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Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane

by Thelonious Monk · 1961

55 pressings14 countriesHard BopJazz

Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane

6 pressings came out in 1961, 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

October 1961
Label and catalog number
Jazzland JLP-46
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

JLP-46AHand etched run-out A side

JLP-46BHand etched run-out B side

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US

October 1961
Label and catalog number
Jazzland JLP-46
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

JLP-46AHand etched run-out A side

JLP-46BHand etched run-out B side

Full details of this pressing

France

1961
Label and catalog number
Jazzland JLP 46
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XPARTX 49295 21 45 A M6 217412SIDE A Stamped

XPARTX 49296 21 45 B M6 217413SIDE B Stamped

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 55 vinyl pressings

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

1960s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961FranceJazzland JLP 46First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961JapanRiverside Records R-5002 / Riverside Records JLP-46First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961NetherlandsJazzland JLP-46First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USJazzland JLP 946SFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USJazzland JLP-46First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USJazzland JLP-46First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1962JapanRiverside Records SR-7002 / Riverside Records JLP-946LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963UKRiverside Records JLP46LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963UKRiverside Records JLP946 / Riverside Records JLP 946LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USRiverside Records RM 490 / Riverside Records 490LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
1966USRiverside Records RS 9490LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1966USRiverside Records 490 / Riverside Records RM 490LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
1967JapanFontana SFON-7084LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971JapanRiverside Records MW 2031LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1976JapanRiverside Records SMJ-6149M / Jazzland SMJ-6149(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1976JapanRiverside Records SMJ-6149M / Jazzland SMJ-6149MLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono
1980s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982FranceJazzland JLP 46 / Riverside Records 68.912LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982GermanyFantasy 0902.080LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982GermanyOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984JapanJazzland VIJ 119 / Jazzland JLP 46LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1984JapanJazzland VIJ 119LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984MexicoGamma LP GX01 01347 / Fantasy LP GX01 01347LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984SpainJazzland 150 093 / Riverside Records 150 093LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1985ArgentinaFantasy CB 10074LP, AlbumLP, Album
1987ItalyFonit Cetra 17174 / Jazzland 946LPLP
1989SpainJazzland 27 403 A / Jazzland 27 403 BLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1990s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990USSRМелодия С90 29747 009LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1997USAnalogue Productions JLP-46 A1/B1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
2000s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2002USJazzland JLP 46LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
2003USAnalogue Productions AJAZ 46 / Jazzland JLP 4612", 45 RPM, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered
2006USAnalogue Productions AAPJ 46LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono
2009USJazzland J946 / Original Jazz Classics OJC-039LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010USHigh Horse Records HIHO39 / Jazzland JLP 46LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2013EuropeWaxTime 771855LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2015USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015USJazzland OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2019EuropeWaxTime In Color 950668LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2019EuropeVinyl Passion VP 90103LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
2019EuropeVinyl Passion VP 90103LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2019SpainJazz Wax Records JWR 4595 / Jazz Wax Records JWR4595LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2020s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020EuropeDOL DOL1076HBLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2020EuropeDOL DOL1076HFLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2023WorldwideJazzland CR00611 / Craft Recordings CR00611LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
2024USAnalogue Productions AAPJ 946LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2026EuropeNumber One Essentials 291047LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?EuropeFontana 826 460 QYLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USJazzland JLP-946 / Jazzland JLP 946SLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USOriginal Jazz Classics OJC-039 / Jazzland J946LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?VenezuelaCirculo Musical 275LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Ruby, My Dear6:17
  2. A2Trinkle, Tinkle6:37
  3. A3Off Minor5:10
  4. B1Nutty6:35
  5. B2Epistrophy3:07
  6. B3Functional9:46

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane are there?

55 vinyl pressings of Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1961 and 2026.

When was Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, France, Japan, Netherlands. One of them is Jazzland JLP-46, released October 1961.

How do I tell if my copy of Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JLP-46, JLP 946S, JLP 46, R-5002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JLP-46A and JLP-46B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 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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