You did it Man .. so cool ... welcome to the club!!!!

Hi. Many thanks. This was the best comparison of kind of blue I‘ve every heard. And there are many of them on KZfaq🙋‍♂️ I will start with the Mono Version from 2013. Cheers!

In the midst of the huge dollar UHQR craziness, I rewatched this video and quenched my FOMO by purchasing the *mono* version. Upon receipt, It took my ears a few minutes to adjust to the differences as, like many of us, I have the stereo (digital, gasp!!) version indelibly engrained into my psyche. BUT, the mono sounds excellent and is less than $30! Love that it's speed corrected. Great punch and dynamics. Definitely a must buy for the KOB fans that want a solid copy but aren't going drop a Benjamin+ on any one album. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!!!

Kind of Blue is my favorite album of all time and I am Really excited to receive my copy of the UHQR pressing!

I have Kind Of Blue on DSD format and it sounds great.

So glad you started a channel, Danny! Looking very much forward to receiving my UHQR copy of Kind of Blue. That’s awesome that you’ve got a real deal first 6 eye copy, especially in that condition. I loved the vid about the UHQR coming out soon. Thanks for your thoughts on this super popular title, Danny! Edit: I totally agree with you regarding mono pressings. Just look at the Beatles mono box set. It sounds phenomenal.

Welcome Danny. Nice to see you jumping in here. Good overview of these records. It’s all clear now. Or actually Blue. No, it’s clear ✌🏻

Watched this and ordered the 50th even though I am completely Digital, the book and CD's were enough. Many thanks

Hey, congrats for your channel! Very nice addition to my favourite youtubers' list here. :) And, yes, I am no longer saying/typing "vinyls", thanks to you. :) Good luck on your venture as part of our favourites you tubers around here!

Hi Danny. What a fantastic kickoff. And to launch the channel with the subject matter "Kind of Blue", how freaking cool is that. Fabulous job on your maiden voyage and I really look forward to the next one.

Here we go! Into the good stuff. Kind of Blue... a staple in any music lovers collection.

That is an insane original pressing. Sick.

You've said it, ANXIOUS to get my UHQR copy ordered a while ago, just can't wait for it ;-)

most interesting! looking forward to the UHQR

Thanks Danny, I wasn’t aware of the 50’th Anniversary KOB. Looking forward to the 45 RPM UHQR.

Nice to see you on your own channel. I enjoyed your points of view on 45 RPM Audiophile’s channel.

Hi Danny - congrats on your first video!! I ordered the KOB on Chad's site that first morning it was available... took forever as we all blew up the Acoustic Sounds website.

Great video I am at Miles Davis fan from the UK nice collection

Awesome video! Thank you

One of the most comprehensive Miles Davis Kind of Blue review with so many releases and the comparison is much appreciated. After 10+ yrs of hiatus, I got back into vinyl due to the pandemic lock down. Vinyl gave me some inspiration and sanity while being locked up at home during COVID, and boy I am glad I got back into vinyl just in time for this UHQR release. Pre-order confirmed. Thanks for the great video.

I just watched this, and consequently ordered the 50th anniversary edition from Acoustic Sounds. Thanks for the heads up.

I have a copy of the 33 from Classic Records and it is wonderful. A truly fantastic listening experience. Good luck with your channel Danny.

Great video! You skipped MFSL double 45 in rankings. How would you compare it to others ?

All the best. Amazing new channel. Been watching your energetic knowledge sharing at Michaels channel. Congrats! Subscribed!

Your subscribers count is rising while I watch your videos 😜.... keep on the great work man👍

I'm subbing coz you love your OGs and admit that it cost you a pretty penny. These things do not fall outa trees! Looking forward to your future content.

miles davis one of the best jazz album

Welcome! And you did it, just placed an order for the 50th from AnalogProductions, while I wait for my UHQR. Great video! 👍🏼

Nicely done thanks for sharing enjoyed the video

More videos about your collection please 🙏!

glad that you have your own channel because i've been a follower everytime you show-up as guest on other channels. a bit confused though of your ranking in the end which got me interested but didn't quite get were the MOFI stack up vs the classic records vs the OG. look forward to a clearer ranking when the UHQR comes. more power to you danny.

