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Cannonball AdderleyThings Are Getting Better

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Things Are Getting Better

by Cannonball Adderley · 1958

43 pressings13 countriesBopHard BopJazz

Things Are Getting Better was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 Things Are Getting Better

4 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 countries. 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

1958
Label and catalog number
Riverside Records RLP 12-286
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

RLP-12 286 A-1Side 1

RLP-12-286 A-2Side 2

Full details of this pressing

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

All 43 vinyl pressings

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

1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958NetherlandsRiverside Records RLP 1128First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958USRiverside Records RLP 12-286First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRiverside Records RLP 1128First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958USRiverside Records RLP 1128First yearLP, Album, White Label, StereoLP, Album, White Label, Stereo
1959NetherlandsRiverside Records RLP 12-286 / Riverside Records RLP 286LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USRiverside Records RLP 12-286LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960USRiverside Records RLP 1128LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1960USRiverside Records RLP 286 / Riverside Records RLP 12-286LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1962UKRiverside Records RLP 12-286LP, Album, White Label, Mono · MonoLP, Album, White Label, Mono · Mono
1962UKRiverside Records RLP 12-286LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962UKRiverside Records RLP 12-286LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976JapanRiverside Records SMJ-6122 / Riverside Records RLP 12-286LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1976JapanRiverside Records SMJ-6122LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1980s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982GermanyRiverside Records 0902076 / Riverside Records 0902.076LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-032 / Riverside Records RLP-1128LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
1982GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-032 / Riverside Records RLP-1128LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
1982USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-032 / Riverside Records RLP-1128LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984SpainRiverside Records (50) 150 097 / Hispavox (50) 150 097LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1986ItalyRiverside Records OM 2031LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1987ArgentinaFantasy CB 10057 / Interdisc cb 10057LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1988South AfricaRoots Record Company FANT 11 / Original Jazz Classics FANT 11LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1994South KoreaYeh Eum Records YFJL-704 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-032LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2005USAnalogue Productions AJAZ 1128 / Riverside Records RLP 1128LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2010s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010USAnalogue Productions AJAZ 1128 / Riverside Records RLP 112812", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
2010EuropeDoxy DOX834LPLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2012EuropeDOL DOL734LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2014EuropeRiverside Records RLP-1128 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-032LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2014USRiverside Records RLP 1128 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-032LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2016EuropeDOL DOL734HLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2024WorldwideRat Pack Records BLP 12-286LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited
Year unknown13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceRiverside Records RLP 12-286LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyRiverside Records RSLP 286LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-032 / Riverside Records RLP-1128LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-032 / Riverside Records RLP-1128LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyRiverside Records RSLP 286LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
?JapanRiverside Records SR-7029LP, AlbumLP, Album
?NetherlandsRiverside Records RLP 1128LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKRiverside Records RLP 1128LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USRiverside Records RLP 12-286 / Riverside Records RLP 286LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USRiverside Records RLP 1128LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USRiverside Records RLP 12-286 / Riverside Records RLP 286LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USRiverside Records RLP 12-286 / Riverside Records RLP 286LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USRiverside Records RLP 1128LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Blues Oriental4:55
  2. A2Things Are Getting Better7:07
  3. A3Serves Me Right4:42
  4. A4Groovin' High5:26
  5. B1The Sidewalks Of New York6:57
  6. B2Sounds For Sid6:20
  7. B3Just One Of Those Things6:41

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Things Are Getting Better are there?

43 vinyl pressings of Things Are Getting Better are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1958 and 2024.

When was Things Are Getting Better first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Netherlands. One of them is Riverside Records RLP 12-286.

How do I tell if my copy of Things Are Getting Better is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLP 12-286, RLP 1128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP-12 286 A-1 and RLP-12-286 A-2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Things Are Getting Better 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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