This 1st pressing has:
- 47 WEST 63rd - NYC address and MICROGROOVE, and no ® on the labels
- Deep groove on both sides.
- No "Inc." in the address on the labels, or back cover.
- "P", for the Plastylite pressing plant, is stamped a bit crookedly, and hard to read
- RVG stamped in the trail off, both sides.
- Address in back cover should be printed with Serif font and is considered the first printing, per Fred Cohen's "A guide for Identifying Original Pressings", page 105.
Miles Davis performs by courtesy of Columbia Records.
Hank Jones performs by courtesy of Capitol Records.
Recorded on March 9, 1958.
The Plastylite logo is stamped at a slight angle on the side 1 dead wax, so only the top of the logo is visible.
On side 2, it was stamped at a more extreme angle, causing a "dent" in the original master lacquer, and is even less recognizable.
On both sides the 9 and M are etched "sideways" relative to the rest of the information that's etched or stamped.
Vinyl is VG+ to EX, play graded, cover has a corner ding which I’ve pictured and the edges are strong (perfect really)
Easilly the nicest 1st Pressing I have seen
