US
February 1968- Label and catalog number
- Impulse! A-9153
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Oliver Nelson's Big Band · 1968
Live From Los Angeles was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
AS 9153 A LWSide A runout
AS 9153 B LWSide B runout
A 9153 A LWSide A runout
A 9153 B LWSide A runout
SIPL 510 A-1 G W 1A side runout
SIPL 510 B-1 G W 1B side runout
AS 9153 A LWSide A
AS 9153 B LWSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Impulse! A-9153 / ABC Records A-9153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Impulse! A-9153 / Impulse! AS-9153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Impulse! MIPL 510First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Impulse! A-9153 / ABC Records A-9153LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Impulse! A-9153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Impulse! A-9153First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Impulse! A-9153 / Impulse! AS-9153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Impulse! SIPL 510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-9153LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! A-9153 / ABC Records A/S-9153LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Impulse! YP-8504-AI / ABC Impulse! YP-8504-AILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-5549LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Impulse! VIM-5626 / MCA Records VIM-5626LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88100 / ABC Records IMP-88100LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Impulse! AS-9153 / Impulse! A-9153LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! A-9153 / ABC Records A/S-9153LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Live From Los Angeles are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Impulse! A-9153, released February 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-9153, SIPL 510, MIPL 510) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.