Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue

I'm still forming my thoughts about this pressing. It's definitely impressive. It boasts outrageous separation and detail, allowing the listener to really dissect what's going on musically, and the Clarity vinyl is remarkably quiet. It does feel to me (at least on the first couple of listens) like the emphasis on separation/stereo stage has led to a bit of "ungluing", though - I'm failing miserably at describing this, but the band feels less cohesive/like a unit than on other versions I've heard. Bill Evans is over here, Miles is over there, Cobb is in the corner, and so on. Again, this is in some ways pretty cool, as you can really pick apart what each player is doing, but it loses a bit of the smokey, ethereal vibe of the original to me. Just one person's opinion. I think they've certainly succeeded at what they set out to do, but I don't know if everyone wants to hear this album the way that Chad Kassem seems to want to hear it. I'd be really curious to hear how a mono cut overseen by AP would sound.

STUNNING

There is no other word needed for this reissue. My copy is dead flat, dead centered and but for one pop its impossible to hear theres a record in play with my AT microline. I washed before hand as clearly alot of static was built up in the sleeve/jacket and all new records warrant a clean before going near a stylus anyway.

Such a low noise floor allows Bernie G to shine in the mastering stakes.... rich, expansive and tonally entirely believable. Easily betters the MOV 33rpm issue i had. I have suprised myself by not going for the 45rpm edition but as the 33 is done so good i dont feel the need.

The way Coltrane explodes into action midway during Freddie Freeloader took me back and here my room is alive with glorious sound!

Honestly id fell out of love with this album. It is overplayed so much and usually in low quality that i forgot just how ESSENTIAL IT IS. This version has made me love it all over again.
I cant say fairer than that but i would love AP to do a Bernie G SACD to go with.

Save your money is my opinion. This is not only a bit noisy but I think it's rather aggressive sounding overall. They juiced it up in a bad way. I'll never buy another one of these UHQR pressings, it's a joke in my opinion. I would way rather have an OG pressing, I'm sure the sound is warm and loverly this is bright and aggressive. Some like that, so more power to you. I've never really understood why everyone loves this album so much, it's the top jazz album of all time. I'll take Miles more wild music all day over this. I try to listen with respect and reverence but I just don't hear it.

The only UHQR in my collection and easily one of the noisiest pressing in my collection. Mastering sounds amazing, but there are pops and clicks, and no cleaning can make it go away. When you pay 125€ for a record that is supposed to be of the highest sound quality, and that you find out it is not better than a 20€ pressing it is really dissapointing and upsetting. Never again will I buy any UHQR from analogue productions, they're good marketers but QRP is just a bad pressing plant in my opinion. Also it was difficult to get here in europe and no return was possible from the online store. I might just end up selling it, but with all the bad reviews I doubt anyone would pay half of the retail price. Don't get fooled by the marketing around these ultra premium releases, they're just over-hyped. Maybe a bad copy? For that price, you'd think the quality control doesn't let any default go through, again this is not the case. Shame on QRP, analogue productions and all the people involved in this deceiving release.

Replayed recently after spending countless sessions cleaning since purchasing new to attempt to achieve the fantastic sound quality expected from UHQR. Alas no improvements were gained. Put through new ultrasound cleaner before replaying to confirm this recording will never be a go-to version for me as several areas of very audible surface noise and one very loud tick on side B destroy the majesty of the recording. No more UHQR’s in my collection.

This sounds so amazing I have hard time imagining what the 45rpm UHQR sounds like. I'm not sure the diminishing returns would be worth getting up to flip a record after every song...

Wow….this record sounds incredible! It’s perfect in every way. Quiet pressing, terrific mastering, wonderful box. Easily one of the best sounding records I own!

I’ve always thought that my hi fi is too old and i was on the verge of changing it… but after hearing this vinyl I realized that it’s the the rest of my vinyls that needs to be thrown away…..

Somebody had to make an entry to brag they have the one and only teat pressing. Hahahah Chad? Is that you? 😂

Really incredible pressing. Sounds like the band is right in front of you.