Miles Davis - enormous Boxset due
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Topic: Miles Davis - enormous Boxset due
Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Subject: Miles Davis - enormous Boxset due
Date Posted: August 21 2009 at 10:41
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Found this on Pitchfork: During his tenure at http://www.columbiarecords.com/ - Columbia Records , http://pitchfork.com/artists/1023-miles-davis/ - Miles Davis recorded an awe-inspiring 52 albums. Pretty soon, you'll be able to own all of them in one gigantic box that will probably be heavy enough to kill someone.
The DVD is Live in Europe '67, which will be on DVD for the first time ever with this set. The set will also include a previously unreleased live recording of Davis's performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. According to Legacy, the CDs will all come in "Japanese-styled mini LP jackets", which sounds cool. The CDs will include bonus tracks that have been tacked on to Davis reissues over the years. There will also be a 250-page book. The whole massive brick of a thing will be available exclusively from http://www.amazon.com/ - Amazon , and it'll run you $369.98, which is kind of a bargain. That's about five bucks a disc! As big as this is, I think I found a Christmas present. Or at least something I'd be wanting to invest in. ------------- 
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: August 21 2009 at 10:56
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Whoa I wish I'd been enjoying the couple of albums I own more, that looks like quite a treasure chest for someone who's just getting interested in his music. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: August 21 2009 at 12:32
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I've already picked up a huge amount of Miles' Columbia stuff, some in deluxe complete sessions versions, starting with Bitches Brew. Sounds sweet. Particularly the mini LP sleeves.
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 10:27
I don't really know which Davis albums were recorded with Columbia,  but either way a boxset that large has to impress!------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 10:38
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_davis_discography#Columbia.2C_1955-1975 There must be a large number of live albums too or something, because that's only about half of what the boxset says it includes... ------------- 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 11:02
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Sounds great -- it's a bit rich for my blood, but if it were LPs plus a coffee table book, I don't know that I could resist. I'd love to get some of the lives that would be included. Keppa4v: I don't know which Davis albums you have, but Sketches of Spain and In a Silent Way were two that got me into Davis. These days I find myself returning to Big Fun and Get Up With It the most, though. Course Davis, like any artist or styles, won't be loved by everyone. ------------- Just a fanboy passin' through. |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 13:47
^I've got Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew and On the Corner and inspired by this piece of news I've been giving each of them a listen yesterday and today. And I like them a lot more now than I did before, sometimes things just click on a certain moment  If I was still working full time I'd probably just order that box when it comes out of mad curiosity, but now that I'm studying again money is tighter... We'll see what happens.------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: Erpland316
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 13:50
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I have always wanted to own one giant collection of a particular artist of his stature!
------------- "Science is all metaphor"-Timothy Leary [IMG]http://freespace.virgin.net/martin.jones10/amonpic.jpg">[IMG]http://imagegen.last.fm/red/artists/Yeti316.gif"> |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 14:44
Whoa, mama!  That must be more Miles Davis CD's than my grandpa owns! |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 14:48
It's 52 albums apparently, so a bunch of them must be double-CD's. 52 albums between 1955 and 1975? WHOA!!!  |
LiquidEternity wrote:Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 15:06
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I'd buy that sucker in a second. Expensive...yes. Whatever, put it on the credit card...I'm an idiot. But I'm sure I've spent that on the Zappa collection. And to have it all...wow. Hell, I spent $100 on the On The Corner sessions, so to have the entire output for $300+, no brainer. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 16:29
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Oh, yeah. If you count double albums, ones like Bitches Brew and Big Fun really help out. How much non-album material is this slated to have, exactly? I mean, If I already own many of those, I doubt I'd want to buy it unless I sold those. This is all previously released material, right? -------------
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Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: August 22 2009 at 21:08
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The thing is,I don't necessarily like EVERYTHING he ever recorded.His early period is not my cup of tea.I tend to prefer is late 60's 70' rocked up period...
