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Was this Miles Davis Steamin LP a rare find?

I just picked this up, QRP Sealed. I checked AS website just to see if I could have purchased it online, and it's only available in mono. At that point, I figured that's what I grabbed from the record shop. But after checking the LP, it does not indicate it's mono anywhere. The spine says prestige 7200, back bottom says copyright 2014 Analog productions. Gold QRP logo as normal on outer sleeve. I assume what I purchased was a recently OOP stereo version.
fjn04
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That's too funny. Now I don't feel bad for not grabbing the Miles: Relaxin LP. Thanks Rshak. Cheers -Don
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oregonpapa
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Fjn04 ...

You don't feel bad about passing on a great mono record? Why?

For anyone reading this ... if you can find it, pick up an original copy of Mile's "Round Midnight" album on Columbia. Yep, its mono ... but the sound just fills the room. With pinpoint imaging, and transparency up the ying-yang, Miles is right there in front of you. Its spectacular.
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jond
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Mono is the way to go love it! Especially versus early stereo recordings! Even digitally mono rocks.
lewm
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A while back (1990s?), Classic Records (I think) issued a set that included "Steamin'", "Relaxin'", and at least 1 to 3 other LPs in the same series, originally recorded on Prestige by Miles and his then current grouping, which included Coltrane. I purchased the box set, when it was available. That's some great music, in mono or however you slice it.
johnnyb53
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11-01-15: Fjn04
That's too funny. Now I don't feel bad for not grabbing the Miles: Relaxin LP.
Thanks Rshak.
So... it was recorded in mono and
mono is its native mode. Yet you'll pass on some of the best jazz ever made
because it's not in stereo, even though it was recorded before stereo records
existed?

BTW, the Analogue Productions reissues of classic mono records are some
of the very best-sounding records in my collection, such as their version of
Nat King Cole's "After Midnight"

Life doesn't lose its meaning if you have a limited soundstage. Tonal
balance, dynamics, and a low noise floor are more important, and these are
the areas where the AP mono pressings (as well as the new Parlophone
Beatles mono LPs) really shine.
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