Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk

Issued in Japan by Victor Record Co. Ltd. c.1958 under license from Atlantic. Black deep-groove labels with Japanese text; flip-back sleeve with liner notes by Ichirō Fukuda (福田一郎). The runouts include the original U.S. Atlantic lacquer numbers (ATLP-1278-A / ATLP-1278-B) followed by Victor’s local plating codes, which indicates U.S. metal parts were supplied. The label also states “from a master recording owned by Atlantic Records,” a phrase typically used when imported metalwork was used rather than a dub. Given the 1958 date—when Japanese plants had not yet begun cutting foreign jazz titles from copy tapes—this is consistent with period practice of pressing directly from U.S. parts. Mono edition.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: 〄 111.1 ② ATLP 1278A ※※ RHQAIL PE (Side A, Stamped)
• Matrix / Runout: 〄 N 113.3 ② ATLP 1278B ※※ GIKL PE (Side B, Stamped)

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Blue/green label with black fan box logo.

This version has Atlantic written horizontally in the logo box at right of spindle holes, not vertically like this different version: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk.

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Very similar to Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk except this blue and green label stereo issue has the boxed Atlantic logo and black fan labels with the vertical spelling of Atlantic on both sides. The other pressing has Atlantic in the box at right of spindle holes on labels written horizontally.

Thick cardboard cover with front cover laminated and black "STEREO" embossed into cover.

First catalog number on cover, second on labels.

Runouts are hand etched.

Pressing plant derived from dual pressing ring - one smaller pressing ring around spindle hole and one beveled larger outer pressing ring, a signature of Presswell who was one of the label's regular contract pressing plants.

Released in 1966 based on the promotional inner sleeve with most recent Atlantic releases dating to that year.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP (A2, B1)
• Rights Society: BMI (A3, B2, B3)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A-11513 (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A-11514 (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A#11513B OSS Stereo #0824592 (Side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A#11514B OSS Stereo #0824593 (Side B runout)

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Green-orange centre labels with bottom rim address '75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, N.Y., N.Y.' (in use from 1974 to 1975). Audio is monaural despite stereo labeling.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Pressing Plant ID: PR
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A-11513 PR (Label, side A)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A-11514 PR (Label, side B)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A 11513- AT GP PR (Runout, side A)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A-11514 PR (Runout, side B)

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1970s stereo reissue with orange / green labels & 'Rockefeller Plaza' address. Repress of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk. Audio is monaural despite the labeling as stereo.

Jacket:

Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP (A2, B1)
• Rights Society: BMI (A3, B2, B3)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A 11513 PR (Label side A)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-B 11514 PR (Label side B)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A 11513 - ATgP PR (Side A runout, variant 1)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A 11514 PR (Side B runout, variant 1)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A 11513 - ATgP PR (Side A runout, variant 2)
• Matrix / Runout: ST-A 11514 PR P (Side B runout, variant 2)

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Originally released in 1959

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8436028697106
• Matrix / Runout: 126238E1/E (Side A )
• Matrix / Runout: 771677 (Side B)

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