Santana Abraxas SACD?

Bubinga99
Bubinga99 Posts: 283
edited June 2014 in Music & Movies
Anyone heard official word on the release date? I see a couple places accepting preorders, but not clear if that means months away.

Wasn't Abraxas previously released on SACD, maybe around 2006 or so? I wonder if it's the same mixing. I seem to remember it was well received but I could be confusing it with something else.

Edit, just found the previous SACD was mastered by Vic Anesini, and had some bonus tracks from Royal Albert Hall in 1970.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,306
    edited March 2014
    The premium recorded Santana Abraxas CD is the Mofi gold, which is very well done

    http://www.mofi.com/product_p/udcd775.htm
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited March 2014
    The mofi version is 100000000X better in my eyes vs the regular redbook vs redbook. Big difference. I have not heard the 06 sacd but, mofi is supposed to be doing a sacd of it as well as the 1st one just called Santana. I have the redbook mofi of both and the both sound great.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited March 2014
    I just did a quick search of the other sacd version and i found this from a few years ago.

    Review by gregs1104 January 30, 2010 (3 of 5 found this review helpful)
    Performance: Sonics:
    This is a quite mediocre SACD release, from the early set Sony crapped out as part of the format introduction. You want the recent MoFi CD remaster instead.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,576
    edited March 2014
    I've got it and have never listened to it. Make me an offer I see they are bringing 100.00 on eBay and more on Amazon.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2014
    Based on an e-mail I received yesterday from Elusive Disc, it sounds like the release of Mobile Fidelity hybrid SACD of Santana's "Abraxas" is imminent. Still no precise release date yet, but Elusive Disc singled out this title as "Coming Soon".
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited June 2014
    I hope Love's "Forever Changes" comes out at the same time. I have seen both advertised as "coming soon"......
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2014
    headrott wrote: »
    I hope Love's "Forever Changes" comes out at the same time. I have seen both advertised as "coming soon"......

    I'd imagine those will be the next 2 MoFi SACD releases.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited June 2014
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    I'd imagine those will be the next 2 MoFi SACD releases.

    That's what I was thinking Danny.
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    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

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