Vinyl pressings
by Thelonious Monk 路 1965
Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
o XSM111091-1C 饾煼 僻 C 茞Side A runout, stamped ["僻, 茞" are etched], variant 1
XSM111092-1C o 僻Side B runout, stamped ["僻" is etched], variant 1
o XSM111091-1C 1 僻 B 2Side A runout, stamped ["僻, B" are etched], variant 2
o XSM111092-1C 1 僻 A 6Side B runout, stamped ["1, 僻, 6" are etched], variant 2
XLP111089-1AVariant 1 - Side A Stamped
XLP111090-1AVariant 1 - Side B Stamped
XLP111089-1EVariant 2 - Side A
XLP111090-1BVariant 2 - Side B
o XSM111091-1A 饾煼 P 1 1Side A runout-variant 1, stamped ["o" is hand-etched]
o XSM111092-1A : 僻 C 1Side B runout-variant 1, stamped ["o" and "僻" are hand-etched]
o XSM111091-1A 1 P I 1Side A runout-variant 2, all stamped
o XSM111092-1A : P C 2Side B runout-variant 2, all stamped
o XLP111089-1C TVariant 1 - Side A Stamped
o XLP111090-1C TVariant 1 - Side B Stamped
o XSM111091-1B TSide A runout, variant 1
o XSM111092-1B TSide B runout, variant 1
o XSM111091-1D A 11 111Side A runout, variant 2
o XSM111092-1D T C11Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CS 9216First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CL 2416First yearLP, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Mono 路 Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2416First yearLP, Mono, Album 路 Mono | LP, Mono, Album 路 Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2416First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono 路 Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono 路 Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2416First yearLP, Mono, Album 路 Mono | LP, Mono, Album 路 Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | France | CBS S 62.620 / CBS S 62620LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Japan | CBS YS-626-CLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 62620LP, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Mono 路 Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SBPG 62620 / CBS CS 9216LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS BPG 62620 / Columbia CL 2416LP, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Mono 路 Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50311LP, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50311LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9216 / Columbia CL 2416LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPU 87 / CBS/Sony SOPU-87LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Discos CBS 225036LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Unknown | Sony Music 487742 1 / Columbia 487742 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Studio Media VNL 12212 LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1017 / Columbia CLS 9216LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | DOM-Ermitage VNL 12212LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | DOM-Ermitage VNL 12212LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo 路 Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo 路 Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Sony Music 88985434541 / Columbia CS 9216LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Second Records SRPD0065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Columbia 487742 1 / Columbia 31-487742-20LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | CBS S 62620LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS S 62620 / CBS S 62.620LP | LP |
| ? | France | CBS 62620LP, Album, Reissue, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono 路 Mono |
| ? | Japan | CBS YS-626-CLP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo 路 Promo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2416LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9216 / Columbia CL 2416LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2416LP, Album, Reissue, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono 路 Mono |
33 vinyl pressings of Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 9216.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9216, CL 2416) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSM111091-1C 饾煼 僻 C 茞 and XSM111092-1C o 僻. 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.
