Japanese limited edition issue of the DSD mastered album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original limited vinyl album artwork. This legendary package has 22 sides and folds out....well, like a lotus blossom! Includes a special history booklet (in Japanese) with numerous pictures of the period and miniaturizations of all the cards that were enclosed with the original LP issue. The CDs themselves are picture discs. The LP edition was an extremely limited edition and predictably, this edition will be as well! The Japanese have perfected the art of re-creating original album covers in the digital age and this set is one of their most outstanding packages ever!Long held as a talisman by Santana fans, who had to buy it as a triple-LP Japanese import before Columbia finally issued it on CD in 1991, Lotus is a live album that finds Carlos Santana and his octet (a.k.a. the New Santana Band) at a nexus between rock, Latin music, jazz fusion, and spiritually driven communiqués to the gods. Some of the early hits are performed, such as "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va," but long, intense instrumentals are the order of the day, as on the breathtaking "Incident at Neshabur," "Every Step of the Way," and "Toussaint L'Overture." --Daniel Durchholz
