Santana Lotus (3-LP set) 1974/1977 CBS/SONY 63AP 821~3 Recorded: July 3-4, 1973, Osaka Kosei Nenkin Kaikan ¥6300 This is a 3-LP set released in 1974 by CBS Sony, featuring the Osaka live performance from 1973. This is a reissue LP record from '77. The volume of a 3-LP set and the luxurious 22-panel jacket designed by Tadanori Yokoo were a hot topic. It has a charm unique to records that you can't experience with CDs, and it has a solid weight. At the time of their visit to Japan, although Neal Schon had already left the band, Leon Thomas, who had been active mainly in the jazz field, such as on Pharaoh Sanders' albums, participated as a vocalist. It was a time when they were devoted to Sri Chinmoy, and the opening had a somewhat incense-like atmosphere, starting with "Meditation." A1 Meditation A2 Going Home A3 A-1 Funk A4 Every Step Of The Way B1 Black Magic Woman B2 Gypsy Queen B3 Oye Como Va B4 Yours Is The Light B5 Batukada B6 Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) C1 Stone Flower (Introduction) C2 Waiting C3 Castillos De Arena, Part 1 (Sand Castle) C4 Free Angela C5 Samba De Sausalito D1 Mantra D2 Kyoto D3 Castillos De Arena, Part 2 (Sand Castle) D4 Se A Cabo E1 Samba Pa Ti E2 Mr. Udo E3 Toussaint L'Overture F Incident At Neshabur I bought this used in '82. The obi is missing, and the 22-panel jacket is present, but the LP-sized Japanese liner notes and lyric sheet are missing. The jacket shows some wear and tear due to age. Some records have noticeable spindle marks on the labels, but there are no visible scratches or marks on the record surfaces.