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·       SANTANA – THE SELF-TITLED FIRST ALBUM (“SANTANA”) – ORIGINAL 1969 COLUMBIA RECORDS STEREO LP CS-9781

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ORIGINAL RED & WHITE "360 STEREO" COLUMBIA LABEL

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE

 

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1AB/-1H.'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

 

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

 

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Santana's Soul Sacrifice was the coolest performance of the Woodstock festival. It's also the best track of this record and a simply incredible instrumental song. The song is the sonic equivalent to the primal fury of the lionheadman on the album's mindblowing cover art. Carlos' brilliant guitareering, truly fantastic drums and congas.. then there's the organ, one of the best things in rock music ever. The hot, psychedelic latino rock of this album reaches its pinnacle on its closing track, but everything that prepares you for that is almost equally fantastic. Whether it's the similar instrumental goodness of songs such as Treat or the somewhat bluesy You Just Don't Care, where Carlos and Rolie provide totally competent vocals, you can't go wrong. Waiting opens the record with huge impact that lasts until the very last drum beat. This is a fantastic album.

 

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

 

Carlos Santana was originally in his own wing of the Latin Rock Hall of Fame, neither playing Afro-Cuban with rock guitar, as did Malo, nor flavoring mainstream rock with percussion, as did Chicago. His first record, as with the best fusion, created something a little different than just a mixture -- a new style that, surprisingly, remains all his own. Granted that Latin music has seeped into the mainstream since, but why aren't Van Halen and Metallica listening to this? Where they simmer, Santana boils over.

 

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY CARL HOYT, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

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·                               CONDITION:

 

·                               THE RECORD

 

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 

·                               THE COVER

 

COVER IS NEAR MINT,  STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-        Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

 

-        Minor shelf wear noted on the opening side (nothing significant)   (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

 

-        Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)  

 

-        Cover has one corner slightly worn / dinged   (BARELY VISIBLE)

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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