Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and Nickel 1965 Receive Special Reissues

A pair of classic Miles Davis releases are set for the reissue treatment.

Davis’ iconic 1959 album, Kind of Blue, will be issued by Analogue Productions as a 180-gram double LP 33 1/3 edition, with Side 4 cut at 45 RPM, on October 31st. The pressing is sourced from the original Classic Records parts mastered by Bernie Grundman directly from the original master tape.

Davis aficionados will be keen to know that long-standing speed issues caused by the motor on Columbia’s 3-track master recorder running slow that affected the first three tracks on the original recording (“So What,” “Freddie Freeloader,” and “Blue in Green”), have been corrected on this edition.

The album is packaged in a heavyweight Stoughton Printing “tip-on” gatefold jacket with a scuff-resistant matte finish, completed by a four-panel insert featuring speed-correction details and liner notes by the late music critic, Robert Palmer.

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Pressed on standard black vinyl, there will also be a limited-edition blue vinyl version, limited to just 1,500 copies, available exclusively through Acoustic Sounds. In addition to the speed-corrected main program, Side 4 features an alternate take of “Flamenco Sketches” cut at 45 RPM for maximum fidelity. Pre-orders are ongoing.

Then, on January 30th, 2026, Columbia/Legacy Recordings will release Miles Davis – The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 on vinyl and CD for the first time in 30 years.

The recordings feature Davis’s Second Great Quintet, which consisted of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. Captured over two nights in a small Chicago club, the band was inspired by drummer Williams to play “anti-music,” culminating in their well-honed setlist being turned “inside out.” “We found ways to make the old music sound as new as the new music we were recording,” is how Davis described the results.

Originally released in 1995 as a Mosaic Records limited-edition LP box set, The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel has been out of print every since. The 10xLP reissue edition comes in a newly designed slipcase with 10 individual jackets, along with a 40-page booklet. It will also be available in an 8xCD edition. Both will feature over seven hours of music, new liner notes by Syd Schwartz, and classic material by jazz historian Bob Blumenthal. Pre-orders are ongoing.

As a preview of the larger collection, a special standalone 2LP set, Live At The Plugged Nickel: December 23, 1965 – Second Set, will be released for RSD Black Friday on November 28th.

Kind of Blue Vinyl Artwork:

Kind of Blue Vinyl Tracklist:
Side 1 (Corrected Speed) – 33-1/3 RPM
01. So What (9:22)
02. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)
03. Blue In Green (5:27)

Side 2 – 33-1/3 RPM
01. All Blues (11:33)
02. Flamenco Sketches (9:26)

Side 3 (Original Speed) – 33-1/3 RPM
01. So What (9:22)
02. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)
03. Blue In Green (5:27)

Side 4 – 45 RPM
01. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (9:32)

The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel Vinyl Tracklist:
LP1 – December 22, 1965 – 1st Set
Side A
01. If I Were A Bell 16:42

Side B
01. Stella By Starlight 13:09
02. Walkin’ 11:01

LP2 – December 22, 1965 – 1st Set (cont’d)
Side C
01. I Fall In Love Too Easily 11:43
02. The Theme 10:19

Side D – December 22, 1965 – 2nd Set
01. My Funny Valentine 16:33

LP3 – December 22, 1965 – 2nd Set (cont’d)
Side E
01. Four 15:05
02. When I Fall In Love 10:44

Side F
01. Agitation 13:13
02. ‘Round Midnight 8:42

LP4 – December 22, 1965 – 2nd Set (cont’d) & 3rd Set
Side G
01. Milestones 14:04
02. The Theme 0:38
03. I Fall In Love Too Easily 11:53

Side H
01. All Of You 14:38
02. Oleo 6:05

LP5 – December 22, 1965 – 3rd Set (cont’d)
Side I
01. No Blues 17:35

Side J
01. I Thought About You 11:03
02. The Theme 8:05

LP6 – December 23, 1965 – 1st Set
Side K
01. If I Were A Bell 13:29
02. Stella By Starlight 13:09

Side L
01. Walkin’ 11:01
02. I Fall In Love Too Easily 12:07
03. The Theme 2:50

LP7 – December 23, 1965 – 2nd Set
Side M
01. All Of You 10:39
02. Agitation 10:48

Side N
01. My Funny Valentine 13:52
02. On Green Dolphin Street 12:48

LP8 – December 23, 1965 – 2nd Set (cont’d) & 3rd Set
Side O
01. So What 13:36
02. The Theme 3:28

Side P
01. When I Fall In Love 13:39
02. Milestones 11:49

LP9 – December 23, 1965 – 3rd Set (cont’d)
Side Q
01. Autumn Leaves 11:56
02. I Fall In Love Too Easily 11:43

Side R
01. No Blues 20:06
02. The Theme 0:22

LP10 – December 23, 1965 – 4th Set
Side S
01. Stella By Starlight 14:16
02. All Blues 12:18

Side T
01. Yesterdays 15:00
02. The Theme 4:51

CD Tracklist
CD1 – December 22, 1965 – 1st Set
01. If I Were A Bell 16:42
02. Stella By Starlight 13:09
03. Walkin’ 11:01
04. I Fall In Love Too Easily 11:43
05. The Theme 10:19

CD2 – December 22, 1965 – 2nd Set
01. My Funny Valentine 16:33
02. Four 15:05
03. When I Fall In Love 10:44

CD3 – December 22, 1965 – 2nd Set (cont’d)
01. Agitation 13:03
02. ‘Round Midnight 8:42
03. Milestones 14:04
04. The Theme 0:38

CD4 – December 22, 1965 – 3rd Set
01. All Of You 14:38
02. Oleo 6:05
03. I Fall In Love Too Easily 11:53
04. No Blues 17:35
05. I Thought About You 11:03
06. The Theme 8:05

CD5 – December 23, 1965 – 1st Set
01. If I Were A Bell 13:29
02. Stella By Starlight 13:09
03. Walkin’ 11:01
04. I Fall In Love Too Easily 12:07
05. The Theme 2:50

CD6 – December 23, 1965 – 2nd Set
01. All Of You 10:39
02. Agitation 10:48
03. My Funny Valentine 13:52
04. On Green Dolphin Street 12:48
05. So What 13:36
06. The Theme 3:28

CD7 – December 23, 1965 – 3rd Set
01. When I Fall In Love 13:39
02. Milestones 11:49
03. Autumn Leaves 11:56
04. I Fall In Love Too Easily 11:43
05. No Blues 20:06
06. The Theme 0:22

CD8 – December 23, 1965 – 4th Set
01. Stella By Starlight 14:16
02. All Blues 12:18
03. Yesterdays 15:00
04. The Theme 4:51