I know nothing of the complete opera. There's an interesting record of Ray Charles and Cleo Laine doing selections. It gets rave reviews (I haven't heard it in years, need to give it another spin).
Porgy and Bess recommendations?
I'm looking for the complete opera. Most, including the Penguin Guide, recommend the Simon Rattle/LPO version released on EMI in 1997, remastered and re-released in 2005. I'd appreciate comments from anyone familiar with this version, quality of the re-master, or other versions?