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Which edition of Kind of Blue?

Miles Davis · confidence: probable · Verified edition claim

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Stream this cut: Kind of Blue

Stream the most dynamic Columbia stereo cut available; avoid loud anniversary brickwalls that collapse the space between Miles and the band.

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Stream the preferred cut

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  • preferred · editorial · confidence 75%

    Prefer higher-DR Columbia stereo transfers over loud remasters.

  • dynamic range · dr_database · confidence 70%

    Multiple Kind of Blue pressings/transfers appear in DR Database with wide DR spread by edition.

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Verified edition claimKind of Blue

Preferred stream · 1959

Hi-Fi 94 · DR 12

Sourced evidence for this cut — not a lab waveform of every stream.

94Reference

Stream the most dynamic Columbia cut you can find.

Space between Miles and the band is the product — avoid loud anniversary brickwalls.

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Best remaster: Kind of Blue · Edition truth · HiFi Score