Vinyl pressings
by The Thelonious Monk Orchestra · 1959
At Town Hall 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.
5 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
RLP-12-300 B̶ A 1GIRunout side A
RLP-12-300 B̶ A B RF GIRunout side B - A is etched out too
(RLP 12-300 A)Label side A
(RLP 12-300 B)Label side B
RLP-12-1138 A-1 ABSide A runout
RLP-12-1138 B-1Side B runout
RLP 12-1138 ASide A label
RLP 12-1138 BSide B label
RLP-12-300 B̶ A 1GIRunout side A - B is etched out too
RLP-12-300 B̶ B̶ B RF GIRunout side B - A is etched out too 2 times
RLP-12-300 ARunout side A
RLP-12-300 BRFRunout side B
(RLP 12-300 A)Label side A
(RLP 12-300 B)Label side B
RLP-12-300 A 16I ARunout side A (some ltters are scratched out after the catalog number)
RLP-12-300 BRF 16IRunout side B (some ltters are scratched out after the catalog number)
(RLP 12-300)Label side A
(RLP 12-300)Label side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300 / Riverside Records 12-300First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 1138 / Riverside Records 1138First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300 / Riverside Records 12-300First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300 / Riverside Records 12-300First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300 / Riverside Records 12-300First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Riverside Records 12-300 / Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Riverside Records SR-7068 / Riverside Records RLP-1138LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300 / Riverside Records 12-300LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Riverside Records RLP 1138LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1963 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Riverside Records RLP 1138LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Spain | Riverside Records RLP 300LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Riverside Records RLP 1138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6183 / Riverside Records RLP 12-300LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6183LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6183LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC-135 / Riverside Records RLP-1138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-135 / Riverside Records RLP-1138LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | WaxTime 771772LP, Album, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2014 | US | Riverside Records RLP 1138 / Original Jazz Classics OJC 135LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | Your Servant Records YOUR SERVANT 008/2LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2017 | Europe | DOL DOL919HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Riverside Records RS 3313LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Riverside Records RLP 1138 / Original Jazz Classics OJC 135LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Original Jazz Classics OJC-135 / Riverside Records RLP-1138LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Riverside Records RSLP 300LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Riverside Records 673 022 / Riverside Records 673022LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | USA & Europe | Riverside Records RLP 12-300 / Riverside Records 12-300LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USA & Europe | Riverside Records RLP 1138LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of At Town Hall are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Riverside Records RLP 12-300.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLP 12-300, RLP 1138) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP-12-300 B̶ A 1GI and RLP-12-300 B̶ A B RF GI. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
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.
