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

Label: Blue Note – 4003, Blue Note – BLP 4003 
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono 
Country: US 
Released: Jan 1959 
Genre: Jazz 
Style: Hard Bop 

Media Condition: Very Good (VG)

Hairline scratches on both sides.

Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)

Seam splits and wear on spine, top and bottom.

Matrix Runout

Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): P 
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): BNLP 4003 A RVG P 
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): BNLP 4003 B RVG P 

Tracklist 

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 – Rudy Van Gelder 
Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson 
Trumpet – Lee Morgan 

Other Notes

Recorded on October 30, 1958.
Blue Note Records, 47 West 63rd NYC

1st issue (pressing) Matrix is BNLP 4003-A and BNLP 4003-B (If it has a A-1 it is a second issue).

This 1st original mono issue:
- Deep groove labels with 47 West 63rd St. address
- No INC. and no ® under the E of 'Blue Note'
- Laminated front cover
- 'Blue Note Records' is set in a serif font with no INC. on the back
- Runouts are etched aside from the "P" or "ear" symbol for Plastylite and "RVG" which are stamped

Note for 2nd pressing:
- Labels are exactly the same as 1st pressing
- Back cover has INC. with 'Blue Note Records Inc.' set in a bold, sans serif font