But the unreleased stuff and the DVD makes the box set appealing.  ------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: August 24 2009 at 14:27
| If this includes albums out-of-print from Columbia (e.g., We Want Miles; Star People), that's really something, too. |
Posted By: Plankowner
Date Posted: August 24 2009 at 22:51
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http://www.amazon.com/Compleet-Columbia-Collection-Amazon-com-Exclusive/dp/B002EOF7U8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1251139596&sr=1-1 - http://www.amazon.com/Compleet-Columbia-Collection-Amazon-com-Exclusive/dp/B002EOF7U8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1251139596&sr=1-1
Looks like Amazon is already taking pre-orders, would like to see the description first, jeez...
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Posted By: SMSM
Date Posted: August 26 2009 at 18:10
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What about the cost of shipping? Would not that add close to $75 to the total?
A word to the wise, if you have a choice, and shipping is international, avoid FedEx.
(my opinion) Expensive and excessive brokerage/customs fees.
Unless you have a fax machine, paying is very inconvenient.
Not very accomodating (maybe other shippers are like this, but I have not noticed it)
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: August 26 2009 at 19:42
I won't order until I see exactly what's included, and preferably what mixes of the albums. There's I assume much of this that has been redone previously (Bitches Brew set, Jack Johnson set, On The Corner set, etc.), and I'd want to know what I'm getting. "Complete" is a relative term when there are multiple mixes of the various songs/albums that have been made available. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: Jon89
Date Posted: August 29 2009 at 04:25
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This will be one for Christmas for me ------------- jon 89 |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 12:05
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THE COMPLETE MILES DAVIS COLUMBIA ALBUM COLLECTION (Columbia/Legacy 88697 55852 2) CDs # Title Rec. Rel. Catalog 01. In Paris Festival Int'l De Jazz May, 1949 - 1949 1977 SRCS 9724 02. 'Round About Midnight - 1955-1956 1957 CK 85201 03. Circle In The Round - 1955-1970 1979 C2K 46862 04. Miles Ahead - 1957 1957 CK 65121 05. Milestones - 1958 1958 CK 85203 06. 1958 Miles - 1958 1974 C6K 65833 07. At Newport 1958 - 1958 1964 CK 85202 08. Porgy And Bess - 1958 1959 CK 65141 09. Jazz At The Plaza - 1958 1973 CK 85245 10. Kind Of Blue - 1959 1959 CK 64935 11. Sketches Of Spain - 1959-60 1960 CK 65142 12. Directions - 1960-70 1981 SRCS 9761/2 13. Someday My Prince Will Come - 1961 1961 CK 65919 14. In Person Friday Night At The Blackhawk, 1961 - 1961 C2K 87097 San Francisco - Complete 15. In Person Saturday Night At The Blackhawk, - 1961 1961 C2K 87100 San Francisco - Complete 16. At Carnegie Hall - 1961 1962 C2K 65027 17. Quiet Nights + "Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern)" and "Devil May Care" - 1962 1963 CK 65293 18. Seven Steps To Heaven - 1963 1963 CK 93592 19. In Europe - 1963 1964 CK 93583 20. My Funny Valentine - 1964 1965 CK 93593 21. "Four" & More - 1964 1966 CK 93595 22. Miles In Tokyo - 1964 1969 CK 93596 23. Miles In Berlin - 1964 1965 CK 93594 24. E.S.P. - 1965 1965 CK 65683 25. At Plugged Nickel - V. 1 1965 1976 18AP 2067 V. 2 1965 1976 18AP 2068 26. Miles Smiles - 1966 1967 CK 65682 27. Sorcerer - 1967 1967 CK 65680 28. Nefertiti - 1967 1968 CK 65681 29. Water Babies - 1967-68 1976 CK 86577 30. Miles In The Sky - 1968 1968 CK 65684 31. Filles De Kilimanjaro - 1968 1969 CK 86555 32. In A Silent Way - 1969 1969 CK 86556 33. Bitches Brew - 1969 1970 C2K 65774 34. Big Fun - 1969-72 1974 C2K 63973 35. A Tribute To Jack Johnson - 1970 1971 CK 93599 36. Live At The Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It's About That Time - 1970 2001 C2K 85191 37. Black Beauty: Miles Davis At Fillmore West - 1970 1973 C2K 65138 38. At Fillmore - 1970 1970 C2K 65139 39. # Isle Of Wight - 1970 2009 - 40. Live/Evil 1970 - 1971 C2K 65135 41. On The Corner - 1972 1972 CK 63980 42. In Concert - 1972 1973 C2K 65140 43. Dark Magus - 1974 1977 C2K 65137 44. Get Up With It - 1972-74 1974 C2K 63970 45. Agharta - 1975 1976 C2K 46799 46. Pangaea - 1975 1975 C2K 46115 47. The Man With The Horn - 1980-81 1981 CK 36790 48. We Want Miles + 3 bonus tracks from Miles!, Miles!, Miles! - 1981 1982 SICP 1235/6 49. Star People - 1982-83 1983 CK 38657 50. Decoy - 1983 1984 CK 38991 51. You're Under Arrest - 1984-85 1985 CK 40023 52. Aura - 1985 1989 CK 45332 DVD Miles Davis Quintet: Wayne Shorter, Herbie 10-11/67 2009 - Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams / Live In Europe '67 Album list pasted from some guy at Amazon. I'm seriously tempted now. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 13:07
