VIA PRESS RELEASE | Analogue Productions proudly announces the definitive reissue of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, the most iconic and best-selling jazz album of all time. Issued as a 180-gram double LP 33 1/3 edition—with Side 4 cut at 45 RPM—this pressing is sourced from the original Classic Records parts mastered by Bernie Grundman directly from the original master tape.
The release corrects the long-standing speed issue that affected the first three tracks on the album’s original 1959 recording—“So What,” “Freddie Freeloader,” and “Blue in Green”—caused by the motor on Columbia’s 3-track master recorder running slow. Newly corrected, this release offers the most accurate presentation of this landmark work to date. Each edition is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and packaged in a heavyweight Stoughton Printing “tip-on” gatefold jacket with a scuff-resistant matte finish, complete with a four-panel insert featuring speed-correction details and liner notes by the late music critic Robert Palmer.
Standard black vinyl pressings will be available, with a limited-edition blue vinyl version, limited to just 1,500 copies, offered for collectors exclusively through Acoustic Sounds. In addition to the speed-corrected main program, Side 4 features the alternate take of “Flamenco Sketches” cut at 45 RPM for maximum fidelity.
More than Miles Davis’ most enduring work, Kind of Blue is a cultural touchstone, universally acknowledged as a masterpiece of mood, melody, and atmosphere. Recorded in 1959 at the height of the golden age of high fidelity, the album benefited from state-of-the-art studio innovation and Columbia Records’ commitment to sound quality.
Featuring a peerless sextet—John Coltrane, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb—Davis used minimal rehearsal and a one-take approach to create music of striking simplicity and infinite depth. His new modal approach simplified jazz harmony, focusing on melody and space, and produced five timeless compositions, including “All Blues” and “So What,” that remain essential listening for musicians and fans today.
From its first release to the present day, Kind of Blue has never gone out of print, and sold millions worldwide. It continues to be one of the most studied, performed, and beloved works in music history. This Analogue Productions edition bridges the past and present in the best way possible, preserving the sonic integrity of the original recording while meeting the highest audiophile standards.
With painstaking attention to detail, this pressing captures the warmth, nuance, and atmosphere of the original sessions, offering listeners the truest sound and most immersive experience of Kind of Blue ever put to vinyl.
