Santana – Lotus 3LP (Original Master Recording)

Santana – Lotus

One of the Most Exhilarating Live Albums Ever Released: Santana’s Lotus Documents Indispensable 1973 Performances Distinguished by Passionate Soulfulness, Chemistry, and Inventiveness

Mobile Fidelity’s 180g 33RPM 3LP Set Features Reference Sound and Deluxe Trifold Packaging Faithful to That of the Original Japanese Import: Strictly Limited to 5,000 Numbered Copies, Includes Four Photo Inserts and Two Fold-Out Posters

1/2" / 15 IPS / four-track analog master to two-track DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

The bizarre legacy of Lotus transcends its status as both the definitive onstage document of Santana’s career and one of the most spectacular live albums ever released. Originally issued in 1974, the triple LP contains exhilarating performances recorded at two shows in early July 1973 at the 2400-seat Osaka Kosei Nenkin Kaikan concert hall. It bears witness to the eight-piece collective playing with a chemistry, inventiveness, cohesiveness, and soulfulness no other Santana lineup would ever surpass. Lotus also remained the only completely live Santana album for almost two decades — and took nearly as long to see domestic release.

Tracklist:
LP1:
1. Meditation
2. Going Home
3. A-1 Funk
4. Every Step of the Way
5. Black Magic Woman
6. Gypsy Queen
7. Oye Como Va
8. Yours is the Light
9. Batukada
10. Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)

LP2:
1. Stone Flower (Introduction)
2. Waiting
3. Castillos De Arena, Part I (Sand Castle)
4. Free Angela
5. Samba De Sausalito
6. Mantra
7. Kyoto
8. Castillos De Arena, Part Ii (Sand Castle)
9. Se a Cabo

LP3:
1. Samba Pa Ti
2. Mr. Udo
3. Toussaint L Overture
4. Incident At Neshabur

Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Released: 1974/2024