Sony to release mono Miles Davis set

[J.A.W.]

I was referring to artefacts that might be the result of the rechannelling of mono recordings into fake stereo by the record companies at the time and also artefacts that can occur when mono recordings are transferred using stereo equipment. Those artefacts - if any - are already there when you feed the signal into your amplifier. And no, I'm not saying that all mono CDs have such artefacts. I know nothing about CDDA files, so I can't answer that question.

Edited September 6, 2013 by J.A.W.

[king ubu]

Okay, thanks! I just wasn't entirely sure what you were referring to exactly, Hans!

[mikeweil]

Another interesting question is how they are going to cut the grooves - original mono grooves are wider and require a special stylus/cartridge. I have one, and many audiophiles, too, I suspect, but your average LP buyer? Is there any information on this aspect?

[king ubu]

Not sure in how far that is relevant for a CD set though ... or did I miss something and they have also announced vinyl in the meantime?

[erwbol]

If I see as much as a single groove outside of the inner ring area I'll want my money back!

[jazzbo]

They have released some vinyl already and are planning to release the remaining vinyl. But no vinyl in this "box set."

Haven't heard anything about how the vinyl grooves are cut. I would guess in a conventional manner or someone would have been squawking about it.

[Teasing the Korean]

As far as fake/rechanneled stereo goes, sometimes it collapses well to mono and sometimes it does not, depending on the process that was used. When you fold Capitol Duophonic from the 1950s, it sounds like it is coming from inside a phone booth. Other companies used subtle EQ variations between the two sides, and this latter type often folds just fine.

[Stefan Wood]

Question: weren't some (not all, but a good portion) of the metal spine sets -- talking about the Davis/Coltrane and the Davis/Evans sets in mono?

[king ubu]

Hm, I got all those ... if there's mono there, I won't need the new one (have it on pre-order, but there's ample time to cancel of course).

[jazzbo]

Not sure in how far that is relevant for a CD set though ... or did I miss something and they have also announced vinyl in the meantime?

They have already done some of the lps in mono and plan to do the remainder. Not as a box set though, at least not yet.

[bogdan101]

If this set comes bundled with a mono button, I'm buyin' it.

[Bol]

I wonder whether they will release individual CDs from this set some time after the release of the set, as they did with the older Miles box sets. I wouldn't mind buying some individual CDs, and am less sure about the whole box.

[jazzbo]

If this set comes bundled with a mono button, I'm buyin' it.

[erwbol]

The price on amazon.co.uk has just increased by a little over £2 to £40.39. Amazon.de price still €43.99. Amazon.com now $115.21.

I wonder what the low point will be. I pre-ordered from the German site.

[David Ayers]

The price on amazon.co.uk has just increased by a little over £2 to £40.39. Amazon.de price still €43.99. Amazon.com now $115.21.

I wonder what the low point will be. I pre-ordered from the German site.

I made up mind to buy this while reading this thread - the changed it when I saw the price went up since I looked a couple of hours ago. It is just such nonsense.

[David Ayers]

Oh wait. Just saw the US price and in I jumped.

[king ubu]

Eleven thousand five hundred twenty one, right?

I'd buy two if they'd pay me that!

Edited September 11, 2013 by king ubu

[David Ayers]

Eleven thousand five hundred twenty one, right?

I'd buy two if they'd pay me that!

About that. At the risk of boring you. Don't want to send you into a comma.

[David Ayers]

Price has jumped again on amazon.co.uk - now £45.99...

[jayalexander]

Must be wonderful for folks with one ear. :-)

Ha! Maybe get two record players and play them at the same time?

[mjzee]

[Chuck Nessa]

Idiotic for them to use the Columbia "stereo arrows" for the art. If they really had to use them, they should be pointed inward,

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

you said it,--- what a chop-job. i bet who ever was the graphic designer for this, has only seen like 4 columbia covers

i would of gone for something like this....

[Blue Train]

Must be wonderful for folks with one ear. :-)

Or those with the fetish that already bought everything in it the other 10,000 times they were reissued.

Seriously, has there ever been a record/recordings more reissued than KOB in any genre? What is this, like the 7-10th time in under 20-years?

From the you can't make this up.....they're not even using the mono tapes (they lost them/erased them/recorded over them).....they're mixing down to mono from a 3 channel stereo.

How about this....instead of buying a mixed down mono of something you probably bought 10,000 times....buy something from Nessa Records, or living musicians that could use the money!

Edited September 26, 2013 by Blue Train

[erwbol]

Must be wonderful for folks with one ear. :-)

Or those with the fetish that already bought everything in it the other 10,000 times they were reissued.

Seriously, has there ever been a record/recordings more reissued than KOB in any genre? What is this, like the 7-10th time in under 20-years?

From the you can't make this up.....they're not even using the mono tapes (they lost them/erased them/recorded over them).....they're mixing down to mono from a 3 channel stereo.

Still happy with this?