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Know What I Mean? by Cannonball Adderley, album cover

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Know What I Mean?

by Cannonball Adderley · 1962

42 pressings13 countriesHard BopJazz

Know What I Mean? was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Know What I Mean?

4 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

1962
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RLP 433
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

RLP-433A-1 MMSide 1, etched

R̶L̶P̶-̶1̶2̶-̶4̶0̶4̶-̶B̶ BG 7B R̶L̶P̶-̶4̶2̶2̶ B RLP 433 B RISide 2, etched

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US

1962
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RS 9433Riverside Records RLP 9433
Format
LP, Stereo, Album
Runout / matrix

RLP • 12 - 9404 - A [OK 2A(scratched out)] [RLP ??(scratched out)] RLP • 12 9433 A (?? below '9433' scratched out)Side A [all hand written]

(unreadable scratched out) [OK 2B(scratched out)] [RLP • 12 9422-B(scratched out)] [RLP-12-9433-B (9422-B above '9433-B' scratched out)] [AB (upside down)]Side B [all hand written]

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US

1962
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RLP 433
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

RLP-433A-1 MMSide A, etched

R̶L̶P̶-̶1̶2̶-̶4̶0̶4̶-̶B̶ BG 7B R̶L̶P̶-̶4̶2̶2̶ B RLP 433 B RISide B, etched

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 42 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962USRiverside Records RLP 433First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USRiverside Records RS 9433 / Riverside Records RLP 9433First yearLP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1962USRiverside Records RLP 433First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1962USRiverside Records RLP 9433First yearLP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1963JapanRiverside Records RLP-433 / Riverside Records R-5036LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965UKRiverside Records RLP 433LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USRiverside Records RLP 433 / Riverside Records RM 433LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1966USRiverside Records RLP 9433 / Riverside Records RLP 433LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974JapanRiverside Records SMJ-6051 / Milestone SMJ-6051LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1974JapanRiverside Records SMJ-6051 / Riverside Records SR-7060LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing
1974JapanRiverside Records SMJ-6051 / Milestone SMJ-6051LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1980s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983ItalyRiverside Records OM 2013LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-105 / Riverside Records RLP-9433LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984GermanyRiverside Records RLP-9433 / Fantasy OJC-105LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-105 / Riverside Records RLP-9433LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984JapanRiverside Records VIJ-111 / Riverside Records RLP-12-433LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-105 / Riverside Records RLP-9433LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-105 / Riverside Records RLP-9433LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-105 / Riverside Records Stereophonic 9433LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1985MexicoGamma LP GX01 01394 / Fantasy LP GX01 01394LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1989South KoreaYeh Eum Records YFJL 617 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-105LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1992South KoreaYeh Eum Records YFJL 617 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-105LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2003USAnalogue Productions AJAZ 9433 / Riverside Records RLP-943312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
2003USRiverside Records RLP-9433 / Analogue Productions AJAZ 9433LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012EuropeWaxTime 771733LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited
2015EuropeRiverside Records RLP 9433 / Riverside Records RLP-9433LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2019EuropeMatchball Records 29017LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited
2020s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020EuropeJazz Wax Records JWR4597LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2020EuropeNot Now Music CATLP211LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2024WorldwideRiverside Records CR00716 / Craft Recordings CR00716LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2026EuropePlaytime Records PRLP0006LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?EuropeRiverside Records RLP 9433LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceRiverside Records RLP 433LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyRiverside Records RLP-9433 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-105LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-105 / Riverside Records RLP-9433LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanRiverside Records MW 2027LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
?JapanRiverside Records MW-2027LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?NetherlandsRiverside Records RLP 433LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsRiverside Records RLP 9433LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?New ZealandRiverside Records RLP 433LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?SpainRiverside Records NM 27 358 LM / Nuevos Medios NM 27 358 LMLPLP
?USRiverside Records RLP 9433 / Alto Analogue AA 021LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Waltz For Debby
  2. A2Goodbye
  3. A3Who Cares?
  4. A4Venice
  5. B1Toy
  6. B2Elsa
  7. B3Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
  8. B4Know What I Mean?

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Know What I Mean? are there?

42 vinyl pressings of Know What I Mean? are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1962 and 2026.

When was Know What I Mean? first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Riverside Records RLP 433.

How do I tell if my copy of Know What I Mean? is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLP 433, RS 9433, RLP 9433) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP-433A-1 MM and R̶L̶P̶-̶1̶2̶-̶4̶0̶4̶-̶B̶ BG 7B R̶L̶P̶-̶4̶2̶2̶ B RLP 433 B RI. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Know What I Mean? on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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