The album was a game-changer in the world of music, and it became a highly influential album to generations of musicians thereafter. The album’s title is inspired by a passage from Hermann Hesse’s book Demian and the album cover art is from a painting by Mati Klarwein. Recorded between April and May of 1970 and Released on September 23, 1970, Abraxas was Santana’s second studio album, but their first album to reach #1 in the US. It wasn’t too expensive, but it wasn’t cheap also, and I was ecstatic to finally own Abraxas on vinyl to pair it with my LP copy of Santana III. It was a no brainer for me, and I went ahead and bought it. In one of my many visits to the DC area, I was at Smash records in Adams Morgan when flipping through the classic rock section I came across a pristine first US pressing of Abraxas, which included an original Santana Poster. Supernatural ended up opening my eyes and my curiosity towards Santana’s discography.Īs I researched their discography, I went all the way back to the genesis of the band and their first self-titled album released in 1969 to get a better sense of Santana’s music however, it wasn’t until I discovered their second album Abraxas, that my admiration for Santana was firmly cemented. The entire album is pure summer magic for me the music still feels very much relevant today, and it brings me back to a time in my life that I often look back with fondness. It swept most of the music awards that year, including the Grammys. It was the summer of 1999, and Carlos Santana had his big comeback album Supernatural - An album featuring guest artists and a few instrumental tracks It was a massive worldwide hit - It dominated radio airplay. I would say that I was somewhat familiar with Santana and a few of his songs here and there, but I never really paid attention to him until my late teens. I’m not sure which Santana album he had, or if he had more than one LP - all I remember is that the artwork was pretty awesome.
I remember when I was a kid that my father had a Santana LP in his Vinyl collection, which from what I recall, was a pretty extensive record collection. Man, 50 years is half a century, and that is a long-ass time.
It blows my mind to think that this year (2020) is the 50th anniversary of Abraxas by Santana.
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