Was this Miles Davis Steamin LP a rare find?


I just picked this up, QRP Sealed. I checked AS website just to see if I could have purchased it online, and it's only available in mono. At that point, I figured that's what I grabbed from the record shop. But after checking the LP, it does not indicate it's mono anywhere. The spine says prestige 7200, back bottom says copyright 2014 Analog productions. Gold QRP logo as normal on outer sleeve. I assume what I purchased was a recently OOP stereo version.
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11-01-15: Fjn04
That's too funny. Now I don't feel bad for not grabbing the Miles: Relaxin LP.
Thanks Rshak.
So... it was recorded in mono and
mono is its native mode. Yet you'll pass on some of the best jazz ever made
because it's not in stereo, even though it was recorded before stereo records
existed?

BTW, the Analogue Productions reissues of classic mono records are some
of the very best-sounding records in my collection, such as their version of
Nat King Cole's "After Midnight"

Life doesn't lose its meaning if you have a limited soundstage. Tonal
balance, dynamics, and a low noise floor are more important, and these are
the areas where the AP mono pressings (as well as the new Parlophone
Beatles mono LPs) really shine.
Thanks- What I meant by not feeling bad about passing was I can still get from Acoustic Sounds. So it's not like I passed on an Out of Print record that I can't get at all.
Cheers -Don
Oh, OK. My misunderstanding.

However, sometimes it's good to jump on something while you can. In Jan. 2011 I bought two new MoFi Sinatra releases--Sinatra at the Sands and Sinatra's Sinatra. I recently checked for them, and the original vendors were all out. I found used ones for about $540 and a NOS copy for $999.99 on Amazon. If you check the usual suspects--Soundstagedirect, Acoustic Sounds, Music Direct and Elusive Disc--none of them have either of those titles.

However, Acoustic Sounds still has the AP mono reissues of Relaxin', Cookin', and Steamin' in stock.

I wonder what size the production run of thos MoFi Sinatras was.
I could have been clearer. I have enjoyed the handful of mono pressing I have, though can't help but wonder how much better they would be with a mono cartridge. Agreed, the Mono Beatles were very well done. I really enjoy Rubber Soul, but have yet to open my mono Sergeant Pepper LP. I hear you Johnnyb.
If the QRP STEAMIN is good, I may jump on Relaxin.