The Air Jordan IX “Black Bottom” is releasing on May 9th, 2013. You’ll recall that this alternate version of the Air Jordan IX “Photo Blue” was produced as a factory flaw, with the b-grade labeled pairs thought to be destroyed following the mess up. Fortunately, Jordan Brand decided that they deserved a retail release-one that will go down just next week at the low price of $130. See more images after the jump and watch for the Air Jordan IX “Black Bottom” on May 9th exclusively at Nikestore via Twitter link.

Air Jordan IX
05/09/13
$130

The Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’ was perhaps the most under the radar Air Jordan IX release of 2012. It wasn’t a colorway we’d seen before and it didn’t fall under the special ‘Doernbecher’ or ‘Kilroy Pack’ designation, but it did have a little mishap in the production process that made a certain version of the sneaker pretty special. That would be the black sole pair shown above, the result of a factory screw up that remains pretty elusive. Let us know how you like these in comparison to the retail version and pick up this Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’ alternate now from 160jordansdeep on eBay.

Now that November is officially here, Jordans Daily is bringing you a complete breakdown of the Air Jordan’s that will release in November, 2012. It’s going to be a pretty busy month thanks to the following releases: the Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’, Air Jordan IX ‘Calvin Bailey’, Air Jordan IX ‘Slim Jenkins’, Air Jordan IX ‘Doernbecher’, Air Jordan IX ‘Olive’, Air Jordan 1 ‘Election Day’, Air Jordan IV ‘Thunder’, and the Air Jordan IV ‘Bred’. Yep, you read that right, eight Air Jordan retros hitting in this month alone. Flip through the gallery for photos of each, hit our release dates page for all the style info, and get ready for this jam-packed month of sneakers.

It seems like not a weekend can go by without an Air Jordan IX dropping these days, the one on ready for this particular weekend being the Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’. While the pair is indeed one of many all new colorways for this year, it is not part of the extensive ‘Kilroy Pack’. Click through with us for one last look at this sneaker before it hits retail and if you don’t wanna wait for the Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’ then go ahead and grab this pair now from yellownsxt on eBay.

Air Jordan IX
Black/Photo Blue-White
302370-007
11/03/12
$160

It seems like not a weekend can go by without an Air Jordan IX dropping these days, the one on ready for this particular weekend being the Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’. While the pair is indeed one of many all new colorways for this year, it is not part of the extensive ‘Kilroy Pack’. Click through with us for one last look at this sneaker before it hits retail and if you don’t wanna wait for the Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’ then go ahead and grab this pair now from yellownsxt on eBay.

Air Jordan IX
Black/Photo Blue-White
302370-007
11/03/12
$160

No, that’s not the ‘Slim Jenkins’ you’re looking at, but rather another blue and black Air Jordan IX that will arrive in the near future. The sneaker features photo blue more specifically, coming with a crazy amount of contrastive stitching on the otherwise black upper. Fortunately enough, the wait for them is almost over, with the Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’ trickling into retailers now ahead of the November 3rd release date. Click through for the full photos and let us know what you think.

Air Jordan IX
Black/Photo Blue-White
302370-007
11/03/12
$160

You’ve got a couple of choices within the very specific niche of black and blue Air Jordan IX’s this year, with the ‘Photo Blue’ pictured here going up against the ‘Slim Jenkins’ of Kilroy Pack fame. This pair uses the namesake blue a but more sparingly, spinning it into the stiching of the black based sneaker. Click through for more of the Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’ and if you don’t feel like waiting then grab these now from limitedshoes on eBay.

Air Jordan IX
Black/Photo Blue-White
302370-007
11/03/2012
$160

It’s been said before but there are a lot, and we mean a lot, of Air Jordan IX’s in 2012. The retro treatment has officially arrived with last weekend’s release of the Air Jordan IX ‘Johnny Kilroy’, set to be followed up by plenty more pairs new and old, from that same alter ego pack and otherwise. Grouped here is a good number of them, including a quick comparison of the error version of the ‘Photo Blue’ to the final retail pair. Click through with us to check out this video review of some of 2012′s Air Jordan IX releases and hit up our release dates page for info on each.

You already know that some tough decisions are right around the corner in terms of the Air Jordan IX. Which pairs from the ‘Kilroy Pack’ will you purchase? Which others that don’t fall into that group will you scoop up? Teyana Taylor is already familiar with those types of decisions, shown here rocking the Air Jordan IX ‘Photo Blue’ and ‘Johnny Kilroy’ while trying to make up her mind. Click through for the full photos and let us know which pair you prefer.

White sole or black sole? You won’t really get the chance to make that choice when it comes to actually purchasing, with the factory error black sole joints likely remaining elusive, but it’s still a worthy talking point as far as which separate scheme on this all new Air Jordan IX colorway hits harder. Click through with us to check out the latest shots of the November release and let us know which ‘Photo Blue’ version you prefer.

Air Jordan IX
Black/Photo Blue-White
302370-007
11/03/2012
$160