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Tomorrow Is The Question! by Ornette Coleman, album cover

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Tomorrow Is The Question!

by Ornette Coleman · 1959

44 pressings12 countriesFree JazzJazz

Tomorrow Is The Question! was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Tomorrow Is The Question!

7 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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

1959
Label and catalog number
Contemporary Records M 3569
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

LKL-12-245-D2Runout A

LKL-12-246-D3Runout B

LKL 12-245Label A

LKL 12-246Label B

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Contemporary Records S7569Contemporary Records S 7569
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

LKS 75 D2 STEREOSide A stamped, variant 1

LKS 76 D2 STEREOSide B stamped, variant 1

LKS 75 D5 HSide A stamped, variant 2

LKS 76 D3 HSide B stamped, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Contemporary Records M 3569Contemporary Records M3569
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

LKL-12-245-D2Runout, side A

JMW LKL-12-246-D3Runout, side B

LKL 12-245Label, side A

LKL 12-246Label, side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1959
Label and catalog number
Contemporary Records LAC 12228Contemporary Records M 3569
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Yellow Labels
Runout / matrix

VMGT-1648-1B

VMGT-1649-1B

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 44 vinyl pressings

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

1950s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaContemporary Records M 3569First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959South AfricaContemporary Records LAC 12228First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959South AfricaContemporary Records M 3569First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKContemporary Records LAC 12228 / Contemporary Records M 3569First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USContemporary Records M 3569First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USContemporary Records S7569 / Contemporary Records S 7569First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USContemporary Records S 7569LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1959USContemporary Records M 3569 / Contemporary Records M3569First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960UKContemporary Records LAC 12228LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1960UKContemporary Records LAC.12228LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
1960UKContemporary Records LAC.12228LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USContemporary Records S 7569LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1966FranceContemporary Records HTX 40389 / Contemporary Records HTX 40.389LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1967FranceLa Voix De Son Maître SHTX 140389 / Contemporary Records SHTX 140389LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971SpainContemporary Records 1 J 062-93.057LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973USContemporary Records S7569LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1975JapanContemporary Records LAX 3025 / Contemporary Records LAX-3025LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980JapanContemporary Records GXC 3182 / Contemporary Records GXC-3182LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981USContemporary Records S7569LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1985UKBoplicity Records COP 002 / Contemporary Records COP 002LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1988GermanyContemporary Records C-7569 / Contemporary Records S7569LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1988USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-342 / Contemporary Records S-7569LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1989SpainContemporary Records NM 23 368 L / Contemporary Records 23 368LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990South KoreaYeh Eum Records YFJL 626LP, AlbumLP, Album
2010s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010EuropeDoxy DOX836LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2012EuropeDOL DOL736LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2014EuropeOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-342 / Contemporary Records S 7569LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2014USContemporary Records S 7569 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-342LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015EuropeNot Now Music NOTLP172LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeDOL DOL736HLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-342 / Contemporary Records S 7569LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021EuropeNot Now Music CATLP230LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2022EuropeSowing Records SOW037LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2023WorldwideCraft Recordings CR00596 / Contemporary Records CR00596LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2024UnknownDestination Moon DMOO065LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?EuropeContemporary Records M 3569LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC 342 / Contemporary Records S 7569LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?JapanLondon Records LY 1013 / Contemporary Records M-3569LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
?JapanLondon Records LY 1013 / Contemporary Records M-3569LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsContemporary Records S 7569LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?USContemporary Records S7569 / Contemporary Records S-7569LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USContemporary Records S7569LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USContemporary Records S7569LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?USContemporary Records S7569LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Tomorrow Is The Question!3:09
  2. A2Tears Inside5:00
  3. A3Mind And Time3:08
  4. A4Compassion4:37
  5. A5Giggin'3:19
  6. A6Rejoicing4:04
  7. B1Lorraine5:55
  8. B2Turnaround7:55
  9. B3Endless5:18

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Tomorrow Is The Question! are there?

44 vinyl pressings of Tomorrow Is The Question! are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1959 and 2024.

When was Tomorrow Is The Question! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Contemporary Records M 3569.

How do I tell if my copy of Tomorrow Is The Question! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 3569, S7569, LAC 12228) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LKL-12-245-D2 and LKL-12-246-D3. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Tomorrow Is The Question! 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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