Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1971
Chicago At Carnegie Hall was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 8 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.
P P AL 30866-1AF 0CRunout side A, variant 1
o P BL-30866-2E A1Runout side B, variant 1
o P AL 30867-1AR ARunout side C, variant 1
o P BL-30867-1K P 1DRunout side D, variant 1
0 P AL-30866-1Side 1
0 P BL-30866-2HSide 2
0 P AL-30867-1HSide 3
0 P BL-30867-1JSide 4
º P AL-30866-1AE T1Variant 1 side A runout
º P BL-30866-2G 1TVariant 1 side B runout
º P AL-30867-1B 1TVariant 1 side C runout
º P BL-30867-1F 2TVariant 1 side D runout
P BL-30869-1KH Side Stamped, exc "2T" etch
AL 30866A Side Label
BL 30866B Side Label
º P AL-30866-1LA Side
AL 30866A Side Label
BL 30866B Side Label
º P AL-30866-1C 2 Z A 6A Side
º P BL-30866-2C 2B Side
o P AL-30866-1J 2Runout A
o P BL-30866-2H 1 SRunout B
o P AL-30867-1H 1 S B1Runout C
o P BL-30867-1J 2Runout D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | CBS S4PB-220501 / CBS SBP-234082First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1971 | Europe | CBS C4X 30865First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1971 | Italy | CBS S 66405First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 55051~4First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony LITE 91032First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Spain | CBS C4X 30865 / CBS S 66405First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1971 | UK | CBS CBS 66405 / CBS S 66405First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C4X 30865First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia C4x 30865 / Columbia C 30866First yearLP, Album, Box Set, Album | LP, Album, Box Set, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C4X 30865First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1971 | US | Columbia K4X 30865 / Columbia C 30866First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C4X 30865First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C4X 30865First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C4X 30865First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C4X 30865First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia C4x 30865 / Columbia C 30866LP, Album, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Album, Box Set, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CBS K4X 30865 LP / CBS S 66405LP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 66405LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 28 400 / CBS 28 400LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | Europe | CBS C4X 30865 / CBS CBS 66405LP, Album, Repress, Box Set | LP, Album, Repress, Box Set |
| ? | Europe | CBS C4X 30865 / CBS CBS 66405LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | CBS 28 400 / CBS CBS 28400LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | CBS CBS 28400 / CBS C4X 30865LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 66405LP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| ? | UK | CBS 66405 / CBS S 66405LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | UK | CBS S 66405 / CBS 66405LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | Columbia K4X 30865 / Columbia C 30866LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Box Set · Club edition |
| ? | US | Columbia K4X 30865 / Columbia C 30866LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Box Set · Club edition |
33 vinyl pressings of Chicago At Carnegie Hall are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia C4X 30865, released October 25, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C4X 30865, K4X 30865, CBS 66405, C4x 30865) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P P AL 30866-1AF 0C and o P BL-30866-2E A1. 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.
