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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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.
Well, I think you're in for a treat when you open Sgt. Pepper's. I was only familiar with the Capitol stereo version for many years. Then a few years ago I read Geoff Emerick's book (Here, There, and Everywhere) about his experiences in the control booth with The Beatles. He mentioned how they spent most of a work week doing the mono mixdown of Sgt. Pepper's, and the Beatles were present for that. The stereo mix was a toss-off, done in a few hours and with no Beatle involvement. The stereo version had always sounded thin and brittle to me.

Not so the mono version. It's warm and rich. There are even some content differences. For example, you'll hear a significant difference in the laugh track at the end of "Within You Without You."