Which "Kind of Blue". I'm so confused


So last night I'm playing DJ ad my wife asks if we have any Miles Davis. We don't. We're not big jazz fans. Tell her I know I've seen some of Mile's recordings raved about on Audiogon and I'll do some home work and add some to our collection.

So, seems if I get one album Kind of Blue is a no-brainer. I got to Secondspin.com where i have some credit and see 3 CD's. 1959. 1959 remastered w/bonus tracks. And one (3x the money) 1993

I'm so confused. What's the recommendation?

Chip
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That is an interesting dilemma. This is one of the most famous jazz recordings ever. The recording at the wrong speed is the one that made it famous. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

By fixing it they have basically slightly changed the tempi and the pitch. But people loved it the way it was.

If the "error" was never discovered, who would have really cared? It would be different if the recording originally bombed before they fixed it.