Mingus Ah Um - Near Mint (NM or M-) / Near Mint (NM or M-)

Notes

First pressing of Classic Records reissue on 180g.
Represses were done on 200g.
Dates from mid-late 1990s.

Besides the weight which is unreliable, another likely indicator for this release is the small pressing ring on the label. Most 180 gram pressings from Classic are from the 90s to early 2000s and have a pressing ring near the spindle ( See images ) while the 200 gram pressings from the later 2000s have a large ring near the rim of the label.

Bernie Grundman Mastering

Recorded at 30th Street Studio, NYC.
May 5, 1959 (A1, B1-B4) / May 12, 1959 (A2-A5).