Nice one Danny! Keep em coming,

Nice! The Mono vs Stereo will be interesting. I always enjoy many Classical records in Mono. Cheers!

Great to see you launching your own channel!. I ordered my UHQR Kind of Blue a couple days after the announcement, so I guess I won't be getting the first batch, also, since I live in Chile, i had to figure out the best way to get, since the direct shipping from Acoustic Sounds is super expensive). Personally, I love mono, to me, when it comes to jazz, i almost always prefer mono up until 1960 at least (unless it's a Rudy Van Gelder album, or maybe a Columbia like Time Out), and if we're talking about soul, pop or rock, i extend that until 1970, especially when engineers did the hard panning thing and left nothing in the center, which is quite common on pop/rock records of the 60s. I own the mono Kind Of Blue RSD, so the UHQR will be my first stereo copy. Lookin' forward to it! Cheers from Chile

I’m THINKING I’m gonna stick with my MoFi copy, I’ll probably end up trying to get the UHQR 45 version though knowing me

Aha! Great video. My stereo OG is in the same shape

Great video! Just ordered the box set. For $60 that’s a fantastic deal!

Thanks Danny. Now I dropped another $60 at Acoustic Sounds to go with my $100 last week. Oh well, three copies for me of this great album on vinyl, along with a CD and SACD. I think I'm covered now.

Nice to see you on your own channel, Danny 👏🏼

I have the Mofi 45 rpm box,SACD,2013 RSD Mono record, and Columbia/Legacy 2 CD of this fantastic album. Was the Mofi 45 box sourced from analog tape? I've heard it was and that its from high fidelity files of the album. A little while back i saw an original six eye what the seller described as a reference copy on Ebay for three hundred dollars but passed it up since i have those 4 copies of the album i mentioned. Great video on this monumental album. Everything came together when the album was recorded.

Great video pal 👍

Instant sub! Video looks fantastic!

Great video and too can’t wait for the UHQR to arrive. I have a couple previous editions to include an original ‘59 six-eye Which I have framed and hangs behind me on my videos. I also have the 50th Anniversary edition which sounds pretty bad, but pretty. The MoFi 45 sounds pretty good.

Excellent! Thanks

It is interesting that there has been no mention on the distortion heard from the backing horns in the opening track (So What). I have this on a CD and recent 180 gram vinyl. Distortion is there on both formats. Could this have been from degrading master tapes? Interested in your take on this and what you may know that no one has picked up on (far as I know)... Thanks

thanks for the video. a good one. greetings from cologne

Danny welcome to the VC love you setup rig . This was an amazing breakdown of Kknf of Blue you have some killer different pressings that OG looks very pristine definitely going to sub and watch your episodes brother take care . Lovellandrew

Really great start!

Sony Japan recently released two versions Stereo & Mono. Both are very good. I think you missed those editions

Thanks for the tip with the 50th version. Found one new on eBay for 70 shipped 🙏

I compared several of the pressings you outline and preferred the mono from 2013, probably for the reasons you describe so well. As with much of this "sport" a good friend who sat next to me did not agree and held onto the Classic 33. There's no accounting for taste!

Very well done. 100% agree that the mono version blow you away and is much more smooth and direct. Like you of course I own several stereo versions as well, and can’t wait receiving the AP UHQR version. Btw on the videos it looks like your (wonderful) speakers standing near to your records.

Great video Let’s hear about your system!!!!

Just found out about this yesterday. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY wondering if I should buy both the 33 and 45 versions just to be safe. Assuming there's anymore 33's left to order.

