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Live At The Regal

by B.B. King · 1965

68 pressings14 countriesElectric BluesBlues

Live At The Regal was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Live At The Regal

7 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

January 1965
Label and catalog number
ABC-Paramount ABC-509ABC-Paramount ABC 509
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

ABC-509 A1 LW Bell Sound sfSide A runout

ABC-509 B1 LW Bell Sound sfSide B runout

ABC-509-ASide A label

ABC-509-BSide B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1965
Label and catalog number
ABC-Paramount ABCS 509ABC-Paramount ABCS-509
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ABCS-509 A LW BellSoundSide A runout etched, BellSound stamped

ABCS-509 B LW BellsoundSide B runout etched, BellSound stamped

Full details of this pressing

US

1965
Label and catalog number
ABC-Paramount ABCS 509ABC-Paramount ABCS-509
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ABCS 509 A BellSound LWRunout Side A, stamped [LW is etched]

ABCS 509 B Bellsound LWRunout Side B, stamped [LW is etched]

ABCS-509-ALabel Side A

ABCS-509-BLabel Side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1965
Label and catalog number
ABC-Paramount ABC-509ABC-Paramount ABC 509
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

ABC-509 A [1 with three dots underneath] LW BellSound sfSide A runout

ABC-509 B [1 with three dots underneath] LW BellSound sfSide B runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

1965
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice CLP 1870
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

ABC 509 B - 1 ( Stamped Side 2)ABC 509 A - 1 (Stamped Side 1)

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 68 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965CanadaSparton ABC-509First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965FranceStateside CSSX 240856First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965UKHis Master's Voice CLP 1870LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1965UKHis Master's Voice CLP 1870First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USABC-Paramount ST-90165 / ABC-Paramount ST 90165LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1965USABC-Paramount ABC-509 / ABC-Paramount ABC 509First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1965USABC-Paramount ABCS 509 / ABC-Paramount ABCS-509First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USABC-Paramount ABCS 509 / ABC-Paramount ABCS-509First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USABC-Paramount ABC-509 / ABC-Paramount T-90165LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1965USABC-Paramount ABC-509 / ABC-Paramount ABC 509First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USABC Records ABCS-509 / ABC-Paramount ABCS-509LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s23 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970JapanABC Records SR 354LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970JapanABC Records SR-354LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1971AustraliaProbe SPBA-3034LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971CanadaABC/Dunhill Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1971CanadaABC/Dunhill Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1971GermanyProbe 1 C 062-92 832 / ABC Records 1 C 062-92 832LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1971USABC Records ABCS-724 / ABC Records ABCS 724LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1971USABC Records ABCS-724 / ABC Records ABCS 724LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Promo · Promo
1971USABC Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1971USABC Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1971USABC Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1971USABC Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1971VenezuelaABC Records LPS 77867LP, AlbumLP, Album
1972JapanProbe IPP-80464LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972USABC Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 23 pressings from the 1970s
1980s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980JapanMCA Records VIM-4065LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1980USMCA Records MCA-27006LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980USKoala KOA 14563LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980USMCA Records AB-724 / MCA Records ABCS-724LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980USMCA Records MCA-27006LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980USMCA Records MCA-27006LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980USMCA Records MCA-27006LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980USMCA Records ABCS-724 / MCA Records AB-724LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983UKAce CH 86LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1983UKAce CH 86LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1992South KoreaNew Seoul Record NSRL-DD06LP, AlbumLP, Album
2010s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010UKAce CH 86LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015USGeffen Records B0023551-01 / UMe 111 646-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015USGeffen Records B0023551-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl
2015USGeffen Records B0023551-01LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015USGeffen Records B0023551-01LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2015ItalyMCA RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2018USA & EuropeMCA Records 1116461LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021SpainMCA RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2021SpainMCA RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaMCA Records 27006-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaABC Records ABCS-509LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaSparton ABCS-509 / ABC-Paramount ABCS-509LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?CanadaSparton ABC-509LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?CanadaSparton ABC-509LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?EuropeMCA Records 1116461LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeMCA Records 1116461LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GreeceABC Records ABCX-724 / ABC Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?UKAce CH 86LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?USMCA Records ABCS-724 / MCA Records AB-724LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?USMCA Records MCA-27006LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USABC Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?USMCA Records MCA-27006LPLP
?USABC Records ABCS-724LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Introduced By Disc Jockey Pervis Spann
  2. A1Every Day I Have The Blues2:27
  3. A2Sweet Little Angel4:15
  4. A3It's My Own Fault3:25
  5. A4How Blue Can You Get3:00
  6. A5Please Love Me2:55
  7. Introduced By Disc Jockey E. Rodney Jones
  8. B1You Upset Me Baby2:20
  9. B2Worry, Worry6:21
  10. B3Woke Up This Mornin'1:42
  11. B4You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now4:10
  12. B5Help The Poor2:35

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Live At The Regal are there?

68 vinyl pressings of Live At The Regal are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1965 and 2021.

When was Live At The Regal first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is ABC-Paramount ABC-509, released January 1965.

How do I tell if my copy of Live At The Regal is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABC-509, ABCS 509, CLP 1870, CSSX 240856) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABC-509 A1 LW Bell Sound sf and ABC-509 B1 LW Bell Sound sf. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Live At The Regal on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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