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Benny GoodmanThe Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Volume I

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The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Volume I

by Benny Goodman · 1950

44 pressings13 countriesRagtimeBig BandSwingEasy Listening

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 -…

6 pressings came out in 1950, the album's first year, in 2 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

1950
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 4358
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP 3601Label Side A

XLP 3602Label Side B

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US

1950
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 4358
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

FXLP 3601 1ᴬRunout A Side stamped

FXLP 3602 1ᴬRunout B Side stamped

XLP 3601Label Side A

XLP 3602Label Side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1950
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 4341
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP 3601Label Side A

XLP 3602Label Side B

1A FXLP 3601

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US

1950
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 4358
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

FXLP 3601-1ASide A stamped

FXLP 3602 1ASide B stamped

XLP 3601Side A label

XLP 3602Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1950
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 4358
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP 3601-1AASide A runout, stamped; variant 1

XLP 3602-1DSide B runout, stamped; variant 1

FXLP 3601GB 1ASide A runout, stamped; variant 2

XLP 3602-1D-BSide B runout, stamped; variant 2

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 44 vinyl pressings

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

1950s19 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4358First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1950USColumbia Masterworks ML 4358First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1950USColumbia Masterworks ML 4358First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1950USColumbia Masterworks ML 4341First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1950USColumbia A-1036First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set
1950USColumbia Masterworks ML 4358First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1952JapanColumbia Masterworks WL 5030 / Columbia Masterworks WL-5030LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1953AustraliaPhilips B 07000 LLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1954NorwayPhilips BBL 7000LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1954UKPhilips BBL 7000 / Philips BBL.7000LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1954UKPhilips BBL 7000LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1955FrancePhilips B 07.000 LLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1956CanadaColumbia CL 814LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1956USColumbia CL 814LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1956USColumbia A-10507", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
All 19 pressings from the 1950s
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961FrancePhilips B 47020 LLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1961UKPhilips B 47020 L / Philips B47020LLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1964JapanCBS PMS-83LP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981ArgentinaColumbia 80.071LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaColumbia 8.132 / Columbia 8132LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaHarmony HAS 165 / Harmony HAS-165LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?BrazilColumbia Masterworks LPCB 32047 / Columbia do Brasil S.A. Indústria E Comércio LPCB 32047LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4358LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia B-8147", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?CanadaColumbia CL-814 / Columbia CL 814LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia CL 814LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4358 / Columbia Masterworks ML-4358LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?ChileColumbia LPC - 35051LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?EuropePhilips BBL 7441 / Philips BBL.7441LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?South AfricaCBS ALD 6047LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia CL 814LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia B-245 / Columbia B 2457", 45 RPM, Album, Styrene, Box Set7", 45 RPM, Album, Styrene, Box Set
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 4358LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 4358LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
All 21 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

Questions

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

44 vinyl pressings of The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert -… are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1950 and 1981.

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

The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 4358.

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 ML 4358, ML 4341, A-1036) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP 3601 and XLP 3602. 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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