Miles Davis - Bitches Brew - 180 Gram 45rpm UltraDisc One-Step / Numbered - 2XLP Box Set

Miles Davis Album Remains the Template for Jazz Fusion: Bitches Brew Still Sounds Ahead of Its Time and Features ‘The Greatest Rock and Roll Band You Ever Heard’
Strictly Limited to 5,000 Numbered Copies: 55th Anniversary Edition Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step 180g 33RPM 2LP Set of 1970 Landmark Demands You Heed Davis’ Call to ‘Listen to This’
1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
“Listen to This.” As the original working title for Bitches Brew, the instruction and invitation remains to this day as the best way to approach a record that shattered conventions, altered music history, and, 55 years later, still sounds far ahead of its time. The template for jazz fusion, Bitches Brew is rightly ranked by virtually every significant outlet among the 100 greatest albums ever made. Sewn together with vibrant colors, voodoo textures, and ethereal moods, the 1970 landmark emerges with supreme detail and nonpareil feeling on Mobile Fidelity’s UltraDisc One-Step 180g 33RPM 2LP set.

Sourced from the original master tapes, mastered by engineer Krieg Wunderlich (assisted by Shawn R. Britton), strictly limited to 5,000 numbered copies, and pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, this definitive-sounding 55th anniversary reissue enhances every element of a double album that established new possibilities for studio recording techniques. You’ll hear wide and deep soundstages, separation between instruments, and an extremely broad dynamic range. If ever a jazz album can be said to have gone to outer space and back, this is it.   

Davis conceived Bitches Brew by having the musicians stand in a semi-circle. There, he pointed at them with vague directions for tempo, solos, and cues. The collective improvisation and interplay spawned a galaxy of melodies and grooves that were later spliced together by producer Ted Macero. Benefitting from the ultra-low noise floor and superb groove definition of this pressing, these distinct creations take shape with utmost realism. Compositions stretch across jet-black backgrounds and paint canvases laden with millions of colors and shades. Juxtaposed percussion, loose jams, and melodic segues explode with impressionistic verve.  

Bitches Brew also boasts visionary artwork. By design, the lavish packaging and gorgeous presentation of the UD1S Bitches Brew set call attention to such matters. Housed in a deluxe slipcase, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. It is made for discerning listeners who desire to fully immerse themselves in everything surrounding the album, from the images to the tones. And this is one effort where every last detail matters.   

Side A:

Pharaoh's Dance 

Side B:

Bitches Brew 

Side C:

Spanish Key
John McLaughlin 

Side D:

Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Sanctuary