I did not denigrate the colored records. I only had one (a yellow stereo of Gerald Wilson's first) and it was fine. FWIW, I bought this as a new release so I think they were issued at the same time as the monos.
Don't want to start another thread so I will use this one to note the following: A couple of mp3 downloads for the curious are available at DESTINATION OUT..
I'm pretty sure it was Columbia Records but might have been RCA. When I am in LA (maybe Dec., maybe sooner) I'll see if I still have my 1968 calendar.
The listed engineer is Mickey Crawford. I believe he worked for RCA at the time and Don always liked using RCA studios. Eight months later he recorded I'll Catch the Sun at RCA in LA.