Miles Davis, "Kind of Blue" (CS 8163) VG+/G (360 Sound 2-Eye Labels) STEREO

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1965 Stereo re-issue of Miles Davis's seminal 1959 jazz classic "Kind of Blue". 2-eye Columbia labels with 360 Sound and arrows in white. B1 and B2 reversed on back cover track listing. Record acquired by a Brooklyn-based vintage shop that specializes in vinyl from a private collection. 
Grading Vinyl graded in-store conservatively and competitively: NM - A nearly perfect record, never played. Never assigned unless a record is sealed. (Open records that look unplayed are graded down to VG+) VG+ - Some signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. May contain slight scuffs or light scratches that do not affect play. VG - Light surface noise upon play, but will not overpower the music. No skipping. G+ - Surface noise and groove wear will affect play and overpower the music in some sections. No skipping. G - Surface noise and groove wear will overpower the music in most sections. Record may contain skipping in some sections.
Label: Geffen Records ‎– CS 8163 Genre: Jazz/Modal Condition: Vinyl/VG+, Sleeve/G (Vinyl looks like it has never been played, Sleeve has black tape on top, bottom, and spine, see photos) Runout codes: (Side 1) XSM-47326-1BL / (Side 2) XSM-47327-1CF

Track listing:
Side A "So What" - 9:04 "Freddie Freeloader" - 9:34 "Blue in Green" - 5:27
Side B "All Blues" - 11:33 "Flamenco Sketches" - 9:26
From Wikipedia:

Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. It was recorded on March 2 and April 22, 1959, at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, and released on August 17 of that year by Columbia Records. The album features Davis' ensemble sextet consisting of saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, pianist Bill Evans, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, with new band pianist Wynton Kelly appearing on one track in place of Evans. In part owing to Evans' joining the sextet during 1958, Davis followed up on the modal experimentation of Milestones by basing Kind of Blue entirely on modality, departing further from his earlier work's hard bop style of jazz.

 

Kind of Blue has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz record, Davis's masterpiece, and one of the best albums of all time. Its influence on music, including jazz, rock, and classical genres, has led writers to also deem it one of the most influential albums ever recorded. The album was one of fifty recordings chosen in 2002 by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry, and in 2003 it was ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

 

Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue is often cited as the best-selling jazz record of all time. In 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of at least four million copies.