Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1969) 2010 reissue 24-192

Miles Davis "Bitches Brew" 2010 Sony Music 88697 702742 "40th Anniversary" boxset reissue original release: 1970 Columbia Records GP 26 2xLP 180 gram pressings mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC, by Greg Calbi, Mark Wilder lacquers cut by Ray Janos, assisted by Steve Fallone matrix/deadwax info (hand etched): 8869-7-702742-LP1A 8869-7-702742-LP1xB 8869-7-702742-LP2A 8869-7-702742-LP2B initials RJ etched, and STERLING stamped on all sides "U" inside circle stamped on all sides, pressed at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN tracks: A1 - Pharaoh's Dance 20:07 B1 - Bitches Brew 26:54 C1 - Spanish Key 17:30 C2 - John McLaughlin 4:26 D1 - Miles Runs The Voodoo Down 14:06 D2 - Sanctuary 10:54 musicians: Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Bennie Maupin, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin, Harvey Brooks, Don Alias, Lenny White, Jumma Santos, Larry Young recorded August 19 & 20, 1969 at Columbia Studio B, NYC producer: Teo Macero recording engineer: Stan Tonkel vinyl LP transfer at 24-bit 192khz transfer info: new records Nitty Gritty 1.5 RCM Music Hall MMF 9.1 sticky hand stylus cleaning Grado Master Reference 1 cartridge Graham Slee Era Gold Reflex phono preamp Mytek Stereo192 ADC (analog to digital converter) TT Weights outer ring clamp & center weight, cork platter mat, Blue Jean LC-1 interconnects software used: Soundforge 9.0, ClickRepair 3.3.1 (in manual mode), Flac frontend 1.7.1 transferred September 2010 flac fingerprints: A1 - Pharaoh's Dance.flac:8e9457f2cf83d2241fd7dbbedf560817 B1 - Bitches Brew.flac:614343048d106069d005e3fcfd522fbc C1 - Spanish Key.flac:7f295d66889abf650f7954afd0188f31 C2 - John McLaughlin.flac:93550cbc2dd6b1c93f7424a823c6cffe D1 - Miles Runs The Voodoo Down.flac:a7845361a408b34c58edfb924fc1a564 D2 - Sanctuary.flac:0dde66802c76650b0ad9d3a43cd76820 __________________________________________ This contains Teo Macero's original 1969 mix. In 1998, Mark Wilder remixed this album from the original multi-track tapes, using digital effects. This remix is what appeared on the "Complete Bitches Brew" CD boxset, and all subsequent issues on all formats. The only places to hear the original mix on CD, are the original late-80's Columbia purple bordered double CD (which sounds horrendous), or a mid-90s Japanese Mastersound CD issue (SRCS 9118~9). It is also in the new "Complete Columbia Album Collection" 70 CD boxset. Here's a webpage detailing some of the differences in the mix: http://www.shadowhillway.net/bbfx/ Here's a review of the new reissue by Michael Fremer:

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 rjordan21 (2011-02-20)

For anyone wondering, this sounds fantastic. I have many vinyl transfers from this uploader. He takes great care in sharing wonderful recordings..... and he's a heck of a nice guy!

tverlaine (2011-02-20)

Thank you for this amazing recording and to also confirm above comment.-tom

perekdick (2011-02-21)

Thank you, very much !!!

bartoko (2011-06-11)

thanks for sharing here. I know where you got it from. Those fileserve and filesonic links are a drag with the captcha ;) I hope this picks up on the speed cause 20 kb is a bit too slow :(
Come on people let's seed! This is a mayor 20th century piece of art. I'm having a lifelong flirtation with it.
I appreciate HQ but I can't imagine what human ears can use 96 khz frecuencies (192/2 = 96: nyquist theorem), let alone what speakers, no matter how "audiophile". IMHO ripping at 192 is a bit too much. 96 shoud be enough, and the file would be much smaller!
I'm still grabbing this :) I want to hear the original mix and probable remaster

bartoko (2011-06-13)

I'd be happy with a 24/96 version. Anyone?

dontaskdonttell (2011-08-30)

thanks for the extraordinary respect you have for music and its sound!

MixedUpZombie (2013-02-22)

This particular master removed the sound of Miles snapping his fingers to lead the band, which is fine but just FYI.

ampaudio (2014-09-16)

Much appreciated 192 rip. After hearing dsd files above 96k I'm a believer!