Vinyl pressings
by Benny Goodman · 1978
Live At Carnegie Hall 40th Anniversary Concert was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ZAL-15603 W sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ T.J.A etched. sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
ZAL-15604 W sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ T.J.B etched, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
ZAL-15605 W sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ T.J.C etched, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
ZAL-15606RE1 W sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ T.J.D etched, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
T1 ZAL-15603-1 TJSide One Runout Etched
T1 ZAL-15604-1 TJSide Two Runout Etched
T1 ZAL-15605-1 TJSide Three Runout Etched
T1 ZAL-15606-RE1-1 TJSide Four Runout Etched
ZAL-15603-2YSide A runout stamped
ZAL-15604-1YSide B runout stamped
ZAL-15605-2YSide C runout etched
ZAL-15606RE1-1YSide D runout etched
ZAL-15603 TJRunout, Side A, Etched
ZAL-15604 TJRunout, Side B, Etched
ZAL-15605 TJRunout, Side C, Etched
ZAL-15606RE1 TJRunout, Side D, Etched
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Decca SKLA.7726/7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Decca BOX 808/09First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Brazil | London Records 31C 164 61365/6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | London Records 2PS 9189First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Decca 6.28451First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Decca 6.28451 / Decca 6.28451-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Italy | Decca DBCI 3/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | London Records GXH 3005/6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | London Records GXH 3005/6First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | London Records SAH 6401/1 / London Records SAH 6401/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Decca DBC 3/4First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | US | London Records 2PS 918/19 / London Records 2PS 918First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | London Records 2PS 918/19 / London Records 2PS 918/9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | London Records 2PS 918/19 / London Records 2PS 918/9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | London Records 2PS 918/19 / London Records 2PS 918/9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mexico | London Records LPR 54005 A2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | London Records L30P1139/40LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Live At Carnegie Hall 40th Anniversary Concert are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is London Records 2PS 918/19, released April 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2PS 918/19, 2PS 918, DBC 3/4, SKLA.7726/7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-15603 W sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ T.J. and ZAL-15604 W sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ T.J.. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
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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