Miles Davis Bitches Brew vinyl good+ 1970 Columbia GP 26 Santa Maria pressing
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"The album initially received a mixed critical and commercial response, but it gained momentum and became Davis's highest-charting album on the U.S. Billboard 200, peaking at No. 35. In 1971, it won a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.[7] In 1976, it became Davis's first gold album to be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.[8][9]
In subsequent years, Bitches Brew gained recognition as one of jazz's greatest albums and a progenitor of the jazz rock genre, as well as a major influence on rock and '70s crossover musicians.[4] In 1998, Columbia released The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions,[10] a four-disc box set that includes the original album and previously unreleased material. In 2003, the album was certified platinum, reflecting shipments of one million copies."
I've given these two 12" vinyl discs a compromise grade of "Good+". The 2nd disc, with "Spanish Key/John McLaughlin" and
""Miles Runs the Voodoo Down/Sanctuary" is at least "Very Good"/VG if not VG+. The playback is excellent with only minor surface noise & no skips. Disc 1, with "Pharaoh's Dance" and "Bitches Brew" is only "good". You'll notice, in the picture of disc 1 side 1 that there are strange abrasions - these don't seem to effect the playback, which is good with no skips. But on disc 1 side 2, with "Bitches Brew" (which visually looks cleaner than side 1) there are 3 skips (they don't repeat) in the first 1:00 of play. The rest the side's playback is good.
As you can see, the cardboard sleeve is worn & split at the top. One of the album sleeves is the original paper sleeve, the other is plastic.
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