Very nice Danny....got to check or buy this box set even though I do have the Classic records reissue from 1996 which is excellent and I did put my order of the UHQR set which I'm looking forward to it....and I do have the mono which is great !!!.....all the best......Ed in New York.....😎🗽🎵🎶🎵

Love the energy

Something I've rarely heard discussed, but has anyone ever noticed the flaws in the KOB recording? Specifically the distortion (and of course the soundstaging, but I think we've grown to accept that issue for recordings in that era.) At this point I am used to most of the problems on the album to the point of overlooking them, and while it does not keep me from enjoying one the greatest albums ever, it does keep me from wanting to invest an an uber-expensive copy of the album.

Nice review and welcome! I have an original 6-eye, a 2-eye, Classic Records 1995 release (2 albums-Side A/B original speed, Side C corrected speed, side D alternate take of Flamenco Sketches), Classic Records Blue Vinyl from 2002 and the MoFi release and I did order the UHQR. Is it a sickness? LOL!

This was excellent. I thought I knew quite a lot about "Kind of Blue" but your knowledge of the history taught me a lot. I have five copies of this album, the best being the MoFi 45. I've been dragging my feet on buying yet another copy. But if I don't I know I'll regret it when it sells out. I better get it done. Thanks for doing this.

Hey Danny ! Great video on such an instrumental recording from both a musical and audiophile stand point. I Agree with you , Classic Records is the best to date . Will be interesting to see if Chad tops it and even more interesting how much improvement will we get from the UHQR 45rpm when he releases that. Now regarding mono Vs stereo I think is an album by album decision. I read Joe Harley as Ron Ranbach from MMJ decided to use Mono Blue Train as they felt a train literally could go through the center of the soundstage on the stereo version. I got the MMJ SRX and Haven’t got a descent stereo version to see if I agree with him or not, maybe you have one and could comment on the accuracy of that statement. Keep them coming !

Danny, -- You emphasize several times that Kind of Blue is the best selling jazz album of all time. Well, it may be, but it depends on what source(s) you reference. I've read and heard just as often that Dave Brubeck's Time Out album is number 1 in sales. I'm not pulling for either one, but Time Out also had, if I'm not mistaken, a charting hit, with Take Five, which boosted album sales. Then again, KOB may have had more re-issues. --Anyway, both on Columbia, both released in '59. --Which one is really ahead at this point? I think it depends on who's doing the math.

Bro, obviously a great video, thanks mate! BUT... I don't think you said anything about the MFSL 2-45. You mention it as one of the versions, and then you never talk about the sound quality. THAT was the one I really wanted to hear about. VERY odd that you seemed to completely forget about it...

I just wanted to be the first commenting your channel! - Looking good!

Kind Of Blue was released August 17, 1959 (it was recorded in March and April of that year) and therefore it is almost 62 years old, not 63 years old.

Not sure if this has already been posted, but this is the version I have. It wasn't on your list. Some people have problems on side 2, but my copy doesn't. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue Url: www.discogs.com/Miles-Davis-Kind-Of-Blue/release/12656600

Welcome to the vinyl community! We just subscribed and looking forward to what’s next.-Chris & Beth🎧

Analogue Productions really gotta get their hands on Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Like imagine the shear hype that would surround Analogue Productions pressed version Dark Side of the Moon or Physical Graffiti.

Great stuff Danny. At first I thought Chad already send you an early copy. That would’ve been wild. I always thought the A side had the speed issue? Also it only concerns the stereo version, the mono runs at the correct speed. I didn’t know the tapes were gone.

Which version do you recommend - the Legacy Stereo or Mono? (I know you said your preference is Mono...but since the tapes are no longer available, do you have a preference here?)

Congrats. Let's talk mono some time.

Hi Danny Great video! Awesome job!!! I would love to get a 45rpm of Kind of Blue. Do you know where I could get one? Thank you in advance

Can you recommend a best CD - I don't play vinyl, but want this album on CD - can you help with a recommendation? There are so many versions

Nice to see you standing on your own legs, I will Of course follow you! Cheers /Janne

Is It worth it to pre order the 33 uhqr or better to wait for the 45? Also how do you compare the uhqr to the MOFI

Great comparison! You forgot to rank the MFSL. And is the Classic 45 a lot better than the Classic 33?

