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
chipgreenberg
The oldest release and/or the cheapest.

I am probably in the minority here by saying that I think remastered is an excuse to get you to spend money unnecessarily. Buy the new and improved version, bla bla bla...

While I cannot speak for that particular recording; some remasters make them sound better in the car and/or on portable equipment. On good equipment they sound worse. Again, I may be in the minority opinion, but it is what I hear.

There are some genuinely great audiophile remasters that are better, but unless you are really hardcore, they may not be worth the premium price.
If you have a SACD player, go for the hybrid multi channel SACD. It has the three original mono tracks corrected for the problem that was in all the original vinyl and red book cds. It does not get any better for Blue then the multi channel SACD, I have all the issues: vinyl, reel to reel, Cd and SACD and nothing beats the SACD multi.
The sessions were recorded at the wrong speed (too fast) and the problem was not identified and corrected until they found the safety copy of the master tape in the 1990's. The 1997 Columbia reissue features the corrected speed, as do the other reissues after that date. There have been many LP reissues, some of which feature versions of the album at both speeds.

In short, pick up something post-1997.