{"product_id":"miles-davis-bitches-brew-mobile-fidelity-ultradisc-one-step","title":"Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eWhether he was assembling the foundations of cool jazz or elevating modal to heights, Miles Davis never failed to keep the jazz world on its toes. But even within his boundary pushing discography, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/i\u003e stands apart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eEver the maverick, Davis’ 1970 record was an improvisational landmark that smashed the barrier between jazz and rock \u0026amp; roll. Informed by counterculture figures like Jimi Hendrix - \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/i\u003e was coloured by guitar, bass, drums, wind instruments, keyboards and horns. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe result was a psychedelic frenzy of incredible scope and breadth, with epic-length tracks like \"Pharaoh's Dance\" and “Spanish Key” that ebb and flow through tranquillity and aggression. Truly a blueprint for the wave of jazz fusion to come. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e55th Anniversary Edition Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step 180g 33RPM 2LP Set of 1970 Landmark Demands You Heed Davis’ Call to ‘Listen to This’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe. Strictly Limited to 5,000 Numbered Copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Miles Davis album that remains the template for jazz fusion: \u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e still sounds ahead of its time and features ‘The Greatest Rock and Roll Band You Ever Heard’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Listen to This.” As the original working title for \u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e, the instruction and invitation remains to this day as the best way to approach a record that shattered conventions, altered music history, and, 55 years later, still sounds far ahead of its time. The template for jazz fusion, \u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e is rightly ranked by virtually every significant outlet among the 100 greatest albums ever made. Sewn together with vibrant colors, voodoo textures, and ethereal moods, the 1970 landmark emerges with supreme detail and nonpareil feeling on Mobile Fidelity’s UltraDisc One-Step 180g 33RPM 2LP set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced from the original master tapes, strictly limited to 5,000 numbered copies, and pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, this definitive-sounding 55th anniversary reissue enhances every element of a double album that established new possibilities for studio recording techniques. You’ll hear wide and deep soundstages, separation between instruments, and an extremely broad dynamic range. If ever a jazz album can be said to have gone to outer space and back, this is it.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavis conceived \u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e by having the musicians stand in a semi-circle. There, he pointed at them with vague directions for tempo, solos, and cues. The collective improvisation and interplay spawned a galaxy of melodies and grooves that were later spliced together by producer Ted Macero. Benefitting from the ultra-low noise floor and superb groove definition of this pressing, these distinct creations take shape with utmost realism. Compositions stretch across jet-black backgrounds and paint canvases laden with millions of colors and shades. Juxtaposed percussion, loose jams, and melodic segues explode with impressionistic verve. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e also boasts visionary artwork. By design, the lavish packaging and gorgeous presentation of the UD1S \u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e set call attention to such matters. Housed in a deluxe slipcase, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. It is made for discerning listeners who desire to fully immerse themselves in everything surrounding the album, from the images to the tones. And this is one effort where every last detail matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGathering a Hall of Fame-worthy lineup of musicians and tweaking it according to his desires, Davis follows through on his idea to “put together the greatest rock and roll band you ever heard.” Central to his proposition is the presence of two (and sometimes three) drummers and two bassists, a tactical move that makes rhythms a central focus. Akin to the futuristic album cover art, the drum-driven suites head toward distant universes and uncharted territories. At once hypnotizing and grooving, they chart maverick adventures via quixotic rock, funk, and R\u0026amp;B elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA without-a-net experiment involving interchangeable double-quintet lineups,\u003cem\u003e Bitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e explores the previously unimaginable with electrified instruments — Fender Rhodes piano, processed trumpet, dissonant guitars, and bass among them — and an emphasis on feeling over composition. Mesmerizing and soothing, jarring and smooth, overt and subtle: The music seemingly covers an entire map of emotions and sensations, and like no record before, ties together the groundbreaking creativity of the multiple disciplines that were changing popular culture at the end of the 1960s and dawn of a new decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConceptually, Davis described \u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e as “a novel without words” and “an incredible journey of pain, joy, sorrow, hate, passion, and love.” The vast psychedelic expanses of warped echoes, liquid reverb, and tape loops confirm such ambitious contrasts of light and dark, fear and hope. Yet the most absolute characteristic of the watershed effort lies in how it resists definitive interpretation and encourages free thought — the very principles Davis used to conceive \u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The most mind-blowing version of this Miles Davis masterpiece that you will ever experience.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Goldmine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMore About Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step and Why It Is Superior:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMobile Fidelity Sound Lab’s UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) technique bypasses generational losses inherent to the traditional three-step plating process by removing two steps: the production of father and mother plates, which are created to yield numerous stampers from each lacquer that is cut. For UD1S plating, stampers (also called “converts”) are made directly from the lacquers. Since each lacquer yields only one stamper, multiple lacquers need to be cut. Mobile Fidelity's UD1S process produces a final LP with the lowest-possible noise floor. The removal of two steps of the plating process also reveals musical details and dynamics that would otherwise be lost due to the standard multi-step process. With UD1S, every aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the best-sounding vinyl album available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy Isn’t This UD1S Pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the few Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UltraDisc One-Step releases since the advent of MoFi SuperVinyl that is pressed on 180g black vinyl rather than MoFi SuperVinyl. Why? Quite simply, it sounds better on 180g black vinyl. After closely auditioning \u003cem\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/em\u003e on several different vinyl profiles — a time-consuming and expensive endeavor no other label pursues — MoFi’s expert engineers determined the music on this 1970 album translates with superior definition, clarity, presence, dynamics, and balance on this format. The opening of MoFi’s sister plant, Fidelity Record Pressing — and its peerless ability to press dead-quiet 180g black vinyl — means the label’s engineers now have more options when it comes to high-quality vinyl. All of which benefits the original artists and their intent, and you, the listener.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mofi.com\/vinyl\/miles-davis-bitches-brew-lmt-ed-ultradisc-one-step-33rpm-vinyl-2lp-box-set\/?searchid=242553\u0026amp;search_query=bitches+brew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eWhether he was assembling the foundations of cool jazz or elevating modal to heights, Miles Davis never failed to keep the jazz world on its toes. But even within his boundary pushing discography,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estands apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eEver the maverick, Davis’ 1970 record was an improvisational landmark that smashed the barrier between jazz and rock \u0026amp; roll. Informed by counterculture figures like Jimi Hendrix - \u003ci\u003eBitches Brew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas coloured by guitar, bass, drums, wind instruments, keyboards and horns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe result was a psychedelic frenzy of incredible scope and breadth, with epic-length tracks like \"Pharaoh's Dance\" and “Spanish Key” that ebb and flow through tranquillity and aggression. Truly a blueprint for the wave of jazz fusion to come. -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3Q0zkOZEOC855ErOOJ1AdO?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eVinyl tracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA Pharaoh's Dance\u003cbr\u003eB Bitches Brew\u003cbr\u003eC1 Spanish Key\u003cbr\u003eC2 John McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003eD1 Miles Runs The Voodoo Down\u003cbr\u003eD2 Sanctuary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab \u003cbr\u003eSeries: UltraDisc One-Step, Original Master Recording\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original: 1970\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Fusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Jazz \/\/ Audiophile Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46081794605214,"sku":"194399825914","price":190.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a_6b47acd4-bc71-48b3-aaea-35988895c771.jpg?v=1760716095","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/miles-davis-bitches-brew-mobile-fidelity-ultradisc-one-step","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}