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Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall

by Harry Belafonte · 1960

65 pressings11 countriesCalypsoFolkBalladFolk

Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall

30 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 9 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

1960
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LSO-6007RCA Victor LSO 6007
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Indianapolis Pressing / Gatefold
Runout / matrix

L2PY-3822-1S I Λ4Side 1 Runout Variant 1

L2PY-3823-1S I CISide 2 Runout Variant 1

L2PY-3824-1S I Λ2Side 3 Runout Variant 1

L2PY-3825-3S Λ2 ISide 4 Runout Variant 1

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LOC-6007RCA Victor LOC-6007 (2)
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Rockaway Pressing
Runout / matrix

L2 PP3818-4S A3 RRunout, side A / stamped

L2 PP3819-2S A1 RRunout, side B / stamped

L2 PP3820-2S A2 RRunout, side C / stamped

L2 PP3821-4S A3 RRunout, side D / stamped

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LOC 6007
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

L2 PP3818-1S A5 ISide A runout

L2 PP3819- 3S I A1Side B runout

L2 PP3820-1S I B1Side C runout

L2 PP3821-1S I A1Side D runout

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LSO-6007RCA Victor LSO-6007 (2)
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Rockaway Pressing
Runout / matrix

L2PY-3822-2S B1 R(Runout, side A etched, exc. B1 R stamped)

L2PY-3823-2S C1 R(Runout, side B etched, exc. C1 R stamped)

L2PY-3824-4S V1 R(Runout, side C / stamped)

L2PY-3825-2S B1 R(Runout, side D / stamped)

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LSO-6007RCA Victor LSO-6007 (2)
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Rockaway Pressing
Runout / matrix

L2 PY3822-2S B1 RRunout, side A / etched except B1 R stamped

L2 PY3823-2S C1 RRunout, side B / etched except C1 stamped

L2 PY3824-4S V1 RRunout, side C / stamped

L2 PY3825-2S B1 RRunout, side D / stamped

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

All 65 vinyl pressings

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

1960s43 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960AustraliaRCA LB 10990First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1960AustraliaRCA SLB10990First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set
1960AustraliaRCA LB 10990First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1960CanadaRCA Victor LOC-6007First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1960CanadaRCA Victor LSO-6007 / RCA Victor LSO 6007First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960CanadaRCA Victor LOC-6007First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960EuropeRCA Victor SVA-1004First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960EuropeRCA Victor SVA-1004 / RCA Victor SVA 1004First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1960GermanyRCA Victor SVA-1004 / RCA Victor SVA 1004First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1960GermanyRCA LSO 6007 / RCA LSO-6007 (2)First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960GermanyRCA LOC 6007-1 / RCA LOC 6007-2First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960GermanyRCA Victor SVA-1004 / RCA Victor LPM 9008First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1960GermanyRCA Victor LSO-6007 (2) / RCA Victor LSO 6007 (2)First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960GermanyRCA Victor LSO-6007 (2) / RCA Victor LSO 6007 (2)First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960GermanyRCA Victor SVA-1004 / RCA Victor LPM 9008First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 43 pressings from the 1960s
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971JapanRCA RCA-5127~28LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1972GermanyRCA Victor SR 6007/1-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
Year unknown20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaRCA Victor CPL 2 0648LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaRCA Victor LSO-6007 / RCA Victor LSO 6007LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor SVAS-1004 / RCA Victor SVA-1004LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyRCA Victor SVAS-1004LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyRCA Victor LSO-6007 (2) / RCA Victor LSO 6007LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA SVAS-1004 / RCA SV AS 1004LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor 26.30004LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?GermanyRCA LSP-9908LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyRCA Victor SVAS-1004LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyRCA Victor SVAS 1004LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor LSO-6007 (2) / RCA Victor LSO 6007LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor SVAS 1004LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?ItalyRCA LOC-6007 (2)LP, AlbumLP, Album
?JapanVictor RA-5007LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKRCA SF 5088LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 20 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Jump Down Spin Around
  2. A2Suzanne (Every Night When The Sun Goes Down)
  3. A3A Little Lyric Of Great Importance
  4. A4Chickens
  5. A5Vaichazkem (Vayiven Uziaho)
  6. A6I Do Adore Her
  7. B1The Ballad Of Sigmund Freud
  8. B2I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain / Water Boy
  9. B3A Hole In The Bucket
  10. C1The Click Song
  11. C2One More Dance
  12. C3The Ox Drivers
  13. C4The Red Rosy Bush
  14. C5Didn' It Rain
  15. D1Hené Ma Tov
  16. D2I Know Where I'm Going
  17. D3Old King Cole
  18. D4La Bamba

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall are there?

65 vinyl pressings of Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1960 and 1972.

When was Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSO-6007.

How do I tell if my copy of Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSO-6007, LOC-6007, LOC 6007, RD-27205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2PY-3822-1S I Λ4 and L2PY-3823-1S I CI. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall 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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