Carlos Santana & Alice Coltrane - Illuminations - Rare 1974 UK First Pressing LP
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Artist & Title: Devadip Carlos Santana & Turiya Alice Coltrane? – Illuminations
Scarce original 1974 UK FIRST PRESSING 5-track vinyl compilation LP of celestial magic between Santana and John Coltrane's widow Alice Coltrane on harp! Backing musicians include bassist Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette on drums. The sleeve is custom stickered, showing hardly any storage wear, complete with the illustrated credits insert - the vinyl looks immaculate.
The record is in Excellent condition and sounds as wonderful as ever, while the cover, insert and inner also fully merit an Excellent grading. See pics. A superb copy Santana’s first foray into esoteric jazz.
Highly desirable for its A1/B1 first press matrices and Excellent condition, and increasingly difficult to find in good condition on vinyl, this could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to add this superb rarity to your collection at an extremely advantageous price.
Catalogue Number: CBS ?– CBS 69063, CBS ?– S 69063
Release date: September 1974
Overall Grade: EX/EX (LP/Cover)
Matrix(Runout): Side 1: CBS•S•69063•A1 Side 2: CBS•S•69063•B1
Labels: Made in England
? 1974 CBS Inc.
(CBS boxed logo)
Stereo
Sleeve: © 1974 CBS Inc. ? 1974 CBS, Inc./ CBS is a trademark of CBS, Inc.
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England
Catalogue number variation & location:
Sleeve spine: CBS 69063
Sleeve back: 69063
Labels: S 69063
Comes with a 12" x 12" credit/photo sheet insert.
This crossover LP from Carlos Santana under his Buddhist name is hardly ever offered for sale in this condition.
“Carlos proves to the world that he's still got his jazz chops in the right direction – even during his stardom of the mid-70s.”
This is the extremely rare real thing: a genuine EX/EX condition UK first pressing. The record is in Excellent condition and the cover and insert are also in Excellent condition. All items are free from any major defects like scratches, tears, dog-ears, writing, stains or the like. See pics. All items are the genuine originals bought together by me in 1974, not reprints or replacements. The LP is the original 1974 UK stereo LP, which was only played once or twice on top-end audiophile equipment and lovingly cared for.
“This symphonic spiritual revelation conjured with Alice Coltrane and other ace musicians like Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette really reaches the heights only an angel can venture.”
THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM EVER OFFERED FOR SALE IN RECENT TIMES
Illuminations is a 1974 collaboration between Carlos Santana and Alice Coltrane. Jazz musicians Jules Broussard, Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland also contributed to the record, on saxophone, flute, drums and bass. Alice Coltrane delivers some harp glissando, while the string orchestra adds a serene mood to the music. Carlos Santana (whose Indian name "Devadip" appears on the sleeve) plays electric guitar in his own fashion, utilizing feedback, long notes and simple melodies, letting much space to the other instruments. The album is conceived as an instrumental jazz album, with lengthy solos on guitar, saxophone and keyboards. The introduction to "Angel of Air", with its violins, has been sampled by the Cinematic Orchestra. It’s his first of three solo-albums (the others: Oneness and The swing of delight) to be released under his temporary Buddhist name Devadip Carlos Santana.
This may be your only ONCE IN A LIFETIME chance to own this rare piece of music history in this condition.
“Alice's orchestral string arrangements and harp add a romantic feel to this album, which can be described as a symphonic-jazz fusion.”
For his third duet album, Carlos Santana performed the works of John Coltrane, paired with Coltrane's widow, harpist/keyboardist Alice Coltrane, on this instrumental album. Side One includes several contemplative, string-filled numbers, while Side Two presents Santana's re-creation of John Coltrane's late free jazz style in "Angel of Sunlight." Columbia Records could not have been pleased at Santana's determined drift into esoteric jazz: Illuminations was the first of the nine Santana-related albums so far released in the U.S. not to go gold.
A fantastic time warp example of this rarity in amazing condition, a true investment grade item - get it while you can!
AND IT MUST SELL IN THIS ONCE ONLY AUCTION
You can read more about this album, Carlos Santana and Alice Coltrane all over the web.
I pack my records professionally in stiff corrugated cruciform record boxes leaving the Vinyl (housed in anti-static bags) outside the Sleeve.
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