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The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman, album cover

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The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

by Benny Goodman · 1950

67 pressings11 countriesRagtimeBig BandSwingJazz

The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. 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 The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

4 pressings came out in 1950, the album's first year. 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

December 1950
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks SL-160
Format
LP, Mono · Gatefold Sleeve
Runout / matrix

XLP 3601-1FSide A stamped (variant 1)

FXLP 3602 1ASide B stamped (variant 1)

FXLP 3603 1ASide C stamped (variant 1)

XLP 3604-1DSide D stamped (variant 1)

Full details of this pressing

US

December 1950
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks SET SL-160
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

FXLP 3601 "house symbol" 1ASide A

XLP 3602 1ASide B

XLP 3603 "house symbol" 1BSide C

XLP 3604 "house symbol" 1BSide D

Full details of this pressing

US

1950
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks SET SL-160
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP 3601-1KSide A

XLP 3602-1DSide B

XLP 3603-1FSide C

XLP 3604-1DSide D

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 67 vinyl pressings

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

1950s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950USColumbia Masterworks SET SL-160First yearLP, Mono, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono
1950USColumbia Masterworks A-1049First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono
1950USColumbia Masterworks SL-160First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1950USColumbia Masterworks SET SL-160First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1953NetherlandsPhilips B 07000 L / Philips B 07001 LLPLP
1953NetherlandsPhilips B 07000 L / Philips B 07001 LLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1953NetherlandsPhilips B 07000 L / Philips B 07001 LLPLP
1955USColumbia Masterworks SET SL-160LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1955USColumbia Masterworks A-10497", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1956USColumbia Masterworks OSL-160LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1956USColumbia Masterworks OSL-160LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1956USColumbia Masterworks OSL-160LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1957AustraliaCoronet KLP-552LP, Mono, Box Set, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Reissue · Mono
1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963USColumbia Masterworks OSL-160LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1967ItalyCBS 66202LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1967UKCBS 66202LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968GermanyCBS 62 340/341 / CBS 62 340LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970EuropeCBS 66202LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1970EuropeCBS 66202LPLP
1970EuropeCBS 66202LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970GermanyCBS 66202LPLP
1970USColumbia Masterworks OSL-160LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1970USColumbia OSL-160 / Columbia Masterworks OSL-160LP, Misprint, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Misprint, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1970USColumbia OSL-160 / Columbia Masterworks OSL-160LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1973AustraliaCBS S2BP 220146 (66202)LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1979JapanCBS/Sony 36AP 1502~3LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1979JapanCBS/Sony SOPB 55007~8LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1980s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981BrazilCBS Especial 620.002 / CBS Especial 620.003LP, AlbumLP, Album
1981USCSP P2 15686LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono
1987EuropeCBS CBS 450983 1 / CBS J2C 40244LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
1987USColumbia J2C 40244LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1987USColumbia J2C 40244LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Promo
1988NetherlandsCBS Special Products CBSLSP 980702 1 / BASF CBSLSP 980702 1LP, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Mono · Mono
1988YugoslaviaSuzy CBS 450983 1LP, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Reissue, Remastered
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1999UKCBS CBS 4509831LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2009UnknownMembran Music Ltd. 232810LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
Year unknown31 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaHarmony HAS 166LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?AustraliaCoronet KLP 552-53 / Coronet KLP-552LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?BrazilColumbia Jazz Masterpieces 177.081LP, Album, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Remastered, Stereo
?DenmarkAll Round Trading JAZZ-DLP 2-768 / All Round Trading 2-768LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?EuropeCBS 66202 / CBS CBS 66202LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeCBS 66202 / CBS OSL 160LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropePhilips B 07000 L / Philips B 07001 LLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeCBS 66202 / CBS CBS 66202LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeCBS 66202 / CBS CBS 66202LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyPhilips B 07000 L / Philips B 07001 LLPLP
?GermanyPhilips B 07000 L / Philips B 07001 LLPLP
?GermanyPhilips B 07000 L / Philips B 07001 LLPLP
?GermanyPhilips B 07000 L / Philips B 07001 LLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?JapanCBS/Sony SOPZ 80~81 / CBS/Sony SOPZ-80LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsCBS 62340 / CBS 62341LPLP
All 31 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Don't Be That Way
  2. A2One O'Clock Jump
  3. A3Dixieland One-Step
  4. A4I'm Coming Virginia
  5. A5When Baby Smiles At Me
  6. A6Shine
  7. A7Blue Reverie
  8. A8Life Goes To A Party
  9. B1Honeysuckle Rose
  10. B2Body And Soul
  11. B3Avalon
  12. B4The Man I Love
  13. C1I Got Rhythm
  14. C2Blue Skies
  15. C3Loch Lomond
  16. C4Blue Room
  17. C5Swingtime In The Rockies
  18. C6Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
  19. C7China Boy
  20. D1Stompin' At The Savoy
  21. D2Dizzy Spells
  22. D3Sing Sing Sing
  23. D4Big John's Special

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert are there?

67 vinyl pressings of The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1950 and 2009.

When was The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US. One of them is Columbia Masterworks SL-160, released December 1950.

How do I tell if my copy of The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SL-160, SET SL-160, A-1049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP 3601-1F and FXLP 3602 1A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert 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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