MILES DAVIS QUINTET, Miles Smiles STEREO [2 Eyes label] USA 1st pressing LP
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Miles Davis Quintet – Miles Smiles Label: Columbia – CS 9401 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing Country: US Released: 1967 Genre: Jazz Style: Hard Bop, Modal, Post Bop A1 Orbits Written-By – W. Shorter* 4:35 A2 Circle Written-By – M. Davis* 5:52 A3 Footprints Written-By – W. Shorter* 9:44 B1 Dolores Written-By – W. Shorter* 6:20 B2 Freedom Jazz Dance Written-By – E. Harris* 7:11 B3 Ginger Bread Boy Written-By – J. Heath* 7:40 Manufactured By – Columbia Records Manufactured By – CBS Inc. Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Mastered At – Customatrix Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Tony Williams* Liner Notes – Anthony Tuttle Photography By [Cover] – Vernon Smith (2) Piano – Herbie Hancock Producer – Teo Macero Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Trumpet – Miles Davis 1st U.S. pressing with "2-Eye" Columbia "360 SOUND" labels. This version was pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman New Jersey, identified by P in runout.

USA FIRST STEREO PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL POLY BAG INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: o XSM115748-1A P A2; SIDE B:o XSM115749-1A 1 P B2.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.  INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: VERY GOOD+. A DECENT SOUNDING PLAYING COPY WITH SOME CLICKS AND POPS DUE TO SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES AND PLAY SCUFFS. CLEAN LABELS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are clearer, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant and you 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  



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