Vinyl pressings
by Thelonious Monk · 1957
Mulligan Meets Monk was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1957, 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.
RL-12-247 A U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G.B. PAT.# 713,418Side 1 (etched / stamped
RLP-12-247-B-1 U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G.B. PAT.# 713,418Side 2 (etched / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | London Records LTZ-U 15127 / London American Recordings LTZ-U.15127LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 1106 / Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 1106LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records 1106 / Riverside Records RLP 1106LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Riverside Records RLP-1106LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | Europe | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1962 | Japan | Riverside Records SR-7090LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Japan | Riverside Records SR-7090LP, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1966 | US | Riverside Records 1106LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247 / Riverside Records 247LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1968 | Canada | Riverside Records RS-3301LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1968 | Canada | Riverside Records RS-3301LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1968 | France | Riverside Records 673 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1968 | Germany | Riverside Records 673 012LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Riverside Records 673 012 / Riverside Records 673012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6107LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6107 / Riverside Records RLP 1106LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6107LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6107 / Riverside Records RLP 1106LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Germany | Riverside Records 673 012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Riverside Records VIJ-139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Riverside Records OM 2032LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | Riverside Records 27 494 LMLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Riverside Records RSLP 247LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-301 / Riverside Records RLP-1106LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Analogue Productions AJAZ 1106 / Riverside Records RLP 110612", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2004 | US | Analogue Productions AJAZ 1106 / Riverside Records RLP 110612", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-301 / Riverside Records RLP-1106LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2011 | Europe | WaxTime 771715LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2013 | UK | Birdland BIRD014LPLP, Album, Reissue, CD, Mini, Reissue, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Mini, Reissue, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | Doxy ACV2076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4599LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Culture Factory 12-247LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2025 | Europe | Craft Recordings 00888072666948LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2025 | US | Craft Recordings CR00873LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Riverside Records 673 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Riverside Records RLP 1106LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Riverside Records RLP 1106 / Riverside Records 68.917LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-301 / Riverside Records RLP-1106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records 247 / Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records RLP 12-247 / Riverside Records 247LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records 247 / Riverside Records RLP 12-247LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
53 vinyl pressings of Mulligan Meets Monk are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1957 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Riverside Records RLP 12-247, released October 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLP 12-247) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RL-12-247 A U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G.B. PAT.# 713,418 and RLP-12-247-B-1 U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G.B. PAT.# 713,418. 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.
