MILES DAVIS - BIRTH OF THE BLUE - ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS 180G (BLACK) VINYL LP

£ 55

$ 73

£ 55 Sold For

Nov 12, 2025 Sold Date

Mar 24, 2025 Start Date

1 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

eBay Sold at

save auction

Description

Feedback
join mailing list
add to favorites

Browse By Categories

International
Delivery
30 Day
Returns
Loyalty
Scheme
30 Years of
Audiophile Experience

MILES DAVIS - BIRTH OF THE BLUE - ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS 180G VINYL LP

product description

THIS IS FOR THE BLACK UN-NUMBERED EDITION.

Analogue Productions is proud to present Birth of the Blue in an exclusive first-of-its-kind stand-alone release that reflects our reputation for meticulous production, capturing authentic sound with clarity, depth and fidelity that exceeds the audiophile standard.

Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue was the number-one jazz album in history. It totaled five songs.
There are four more songs from that same historic group, recorded in the same time period and at the same studio. And here they are.

These songs deserve to stand on their own with artwork to highlight the quality of the music and that matches the time period of the recording.

This is a rare opportunity to have a smash follow-up to what many consider the greatest jazz record ever!

Miles Davis — Birth of the Blue

Smash follow-up to what many consider the greatest jazz record ever!

Four more songs from the pioneering ensemble that produced Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue!

Modal jazz precursor laid groundwork for future jazz innovation!

Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from a new 30 ips quarter-inch stereo master tape transferred from the original 3-track session tapes

Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings for flawless production and superior fidelity!

Stoughton Printing Old Style tip-on gatefold heavyweight jacket with scuff-reistant matte finish

Through the years, these four remarkable performances — all from a single recording session in 1958 and all exemplary of the sound of Miles Davis’ legend-loaded sextet of that year — have not been served well. They have been largely treated as add-ons for other compilations. Now, for the first time, Analogue Productions, the audiophile in-house reissue label of Acoustic Sounds, Inc., together with Quality Record Prssings, has deservedly given these tracks a stellar stand-alone release for jazz fans to savor!

The once-in-a-generation lineup that recorded these tunes is the very same that would be immortalized for the enduring classic they would record almost a year later, Kind of Blue. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley.

Undervalued since their recording, the tunes on this album reflect historial and musical significance. They offer early glimpses into the modal jazz that Kind of Blue would bring to the forefront. Using modes common in modern classical music, rather than the chords of popular songs, Miles had begun to experiment with the new approach on the Milestones recording sessions previously.

For this release, we started with the original 3-track recording session tapes that were mixed down to a brand-new 30 ips quarter-inch stereo master tape by senior mastering engineer Vic Anesini at Battery Studios. From that stereo master tape, Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab cut the lacquers at 33 1/3 RPM utilizing the legendary Doug Sax’s custom all-tube system and cutting lathe. The lacquers were plated and pressed on 180-gram blue vinyl at Quality Record Pressings. Lastly, the Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold jacket with a deluxe scuff-resistant matte finish is the highest quality available. The artwork has an incredible spot-on look to a 1959 Columbia records release!

Features:

• Pioneering Ensemble: Captured the same rare and short-lived alignment of jazz legends including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb, as heard on the historic Kind of Blue.
• Innovative Sound: The session represented a crucial transition in jazz, blending elements of hard bop with early modal jazz influences, showcasing the ensemble’s experimentation and forward-thinking approach.
• Undervalued Legacy: Despite its historical and musical significance, the session’s recordings have been historically overlooked, often relegated to being add-ons in compilations rather than recognized as standalone masterpieces.
• Modal Jazz Precursor: Offered early glimpses into the modal jazz that would later be fully realized in Davis’s groundbreaking album Kind of Blue, laying the groundwork for future jazz innovation.
• Impact on Artists: Served as a critical point of development and confidence for the musicians involved, particularly Bill Evans, who noted the significant impact of this experience on his own identity and style.
• Historical Context: Occurred at a peak moment in Miles Davis’s career, following his signing with Columbia Records and his critical and commercial successes with albums such as ‘Round About Midnight and Miles Ahead.
• Revealed backstory: Extensive liner notes by the Grammy Award-winning author Ashley Kahn, who also penned the estential book, Kind Of Blue – The Making Of The Miles Davis Masterpiece

Track Listing

Side A
1. On Green Dolphin Street
2. Fran-Dance

Side B
1. Stella By Starlight
2. Love For Sale

About Us

MCRU have a clear mission, to help improve the sound and picture quality of hi-fi & home cinema with our cables and accessories. As dedicated audiophiles ourselves we care about system synergy and realize that cables and accessories can make a vast difference to the listening pleasure from your hi-fi system and the picture quality of your AV sources.

We operate from a retail shop in Elland, West Yorkshire with dedicated listening rooms and trade counter stocked with vinyl LP's and a vast range of hi-fi accessories, personal callers are always welcome.

Most of the cables we sell are hand assembled in our workshops and fully tested prior to dispatch, everything possible is done to the finished article to ensure it improves your system or your money back.

We support some of the world's leading manufacturers of hardware and accessories such as IsoTek Systems, Pass Labs, Neotech, Tellurium Q, Melco, Mytek Digital, Furutech, DS Audio, PS Audio + many more.

MCRU much more than just cables!

Payment

We Accept PayPal.

Shipping

All MCRU's EBAY orders are sent using royal mail, or DPD local couriers. We accept full responsibility if items are lost in transit and will dispatch replacements if a problem occurs. We try to be fair and realistic with postal times and charges and do respectfully request that customers are realistic with their expectations on delivery times.

Returns

Everything we sell can be returned within 14 days under the distance selling regulations, we do not refund postage there or back as we would hope problems can be resolved prior to the item being returned, please feel free to contact us prior to returning anything so we can try to resolve any issues you may have.

contact US

sign up to our newsletter

Sign up today for our official newsletter & get up to date with our new arrivals and also get our sneak peaks, tips and exclusive offers.

40+ years tinkering with hifi cables + accessories has taught us a lot of things. If you want to get the improvements we have in our hifi system then you have come to the right place.