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I'm in. Time to take out a second mortgage. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 13:27
 I am trying to think of every way possible to pay for the boxset, does anyone know any get rich fast schemes that work? |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 14:22
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^Not anything nice... Apparently there's some doubt whether they're using the most recent, best remasters for some of the latest albums. I read the thread at Amazon and someone said that in USA they're still selling some very old cd versions, but in Japan they have better remasters. Those catalogue numbers on that album list would indicate that perhaps the older versions are used... ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 14:29
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Rob a bank. Or better yet, rob a record store and cut out the middle step.
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 15:27
I read that too. What is the quality on the US versions? Is it remarkably worse than the Japanese remasters? Not that it matters, there isn't a bank around these parts with enough money to buy it with anyways. |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 15:59
The US remasters are good, but they're not excellent. The Japanese copies are very clean and crisp, but unless you have an audiophile system, the difference is pretty small.I love the Japanese OBI strips though! ------------- 
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 10:15
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Uh oh, my order's in... ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 11:47
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Wow, that is some box set! Somebody somewhere is currently plotting to set a world record by listening to the whole lot in one go. |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 17:08
| A lovely package to own but more Miles Davis than I need or want. At least that's what I'll tell myself because i can't afford it. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 21:15
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If I come into a large sum of money in the near future I'd own this. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 22:24
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Weirdly it's available from some regional Amazon sites but not all. Of the Europeans at least France and Germany have it, and Germany has it about 50 euros cheaper. So you interested Europeans get it here: http://www.amazon.de/Complete-Columbia-Album-Collection/dp/B002EOF7U8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254799427&sr=8-1 - http://www.amazon.de/Complete-Columbia-Album-Collection/dp/B002EOF7U8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254799427&sr=8-1 ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: October 06 2009 at 00:29
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Over the years i have borrowed a number of Miles Davis albums from the local library, has anyone on this site listened to them all ?
Apart from "Jack Johnson", "Man with the horn" and parts of "Bitches Brew" which i really love i found the few others i listened to from his early years extremely tedious and repetative, and the later ones very hip-hop and ethnic, it would be a brave punter who would attempt to sit through all the albums in this set, try before you buy!
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: October 06 2009 at 00:45
So far I've heard about ten albums from his Columbia output and I've enjoyed them all more or less. My favourite is probably On the Corner which falls into that hip-hop/ethnic category I guess  I just found the Complete On the Corner Sessions from Spotify and started going through it.------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: October 11 2009 at 07:04
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I thought this was going to be a Amazon exclusive release, but at least Levykauppa Äx in Finland is offering this one as well. Still I get it about 50 euros cheaper from the German Amazon. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: October 11 2009 at 07:10
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It's soon available at CDON.com aswell
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: November 19 2009 at 12:46
My order has been shipped  ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: November 19 2009 at 14:18
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Abstrakt if you're still interested, check this out http://www.megastore.se/template/next%2CProduct.vm?itemid=2144355 - http://www.megastore.se/template/next%2CProduct.vm?itemid=2144355 Ridiculously cheap. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: November 19 2009 at 14:24
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That's only 28kr per album! I like Miles Davis and all, but 52 albums is a bit too much. I think i'll pass on this one |