Kind Of Blue

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Compared with the audiophile UHQR issue mentioned above they’re further forward and closer to the listener, more like you’re sitting just in front of the stage rather than somewhere further back in the auditorium. The 1D/1AE is a common combination, which suggests part of the big commercial release, which would be early rather than late. Also to note that different plants tended to use different paper printing companies for labels, and sometimes the fonts differed, even though both were a first press from their respective plants.

Hi Steve, I’ve now taken a more systematic look at the font and title setting associated with matrix codes – at the time of writing it was an afterthought and an “impression” which wasn’t as accurate as I now find. No copies at all with a 1AA/ 1AA were found in my mono sample, so if it is mono, it is an exception for which there is some other explanation.After establishing that only the very first pressings between September and November 1959 have the wrong tracklist on Side 2, how does that fit with 1AA/1AA being a later pressing and the inner jacket also indicating a later six eye? Pietro confirmed that his source, the Ermitage production master, is in fact a first generation copy of the ‘back-up’ correct-speed original master. All inserts are printed on high quality art board and include a track and information sheet for each reel, and a technical specification and quality control sheets for each reel, which even going as far as including the original Recording the Masters tape serial number labels.

The press operator at the plant tasked with pressing the promo had at least three laquer sets to work with – D, G and H.Although this session is not as structured as the three-horn efforts of the Jazztet, there is a balance between blowing and Golson's writing that makes for a felicitous blend, whether on Golson's own "My Blues House," Gene Krupa's old burner, "Drum/Boogie," or Jerome Kern's "Yesterdays. I have an original Stereo copy and a Stereo repress and I have to admit that my original Mono sounds the best. After playing Kind of Blue over 100 times, I have hardly played it (or any of the earlier Miles stuff) since I discovered the amazing trove of delights from the 70s such as Pangaea, Agharta, Big Fun, Jack Johnson, etc. All of this becomes rather interesting and, when, listening to this tape, it becomes quite obvious – more on which later. Sewn together with vibrant colors, voodoo textures, and ethereal moods, the 1970 landmark emerges with supreme detail and nonpareil feeling on Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 2LP vinyl box set.

Without doubt in my mind, the original version sounds the most natural and dynamic, albeit a “< Semitone” out in pitch. These with the location of Columbia principal record plants East and Central US, which makes good sense, but not from the point of view of West Coast distribution.By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.