Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool (LP, Album, Comp, Mono, RE, 180)

Media Condition:  Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Country:    Worldwide  
Released:  22 May 2026
Genre:       Jazz
Style:         Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Bop

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Notes:

A1, A2, A5, B1 recorded January 21, 1949, in New York City.
A4, B2, B4, B5 recorded April 22, 1949, in New York City.
A3, A6, B3 recorded March 9, 1950, in New York City.

Mastered directly from the original analog phono reel master tapes. 
Housed in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket featuring archival session photos by William “PoPsie” Randolph.
Released in celebration of the Miles Davis Centennial.

On the back cover:
A Capitol Records release; originally released in 1957 on Capitol Records © 2026 Capitol Records, LLC, 1750 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA.
Distributed by Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. All rights reserved.

On the labels:
A Capitol Records release; originally released in 1957 on Capitol Records © 2026 Capitol Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

On the hype sticker:
BLUE NOTE TONE POET SERIES
AUDIOPHILE VINYL REISSUES FROM THE FINEST IN JAZZ SINCE 1939
CUT DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES
Reissue Supervised by JOE HARLEY
Mastered by KEVIN GRAY at Cohearent Audio
Manufactured at Record Technology Inc. (RTI) on 180 GRAM VINYL

Runouts are etched.

A1. Move
A2. Jeru
A3. Moon Dreams
A4. Venus De Milo
A5. Budo
A6. Deception
B1. Godchild
B2. Boplicity
B3. Rocker
B4. Israel
B5. Rouge

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 6 02478 95782 6
Barcode 602478957826
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Videos:

Record Company Capitol Records, LLC
Trademark Owner Capitol Records, LLC
Mastered At Cohearent Audio
Lacquer Cut At Cohearent Audio
Manufactured By Record Technology Incorporated
Plated At Record Technology Incorporated
Pressed By Record Technology Incorporated
Distributed By Universal Music Enterprises