Got my uhqr 33rpm Miles Davis Kind of Blue and it has three loud pops at the end of side one and quite a few ticks throughout. I was hoping for 100 plus dollars I would not have to clean the album. My initial impression is the mobile Fidelity 45 RPM version sounds better. I know this is a 33 RPM vs 45 RPM but it cost $100 and should be superb. The mobile fidelity has better Bass and both seem to be equal with mid-range and treble. Not extremely impressed with this uhqr vinyl . Maybe that will change after I clean it. Sitting here listening to the pilgrim walking into the forest that I probably bought from Bandcamp for around 20 or $25 and the vinyl is dead silent with superb analog recording. Very silent!

Danny original mono should have the correct speed, it was a different tape machine.

I'm sure the anniversary edition was pressed at record industry in Holland they press all the music on vinyl records a hand written 5 digit number followed by a side ie a1

Agree

Bravo 👍

I love this guy he's just so cool.

On Discogs, there is a 1995 pressing of Kind of Blue also by Classic records. Is that also from the 3 track tapes? Does anyone know for sure?

So the video title is click-bait and no comment on the sound of the MoFi, hmm

Bravo.

Welcome from Italy😀

Glad to see you have your own channel. Non-music question for ya: Who makes your glasses?

MOFI 45 is pretty good. Don’t expect too much from the UHQR will probably sound flat like the other UHQR from Acoustic. The 45 to come from Acoustic might be the one though

Very interesting vid Danny...I would have the only known copy of Kind of Blue where side one is 16rpm (quadraphonic) and side two is (quintraphonic) 78rpm....sorry,not for sale!

The only downside of UHQR is, that it's a lot harder to tell whether a record needs cleaning ^^ EDIT And did I spot a CD tower behind Danny in the gap between the speaker and the records? :P

👌👌

Close your eyes. Think about Jimi Hendrix albums. Miles Davis albums. The two guys doing jam sessions together. Then open your eyes and realize that Miles burned the tapes of their jam together

What were your VTA settings for each record?

Thanks, Danny! At the end of that discussion with the Michaels, Bernie, and Gary, Chad sends a message to us all to save our money because something BIG is coming and Bernie is going to be doing it. So yeah...All aboard the poor boy express lol! Next stop, Brokeville lol!

62 years old this year. Think music on vinyl do a correct speed.

I like this guy. Very charming. I have the 50th box. The interview section of the DVD has aged badly due to it's inclusion of Bill Cosby. Really kind of icky to watch. The book is the highlight. Although I also had some of the 12 x 8 photos framed. Made a nice KOB triptych in my kitchen. Blue vinyl is kind of noisy on my copy.

The 50th box, lol. Aside from doing AS favour to shift the remainder, hell no. For the book /poster/prints perhaps, a lovely set. but certainly not for the pressing which was extremely poor and exceptionally noisy. Not the cut,, the pressing. No “audiophile” nor serious MF would recommend it with credibility. That pressing was a disaster. also worth pointing out that not all classic records are as good as others. Especially the original 200g 33rpm non clarity was plagued with problems. If you get a good one it’s GREAT, but you may go thru three or four noisy pressings to find that. Of course the UHQR we hope and can trust to not have this problem. Wilder “discovered “ the speed issue (that musicians everywhere had known for decades) and it first was “corrected” in 94 on CD Also, it was only the stereo that had the speed issue, so there’s plenty of earlier versions, just not stereo. You really should have mentioned, even if you don’t have it, the current in print Sony legacy release which is far greater sound than the box for a fraction of the price. A much better option than the 50th box aside the goodies. Looking forward to more vids

Hmm, must be an amazing record. Never heard so many superlative words, cool words, meaningless names and pointless words in 18:35 time. So much that I started to wonder why? Disappointment will be inevitable if I will purchase it. How a reviewer can screw up something beautiful..... phenomenal amazing over the top thrilling massive great unheard fantastic

Your finger looks... kind of blue 😅

"What's this mono stuff? Guess we should just throw that antiquated stuff out." 😖 😫