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Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop

by Charles Mingus · 1966

26 pressings6 countriesPost BopJazz

Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop

4 pressings came out in 1966, 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

1966
Label and catalog number
Fantasy 6017
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

F-2615 [symbol]Side A runout

F-2616 [symbol]Side B runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Fantasy 6017
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

F-2615Side A label

F-2616Side B label

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 26 vinyl pressings

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

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966ItalyFantasy HBS 6069First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USFantasy 6017First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966USFantasy 86017First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USFantasy 6017First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1968FranceAmerica Records 30 AM 6063 / America Records 6063LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1968FranceAmerica Records 30 AM 6063 / America Records 6063LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971JapanLiberty LR-8818LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1971JapanLiberty LR-8818LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinylLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl
1973USFantasy 86017LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1976JapanFantasy VIJ-5012 M / Fantasy 6017LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited
1976JapanLiberty LR-8818LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1976USFantasy 86017 / Fantasy F-2617LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982ItalyFantasy HBS 6096LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1985JapanFantasy VIJ-4074LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1985JapanFantasy VIJ-4074LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1986GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-237 / Debut Records DEB-86017LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1986USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-237 / Debut Records DEB-86017LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2016EuropeDoxy ACV 2071LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered, Colored vinylLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered, Colored vinyl
2019EuropeWax Love Records WLV82113LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceAmerica Records 30 AM 6063LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceAmerica Records 6063 ( AM 6063)LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-237 / Debut Records DEB-86017LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanFantasy LFR-8860LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USFantasy 86017LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USFantasy 86017LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USFantasy 86017LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. ANew Fables
  2. BMeditation (For A Pair Of Wire Cutters)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop are there?

26 vinyl pressings of Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 2019.

When was Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Italy. One of them is Fantasy 6017.

How do I tell if my copy of Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6017, 86017, HBS 6069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F-2615 [symbol] and F-2616 [symbol]. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop 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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