Hmmmmmmmm, after further investigation it appears that the cd I bought is merely a repackaging of the '97 reissue. It is copyright 2006 though, hence the confusion. And it does sound fantastic, especially in the bass, which was nearly nonexistant on my prior cd copy. Happy listening!
Awesome new "Kind Of Blue" Redbook CD reissue
Hi Guys,
I was in my local independent record store yesterday just to browse and I came across a brand new, copyright 2006, cd reissue of the all time great Miles Davis album "Kind Of Blue". Now like most of us I'm sure I neeeded another copy of this album like a hole in the head. I have the truly fantastic Classic Records 200 gram album of about 5 years ago as well as a mid-nineties cd reissue. Sadly this cd reissue that I already owned sounded pretty dreadful, so when I picked this new one up and saw that in addition to being a brand new 20 bit remaster, it was also remixed on a vintage Presto all tube three track mixer!An if all of this wasn't good enough it was in the sale bin for 10 bucks! Deal! Brought it home and from the first bass notes of "So What" I knew this wasn't just an upgrade it was like a whole new album. Not to bore you but just one example, on my vintage '95 cd copy those opening bass notes are just barely discernable. On this reissue not are the notes loud and clear but I can hear individual strings vibrating. A total slam dunk. Now I have no doubt that there are both SACD and DVD-A versions of this out there, but if like me you're purely a redbook guy then this version is a godsend. It's of course on Columbia/Legacy, the catalog number is CK64935. It should be very widely available and it has an alternate take of "Flamenco Sketches". Happy listening!
I was in my local independent record store yesterday just to browse and I came across a brand new, copyright 2006, cd reissue of the all time great Miles Davis album "Kind Of Blue". Now like most of us I'm sure I neeeded another copy of this album like a hole in the head. I have the truly fantastic Classic Records 200 gram album of about 5 years ago as well as a mid-nineties cd reissue. Sadly this cd reissue that I already owned sounded pretty dreadful, so when I picked this new one up and saw that in addition to being a brand new 20 bit remaster, it was also remixed on a vintage Presto all tube three track mixer!An if all of this wasn't good enough it was in the sale bin for 10 bucks! Deal! Brought it home and from the first bass notes of "So What" I knew this wasn't just an upgrade it was like a whole new album. Not to bore you but just one example, on my vintage '95 cd copy those opening bass notes are just barely discernable. On this reissue not are the notes loud and clear but I can hear individual strings vibrating. A total slam dunk. Now I have no doubt that there are both SACD and DVD-A versions of this out there, but if like me you're purely a redbook guy then this version is a godsend. It's of course on Columbia/Legacy, the catalog number is CK64935. It should be very widely available and it has an alternate take of "Flamenco Sketches". Happy listening!