Agharta & Pangaea, is there not a market for a CD reissue?

Wonderful article!

 

There were once rumours about the shows from which the albums were taken getting a box set release, like the Plugged Nickel and Celler Door box sets. Was there any truth in that or was that never seriously considered?

 

Someone on here said the dude who was behind all the electric box sets died so there was no one at the record company to push for it so the idea died sadly.

 

Just ordered this bad boy...same night as the mind melting Another Unity bootleg which I have on an average sounding boot. Hoping sound on this will be good! IMO Another Unity blows Pangaea out the water and even rivals Agharta...

Miles Davis - Live in Tokyo 1975

 

It's dark music and you can hear in Miles' playing that he's not a happy camper.

 

There's a lot less reverb (or muck), so the instruments are more clearly delineated.

I admit I like the more distant perspective of the American mix. The music becomes a more monolithic sound from which individual instruments rise and then fall. It seems more primeval. But I would never argue it's more accurate.

 

I'm sure at some point it will happen, but I've only ever read of people wanting it to happen, not anything more than that. With these metal spine boxes getting reissued, maybe they are ramping up for future releases.

 

Re-issued? All the indications from those who received their sets in the last few weeks is that they are unopened old stock.

 

I'm just referring to the thread titled "reissued complete sets", which I didn't read through as I already own them. Do you mean they've been sitting on stock since 1996?

 

That appears to be the case, yes.

 

Just confirming the Hi Hat live in Tokyo 1975 set is the same as Another Unity bootleg and very good sound! Any fan of this era of Miles should get this. Pete Cosey is particularly unhinged and I have to say I think this is wilder than Agharta.

 

I just got Miles Davis At Newport: 1955-1975, mainly for the storming 1973 Berlin show. It features an "Untitled Original 730424c" which is one of his best riffs and I hadn't heard before on any previous albums. The show is awesome and there is also one tune from 1975 New York, Avery Fisher Hall show. I don't know whether this was the only tune from this show that was recorded but it is a bit of a shame if there were more tunes that they were not included. A chance to showcase the 1975 band more fully sadly lost....again!

 

The whole set is circulating freely. Guess the producers didn't think the sound quality and/or Miles' performance was up to par.

 

Maybe they just wanted a capstone on the era, but didn't want to add a 5th disc to the set.

 

Found it thanks! Sounds pretty good to me, Henderson is on fire. OK quality is not amazing but it is the bootleg series after all.

 

Agreed but I would have shelled out for another disk for a few more tunes from the show, although they would have needed 2 more disks for the full performance

 

Speaking of Pangaea, how is the label "Music on CD" Re-issue of Pangaea?

Miles Davis - Pangaea

Anyone here have it?

 

It has similar front and back cover art to the 1990 Columbia “Contemporary Jazz Masters” reissue CD. I wonder if it uses that mastering.

 

Yet another mastering question - does anyone know which versions are in the Japanese mini-LP CD versions?
(The ones with the replica photo booklet inserts)

 

If you know the catalog number, you will probably find your answer here: Miles Davis: Agharta & Pangaea Definitive Digital Release Thread

 

Dark Magus has never existed in multiple mixes. The only version is the original 1977 Japanese LP mix. This same mix has been used on all subsequent CD releases, including the one in the Complete Columbia Albums box set.

 

Any explanation of this Russian Agharta with approx. 37mins of extra stuff?

Miles Davis - Agharta

 

Isn't it obvious?

 

Looks like they stuck some of the '72 In Concert material on there...sneaky Russkies!

 

Thanks! I was wondering if something like that was the case. Oddly, this configuration is very common on Soulseek...

Not to me obviously. No thanks for the gratuitous comment.