Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Paycheck · 1966
At Carnegie Hall was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
SLD-8001A X [signature] AudioMatrixRunout side A
SLD 8001B X [signature] AudioMatrixRunout side B
LD-4001-ALabel side A
LD-4001-BLabel side B
SLD-8001-A X BG AudioMatrixSide A runout
SLD 8001 B X BG AudioMatrixSide B runout
SLD-8001-ASide A label
SLD-8001-BSide B label
AudioMatrix SLD-8001 A 4-20-66 X [Unreadable]Runout A
AudioMatrix SLD 8001 B X [Unreadable]Runout B
LD-4001-ALabel A
LD-4001-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' LD-4001 / Little Darlin' T-90877LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' SLD-8001 / Little Darlin' ST-90877LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | Canada | Little Darlin' LD-4001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' LD-4001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' SLD-8001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' SLD-8001First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' SLD-8001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' SLD-8001First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' LD-4001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' LD-4001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' LD-4001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Little Darlin' SLD-8001First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of At Carnegie Hall are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada. One of them is Little Darlin' LD-4001, released April 1, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD-4001, SLD-8001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLD-8001A X [signature] AudioMatrix and SLD 8001B X [signature] AudioMatrix. 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.
