Vinyl pressings
by Bing Crosby · 1976
Live At The London Palladium was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
NE 9511 A-3U LU 2 ̶ ̶̶̶U̶̶̶A̶̶̶D̶̶̶ ̶̶̶6̶0̶1̶3̶̶̶7̶̶̶ ̶̶̶A̶̶̶-̶̶̶3̶̶̶U̶̶̶Runout A
NE 9511 B-2U R 1 ̶U̶A̶D̶ ̶6̶0̶1̶3̶8̶ ̶A̶ ̶2̶U̶ ̶N̶E̶ ̶9̶5̶1̶2̶ ̶A̶ ̶2̶U̶Runout B
NE 9512A ̶B̶ -3U H 1 ̶ ̶̶̶U̶̶̶A̶̶̶D̶̶̶ ̶̶̶6̶̶̶0̶̶̶1̶̶̶3̶̶̶7̶8̶ ̶̶̶-̶̶̶3̶U̶̶̶Runout C
NE 9512 B-3U P 1 ̶U̶A̶D̶ ̶6̶0̶1̶3̶7̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶U̶Runout D
UAD 6C137 A-3U ( crossed through ) NE 9511 A-3U RA 2Side A
UAD 60138 A-2U ( crossed through ) NE 9512 A-2U ( crossed through ) NE 9511 B-2U GP 2Side B
UAD 6C138 A-3U ( crossed through ) NE9512A-3U O A 1Side C
UAD 60137 B-1U ( crossed through ) NE 9512 B-1U O L 3Side D
U̶A̶D̶ ̶6̶C̶1̶3̶7̶ ̶A̶-̶3̶U̶ NE 9511 A-3U T M 1Side A runout stamped
U̶A̶D̶ ̶ ̶6̶0̶1̶3̶8̶ ̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶U̶ NE 9511 B-2U RR 1 N̶E̶ ̶9̶5̶1̶2̶ ̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶U̶Side B runout stamped
U̶A̶D̶ ̶6̶C̶1̶3̶8̶ ̶ ̶A̶-̶3̶U̶ NE 9512A- 3U P 1Side C runout stamped
U̶A̶D̶ ̶ ̶6̶0̶1̶3̶7̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶U̶ NE 9512 B-1U D P 2Side D runout stamped
NE 9511 A-3USide A, Etched
NE 9511 B-2USide B, Etched
NE 9512 A-3USide C, Etched
NE 9512 B-1USide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | United Artists Records L 45717/8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5 C 138-98550/1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 45717/8 / United Artists Records L 45717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | K-Tel NE 951 / United Artists Records NE 951First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1976 | UK | K-Tel NE 951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | K-Tel NE 951First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | UK | K-Tel NE 951First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1976 | UK | K-Tel NE951First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1976 | UK | K-Tel International (UK) Ltd. NE 951 / K-Tel International (IRL) Ltd. NE 951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | United Artists Records GXH 13/14LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | United Artists Records GXH 13/14LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAD 60137/38LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | K-Tel NE 951LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | K-Tel International (UK) Ltd. NE 1016 / K-Tel International (IRL) Ltd. NE 1016LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 172-98550/51LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Live At The London Palladium are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is K-Tel NE 951.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NE 951, NE951, L 45717/8, 5 C 138-98550/1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NE 9511 A-3U LU 2 ̶ ̶̶̶U̶̶̶A̶̶̶D̶̶̶ ̶̶̶6̶0̶1̶3̶̶̶7̶̶̶ ̶̶̶A̶̶̶-̶̶̶3̶̶̶U̶̶̶ and NE 9511 B-2U R 1 ̶U̶A̶D̶ ̶6̶0̶1̶3̶8̶ ̶A̶ ̶2̶U̶ ̶N̶E̶ ̶9̶5̶1̶2̶ ̶A̶ ̶2̶U̶. 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.
