Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers – Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Label: Blue Note – 4003, Blue Note – BLP 4003 
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, 47 W 63rd St Address 
Country: US 
Released: 1959 
Genre: Jazz 
Style: Hard Bop 

Media Condition: Very Good to Very Good Plus (VG to VG+)

Side 2 looks like it has rarely been played, Near Mint (NM) condition.  Side 1 has couple of deeper scratches on the lower outer rings, but the rest of the record looks nearly pristine. 

Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

The cover shows signs of normal wear, but otherwise is in excellent condition.

Matrix Runout

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): BN-LP-4003-A P RVG 
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): BN-LP-4003-B P RVG

Pressing Plant ID (Plastylite "Ear" in Runouts): P

Tracklist

Companies

Record Company – Blue Note Records Inc.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Pressed By – Plastylite

Credits

Bass – Jymie Merritt
Drums – Art Blakey
Lacquer Cut By – RVG
Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Buck Hoeffler
Piano – Bobby Timmons
Producer – Alfred Lion
Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson
Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Additional Notes

This is the second mono pressing due to presence of the "Inc" and ® symbol on labels, and "Inc." on back cover.

Same labels and runouts as Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers. However, the layout & address listed on back cover matches this Stereo version of Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers.

Labels: Blue Note Records Inc • 47 West 63rd • NYC

Back cover: Blue Note Records Inc., 47 West 63rd St., New York 23

RVG and Plastylite "P" are stamped in runouts. Remainder of runouts etched.

Catalog number BLP 4003 on labels.
Catalog number 4003 on jacket.

Track B1 as "The Drum Thunder Suite" with no themes, on label.