MILES DAVIS Bitches Brew 1970 UK CBS 1st PRESSING Nr MINT

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Jul 21, 2014 Sold Date

Jul 11, 2014 Start Date

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MILES DAVIS Bitches Brew 1970 UK CBS 1st PRESSING Nr MINT

EJ DAY GATEFOLD w/ORIGINAL 59/11 PRICE STICKER 1/2 PLAY

MILES DAVIS
Bitches Brew

UK CBS (S 66236) FIRST PRESSING (April 1970) OF MILES DAVIS' LANDMARK FREE/PROG/JAZZ/ROCK FUSION MASTERPIECE
SENSATIONAL PIECE OF WORK - ONE OF THE FINEST ALBUMS EVER MADE
SUPERB COPY - RECORD ONE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE, RECORD TWO NOT PLAYED AT ALL

PRESSED ON TWO HEAVYWEIGHT RECORDS (145g/145g) WITH THE FIRST SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRIX: S - 66236 - A1 / S - 66236 - B1 / S - 66236 - C1 / S - 66236 - D1
THE RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford" WHICH STILL RETAINS THE ORIGINAL '59/11' GOLD PRICE STICKER TO THE FRONT
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL DIE-CUT CBS COMPANY ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVES

Thought by many to be among the most revolutionary albums in jazz history, Miles Davis' Bitches Brew solidified the genre known as jazz-rock fusion.
The original double LP included only six cuts and featured up to 12 musicians at any given time, some of whom were already established while others would become high-profile players later: Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Airto, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Don Alias, Bennie Maupin, Larry Young, Lenny White, among them.
Originally thought to be a series of long jams locked into grooves around keyboard, bass, or guitar vamps, Bitches Brew is actually a recording that producer Teo Macero assembled from various jams and takes by razor blade, splice to splice, section to section.
"Pharaoh's Dance," opens the set with its slippery trumpet lines, McLaughlin's snaky guitar figures skirting the edge of the rhythm section and Don Alias' conga slipping through the middle. Corea's and Zawinul's keyboards create a haunted, riffing modal groove, echoed and accented by the basses of Harvey Brooks and Holland.
The title cut was originally composed as a five-part suite, though only three were used. Here the keyboards punch through the mix, big chords ring up a distorted harmonics for Davis to solo rhythmically over, outside the mode. McLaughlin's comping creates a vamp, and the bass and drums carry the rest. It's a small taste of the deep voodoo funk to appear on Davis's later records.
Side three opens with McLaughlin and Davis trading fours and eights over a lock-step, hypnotic vamp on "Spanish Key." Zawinul's lyric sensibility provides a near-chorus for Corea to flit around in; the congas and drummers juxtapose themselves against the basslines.
It nearly segues into the brief "John McLaughlin," featuring an organ playing modes below arpeggiated blues guitar runs.
The end of Bitches Brew, signified by the stellar "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down," reflects the influence of Jimi Hendrix; with its chunky, slipped chords and Davis playing a ghostly melody through the funkiness of the rhythm section. It seemingly dances, becoming increasingly more chaotic until it nearly disintegrates before shimmering into a loose foogy nadir.
The disc closes with "Sanctuary," completely redone here as a moody electric ballad, reworked for this band; but keeps enough of its integrity to be recognisable.
Bitches Brew is so forward thinking, it retains its freshness and mystery and sounds as vital today as it did over 40 years ago - an unqualified masterpiece.

Side One: Pharaoh's Dance (20:07)
Side Two: Bitches Brew (27:00)
Side Three: Spanish Key (17:30) / John McLaughlin (4:23)
Side Four: Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (14:03) / Sanctuary (10:54)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of labels - clean, bright, fresh and unmarked with only one/two light spindle traces on Record One, none on Record Two
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
All four vinyl surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
A superb, barely touched set and my play-check a volume found nothing to fault bar a little natural surface on the run-ins/practically silent sections (nothing really) but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins - plays beautifully throughout - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+
The gatefold is soft in construction with an unprotected finish so it has picked up wear over the past 44 years - rub to the top/bottom edges and light ring to the surfaces but otherwise it's clean and solid with all spine text clear and bold and the original price sticker shows no signs of attempted removal

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UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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