,” leads a salsa parade on the definitive version of Tito Puente’s “Oye Como Va,” and explores its sensual side on the stellar showcase “Samba Pa Ti,” a tune indicative of the album’s Latin vibes and percussion. Sonically, Abraxas takes advantage of studio techniques such as cross-fading and mixing lacking on its predecessor.

As stated in The Mojo Collection: “Dissatisfied with the sound of their debut, the group brought in as a co-producer veteran jazz engineer Fred Catero, whose skills proved invaluable in balancing the new range of musical flavors Santana [was] bringing into its sound: the result was a giant step on from [the band’s] debut.”

But just like 1969’s equally essential Santana, Abraxas lays claim to one of the biggest (and unfortunate) production gaffes in music history. Until Mobile Fidelity fixed the error with its 180g LP and 24K Gold CD releases, Abraxas had never been heard correctly. For nearly four decades, copies were produced with the left and right channels reversed, meaning that everything was placed in a backwards manner. This even extended to compilations on which individual songs from Abraxas were included. Rest assured that, in addition to enjoying reach-out-and-touch it sound, this 45RPM 2LP edition gets all the specifications exactly right.