Description
180g Vinyl LP from Mobile Fidelity!
Sourced from the Original Master Tapes!
Strictly Limited to 3,000 Numbered Copies!
1/2" / 30 IPS / Dolby SR Analog Master to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe
Few artists were more prolific than Carlos Santana during the 1970s and '80s. By the time he released Blues for Salvador, the fourth album billed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer as a lone solo artist, he kept a pace that saw him release LPs at a more than one record-per-year clip since his group's 1969 debut. No wonder this 1987 effort would be Santana's last work until 1990; he deserved the rest. And with the largely instrumental Blues for Salvador, he entered into the break on a high note — one that earned him his first Grammy Award.
Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 33RPM LP of Blues for Salvador presents the diverse album in audiophile sound for the first time on a domestic vinyl reissue. Part of the reissue label's Santana series, this collectible version features quiet surfaces and black backgrounds that help expose the small details, wide-range dynamics, and trademark tones crucial to Santana's sonic escapades.
As for Carlos Santana's globally recognizable guitar voicing, knife-edged solos, and comet-tail-streak leads? Hear them with newfound definition and clarity — all the better to appreciate the control, energy, and soulfulness on display. Not to mention the playing of the other ace musicians on the '80s fusion-minded set. Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet alum Tony Williams (drums), former Weather Report member Alphonso Johnson (bass), Band of Gypsys mainstay Buddy Miles (vocals), and iconic sideman Orestes Vilato (flute, percussion) appear. With this remaster, their contributions register with improved focus, imaging, and separation.
Ending a creative lull that lasted for a majority of the decade, Blues for Salvador calls attention to Santana's natural ability to simply let loose and have fun. It's also an unmistakable return to his love of jazz and a tribute to many of his heroes. The new-age atmospherics of "Bella," a composition dedicated to his daughter, doubles as an ode to Wes Montgomery, Otis Rush, T. Bone Walker, and other six-string pioneers. The snaking pulse of "'Trane" — featuring Williams cracking heads behind the drum kit — obviously bows to John Coltrane. Charles Mingus, another giant, gets his due on the short, keyboard-accompanied "Mingus."
