Media Condition:  Good Plus (G+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Country:    US  
Released:  Nov 1958
Genre:       Jazz
Style:         Hard Bop

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Comments:
Play tested. Cleaned with ultrasonic. Background noise through the whole album. Not overpowering the music. No skips. No loops. Clean labels. Sleeve in pretty good shape. Light damage on spine. lIght wear on edges. Front sleeve vg+. No ring wear. Correct pressing verified.
 

Notes:

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

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 
- No INC. on the back
- 'Blue Note Records Inc.' is set in a serif font
- In the dead wax: the "ear" or "P" symbol for Plastylite must be hand-etched, and RVG is stamped

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

A1. Moanin'
A2. Are You Real
A3. Along Came Betty
. The Drum Thunder (Miniature) Suite
B2. Blues March
B3. Come Rain Or Come Shine

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout BN LP 4003 A1
Matrix / Runout BN LP 4003 B
Matrix / Runout (the Plastylite "ear")
Matrix / Runout RVG

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