Today’s record is Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. During the 2006 move from Texas to Utah a box of vintage jazz records disappeared, including an early Kind of Blue pressing. The whereabouts remain unknown. The album is the doorway; the memory is the subject. What you miss is not just the object, but the listening life attached to it. In this episode we revisit the story, question what makes a record important, and offer a listening test you can try with your own collection. Side One Spin: What lost record would you want back, even if its market value were zero?
