SANTANA LOTUS RARE ORIG EUROPE & JAPAN-ONLY LIVE 3LP SET w/INSERT & BOOKLET MINT

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·       SANTANA – LOTUS – THREE-RECORD LIVE SET RECORDED AND RELEASED ONLY IN EUROPE AND JAPAN – NEVER RELEASED ON VINYL IN THE UNITED STATES – ORIGINAL EUROPEAN (DUTCH) PRESSING – CBS RECORDS (NETHERLANDS) STEREO/QUADRAPHONIC ALBUM CBS 66-325

·       ORIGINAL DUTCH PRESSING (WE BELIEVE DUTCH RELEASE WAS THE ONLY EUROPEAN PRESSING, BUT WE MAY BE WRONG)

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL FOLDOUT POSTER/INSERT WHICH UNFOLDS SIX WAYS, LIKE A …WELL - - LOTUS FLOWER!

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL CUSTOM MADE INNER SLEEVES, UNIQUE TO THIS TITLE

·       NOTE: WE HEAR FROM REPUTABLE SOURCES THAT ALL EUROPEAN PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM DECODE IN 4-CHANNEL (QUADRAPHONIC) SOUND AND CAN BE PLAYED ON QUADRAPHONIC EQUIPMENT, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT NOTED ANYWHERE ON THE ALBUM . SORRY, WE HAVE NO WAY OF VERIFYING THIS INFORMATION. 

·       ORIGINAL, CUSTOM, COLUMBIA/CBS LABEL UNIQUE TO THIS TITLE (EACH LABEL IS COLORED DIFFERENTLY).

·       ORIGINAL “TRYPTICH” (“TRIPPLE-GATEFOLD”) COVER

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-4A/-1B/-1C/-1D/-4E/-4F

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

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

·       Of course, QUAD version of this album has NEVER been available on a compact disc or  'surround sound' recording. This is the ONLY way you can obtain this great album in its rare multichannel version.

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

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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Recorded in Japan in July 1973, this massive live album, originally on three LPs and now on two compact discs, was available outside the United States in 1974 but held back from domestic release until long into the CD age. 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."

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

This massive live set was not released in the United States in its original vinyl form for more than 40 years. The imported (Japanese and Dutch) pressings occasionally pop up, but because their covers are so delicate and frail, they are almost always worn, tattered , frayed , dislocated or torn. We present here the most beautiful copy we have  found in recent memory. The records are nothing short of PERFECT.  Truly and literally, a piece of beauty: musically as well as condition-wise.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORDS

(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 STRONG NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The album comes with the original insert / booklet / foldout poster still intact.

(c)           The records come in their original, custom, inner sleeves, which are UNIQUE to this album.

(d)          The records are apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl either.

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

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        The gatefold cover has partially split seams on 2 out of 6 "legs" of the cover (about  1 inch = 2.5 centimeters each).

-         Cover has a partially split spine (less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters)

-         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.

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the spine (nothing significant)

-         The cover has a few tiny scratch/pressure marks on the back side  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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