Clear vinyl vs. regular black vinyl

@frogman - you know a lot more about this than topic than I do. I had always heard it was a label contract issue. Your explanation/theory makes sense, but I am still keeping it in my Miles albums alphabetically and his rotation, and even though the songs are a different style, it still sounds unmistakably like a Miles album. And we are lucky it happened. I can’t find it currently available on 45 with clarity vinyl or regular vinyl. I really like 45s- they definitely sound better (all things being equal). I’m sure it was sold out.
And Miles’ band for the excellent group of records recorded in the prolific session which produced Relaxin’, Cookin’, Steamin’ & Workin’ were all with the Miles Davis Quintet (those were the titles)  so you were correct. Only KOB was the sextet with 2 guys on sax. I think his other hard bop albums were all quintets as well.

Have a few clear albums for collecting!

   I usually buy the black as well,to listen to and record to cd!

  I’ve found the colored records, and pic discs sound horrible, and are meant for collecting, not “listening” to


 


  

"Donald Fagen was a fanatic about the recording and production process"

Donald is alive and well.  It is 9 years since he released a record but his fans live in hope.

Clear vinyl started off as a gimmick.  Does anyone have evidence that its make-up confers advantage over the black recipe with carbon?  The few I have don't sound better.

Sokogear, always good to trade thoughts and opinions with another lover of the music. You make a great point when you say it sounds like a Miles record. I think that’s a testament to the greatness of Miles and what an incredibly powerful and individualistic voice he was. One of those players that after only a couple of notes, sometimes just one, we know its Miles. 

Some interesting reading:

http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/tvd-celebrates-blue-note-records-at-75/2014/05/graded-on-a-curve-can...

A couple more favorite Cannonball records.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0q2VleZJVEn_kkOwG3C-ycoanfhFPuA1

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7gp579CMkT8mSJYYyH9pVeXTS3h01Q2p

@sokogear,
i found out that both black and clear can be found nearly same period in mono as well, still from Classic records.
So many releases in few years period.
Mine is 2008.
And sure prices are high.