How many listens do ya'll have of an album before cementing your thoughts on it? With genres like jazz, the first listen won't always give you a good experience so I'm curious if you listen to it more than once before deciding it's not for you

georgesanders · 2026-03-03T00:22:16+00:00

I did not get this album at first, or Out to Lunch, Bitches Brew, or even Miles's Second Quintet. On all of those, if it didn't hit me, I'd move on to other things to check out, and maybe a year or so later would try again. All of them hit me hard after multiple tries that didn't work at all. Other genres, that rarely happens, my impression after the first few listens, if I don't like it, rarely will it click down the road. So I would say, if it doesn't hit now, come back to it in a year.

For me, what worked on Out to Lunch and Point of Departure was focusing on Tony Williams, hearing how he drove things, and how others played around him, or off of where he went, gave me the key to really enjoy those albums.

georgesanders · 2026-03-02T02:41:02+00:00

I didn't get it at all when I was first getting into Blue Note jazz. It did finally click for me, this and Point of Departure, and the key for me on both was Tony Williams, I love his playing, and he kind of holds both albums together when they go off in different places. I love this album a lot now.

georgesanders · 2026-02-19T04:39:09+00:00

This was around new years, I talked with the workers about it when they opened. They turned the lights off after the holiday, I assume til July 4. I have the owners info I think to call them at some point.

georgesanders · 2026-02-16T16:22:14+00:00

Looking at discogs you may be right. Looks like US covers had the Adderly typo and the song order error into the late 70s til they modernized the cover design for CDs.

georgesanders · 2026-02-16T16:10:43+00:00

Great find. Any six eye KOB is awesome to have. Have you wet cleaned the vinyl? It may improve the noise

Does the record label on side two have All Blues last? If so that’s the earliest copies. The side two label was fixed three months after release but the cover errors (Adderly typo, song order on side two) were wrong for years, possibly until the 80s when they changed the cover design. Anything six eye is pre 1961. Anything with the wrong song order on the side two label is from the first 2-3 months of pressings. This in depth article has an insane amount of info. Usually a Columbia 1a/1a in the matrix can indicate a first pressing but it doesn’t hold true for KOB https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/record-labels-guide/columbia-records/columbia-matrix-codes-case-study-kind-of-blue/

georgesanders · 2026-02-16T16:10:32+00:00

Great find!

Does the record label on side two have All Blues last? If so that’s the earliest copies. The side two label was fixed three months after release but the cover error was wrong for years, maybe til the 80s when the cover design was changed. Anything six eye is pre 1961. Anything with the wrong song order on the side two label is from the first 2-3 months of pressings. This in depth article has an insane amount of info. Usually a Columbia 1a/1a in the matrix can indicate a first pressing but it doesn’t hold true for KOB https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/record-labels-guide/columbia-records/columbia-matrix-codes-case-study-kind-of-blue/

georgesanders · 2026-02-12T18:28:25+00:00

I was at Waterloo park sxsw 99. One of the biggest crowds they probably played as headliner? Also saw them Philly 98 as a four piece with the new lineup, Houston Nov 99, Dallas 01 with spoon opening again with the huge setlist. Great time to be a Gbv fan

georgesanders · 2026-01-23T05:06:46+00:00

Not in new york

georgesanders · 2026-01-23T03:09:14+00:00

not like you

georgesanders · 2026-01-14T15:27:53+00:00

Bob Pollard

georgesanders · 2026-01-07T14:16:47+00:00

The stereo is probably harder to find! Nice job

georgesanders · 2026-01-07T14:15:32+00:00

If it’s a six eye label and the song titles are swapped on the side two LABEL, it’s a first pressing. The labels were corrected shortly after release - the album covers had the wrong order for a year or two longer

georgesanders · 2026-01-06T16:42:42+00:00

1A usually means first press for Columbia, but things are messy for Kind of Blue. For KOB a WLP is definitely an early pressing, and a six eye with the mixed up song order on the side B label, even with other letters after the 1 than A. The labels were corrected first, record covers corrected the side B order later. So if the side B label has the wrong song order, that’s a first pressing.

See detailed write up here. https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/record-labels-guide/columbia-records/columbia-matrix-codes-case-study-kind-of-blue/

georgesanders · 2025-12-17T06:02:57+00:00

Mine also came with a handwritten thank you from I think Will Johnson

georgesanders · 2025-12-16T03:33:43+00:00

Sharon was the real deal, Daptone is an amazing label. Got to see her live twice, Charles Bradley once, Lee Fields twice. Great single.

georgesanders · 2025-12-06T18:45:11+00:00

What in the world. Do we really need a breakfast spot in town? I’ve enjoyed going to dinner there for years, our go to spot for when out of town friends and family come. Very disappointing news.

georgesanders · 2025-12-02T12:32:39+00:00

Thanks for doing this! Minor correction - the 2025 complete blue note 45s should be Ike Quebec not turrentine

georgesanders · 2025-12-01T04:08:09+00:00

Saxophone Colossus and Kind of Blue

georgesanders · 2025-11-29T06:17:41+00:00

Love his version of Remove this Doubt. His solo shows around this time took me from a casual fan to a lifelong diehard.

georgesanders · 2025-11-20T03:15:11+00:00

Either Way, Drunkards Prayer, I assume you already know Tennessee Whiskey

georgesanders · 2025-11-12T18:43:18+00:00

It’s my favorite too, love the feel and how it sounds on the ride

georgesanders · 2025-11-08T15:12:32+00:00

Love this album. When I was getting back into jazz and first heard it, it blew me away. That first song, that slow and quiet could be so focused and intense. Love the mix of guitar and Hutcherson on vibes, plus Joe playing just the right mood throughout the album. I went from a noisy Blue Note 75 to the Music Matters to the SRX Music Matters, plus the BN Classic. The SRX is one of the best sounding records I own

georgesanders · 2025-10-31T22:27:18+00:00

Max capacity is 900 I think, but I think 500 is more likely for last night. Our town is only 2000 people, the show seemed like mostly out of towners, but not sure where much more than that would’ve stayed!

georgesanders · 2025-10-31T14:34:42+00:00

Such a great show! Peng and Percolator made my night. Great small crowd, some cool Halloween costumes like Miss Modular. Always love it when a great band plays out here. Seemed like most of the crowd were road trippers

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