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Benny GoodmanThe Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Volume II

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The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Volume II

by Benny Goodman · 1950

45 pressings13 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 -…

1 pressing 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.

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

All 45 vinyl pressings

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

1950s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950USColumbia A-1037First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set
1950USColumbia Masterworks ML 4359LP, RepressLP, Repress
1951USColumbia B-246 / Columbia B 2467", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set
1953AustraliaPhilips B 07000 L / Philips B 07001 LLP, AlbumLP, Album
1953AustraliaPhilips B 07001 LLP, AlbumLP, Album
1953JapanColumbia Masterworks WL 5031LPLP
1954NorwayPhilips BBL 7001LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1954UKPhilips BBL 7001LPLP
1955FrancePhilips B 07.001 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956CanadaColumbia CL-815LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1956CanadaColumbia CL 815LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1956USColumbia CL 815LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1956USColumbia CL 815LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono
1957AustraliaCoronet KLP 553 / Coronet KLP-553LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963CanadaColumbia CL 815 / Columbia CL-815LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1964JapanCBS PMS-84LP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982ArgentinaColumbia 80.112LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
Year unknown28 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaColumbia 8.133 / Columbia 8133LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?ArgentinaColumbia Masterworks 4058LP, AlbumLP, Album
?AustraliaCoronet KLP 553 / CBS KLP 553LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?BrazilColumbia Masterworks LPCB 32048LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4359LPLP
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4359LPLP
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4359LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4359LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?EuropePhilips B 47021 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?EuropePhilips B 47021 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?JapanColumbia Masterworks SL3004LP, AlbumLP, Album
?NetherlandsPhilips 429 436 BE / Philips 429 437 BE7", 45 RPM, Album, EP7", 45 RPM, Album, EP
?NetherlandsPhilips B 47021 L / Philips AA 47.021 1LLP, AlbumLP, Album
?South AfricaCBS ALD 6048LPLP
?UKPhilips BBL 7001 / Philips BBL.7001LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
All 28 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1I Got Rhythm
  2. A2Blue Skies
  3. A3Loch Lomond
  4. A4Blue Room
  5. A5Swingtime In The Rockies
  6. A6Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
  7. A7China Boy
  8. B1Stompin' At The Savoy
  9. B2Dizzy Spells
  10. B3Sing Sing Sing
  11. B4Big John's Special

Questions

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

45 vinyl pressings of The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert -… are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1950 and 1982.

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 A-1037.

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 A-1037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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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