Vinyl pressings
by Dizzy Gillespie Big Band · 1961
Carnegie Hall Concert - Recorded Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
4 61-V6-202 V-8423-A [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side A runout
1 61-V6-203 V-8423-B [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side B runout
V-8423 ASide A label
V-8423 BSide B label
4 61-V6-202 V-8423-A [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Runout side A
1 61-V6-203 V-8423-B [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Runout side B
V-8423 ALabel side A
V-8423 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | Verve Records V-8423First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-8423First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-8423 / Verve Records V/V6-8423First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Verve Records VLS-1058LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1963 | UK | Verve Records VLP9016LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Verve Records SVLP9016LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Verve Records 2304 429LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Scandinavia | Verve Records 2304 429LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8423 / Verve Records V/V6-8423LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8423 / Verve Records V/V6-8423LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Carnegie Hall Concert - Recorded Live are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1961 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, France. One of them is Verve Records V-8423.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-8423) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4 61-V6-202 V-8423-A [Block-shaped "S" stamp] and 1 61-V6-203 V-8423-B [Block-shaped "S" stamp]. 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.
