Vinyl pressings
by Thelonious Monk · 1964
It's Monk's Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 8 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.
XSM-76917-2BRunout side A, variant 1 (stamped)
XSM-76918-2BRunout side B, variant 1 (stamped)
XSM-76917-2ERunout side A, variant 2 (stamped)
XSM-76918-2ERunout side B, variant 2 (stamped)
o XLP-76915-2B 𝟷 ᴘ BSide A runout, stamped
o XLP-76916-1C 𝟷 ᴘ CSide B runout, stamped
o XLP-76915-2DSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
o XLP-76916-1BSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
XLP 76915 1A SM1Side A runout
XLP-76916 1A SM1Side B runout
○ XLP-76915-2B 2Side A runout
○ XLP-76916-1D 1Side B runout
XLP 76915-2DSide A label
XLP 76916-1BSide B label
SBPG62391 1Y//1∇420 1Side 1 (stamped)
SBPG62391 2Y//1∇420Side 2 (stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | CBS SBP-233151 / Columbia CS 8984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Australia | CBS SBP 233151 / CBS CS 8984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Australia | CBS BP-233151 / Columbia CS 8984First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CL 2184First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CS 8984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CS 8984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Europe | CBS 62391First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | CBS 62 391 / CBS CL 2184First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | CBS 62 391First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS S 62391First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | CBS SBP-473135 / CBS CS 8984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | CBS SBPG 62391First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1964 | UK | CBS BPG 62391 / CBS BPG62391First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2184First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2184First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 543LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 450868 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Columbia P 757675 / Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records CS 8984 / Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2012 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records CS 8984 / Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records CS 8984 / Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3393 / Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | CBS 15101LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | CBS CLS-4067LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS 62 391 / CBS S 62.391LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS 62 391LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50274LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 62391 / CBS CL 2184LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Peru | Columbia S.E 8149LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62391 / CBS CS8984LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | CBS CL 2184LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia P 757675 / Columbia CS 8984LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
47 vinyl pressings of It's Monk's Time are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1964 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 8984, released August 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8984, CL 2184, SBPG 62391, BPG 62391) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-76917-2B and XSM-76918-2B. 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.
